Ground for outbuilding electric


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Old 12-13-17, 04:21 PM
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Ground for outbuilding electric

Ok, I'm running power to an out building/shed. I'm coming off of my meter box with a 40 amp service. My question is, in my breaker box inside my building do I need to bond the neutral and ground?
 
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Old 12-13-17, 05:11 PM
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Are you coming out of the meter or the panel?

I doubt through in the meter are good for a small conductor like a #8.
 
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Any service would need to be grouped near the existing set ice.
 
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Old 12-13-17, 05:30 PM
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Is not the breaker box in the house. Is coming off the box that's mounted on the pole under my meter.
 
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Old 12-13-17, 07:05 PM
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You have a pole mounted service with a disconnect panel. One breaker feeds the house and another.... 40A.... will feed the outbuilding. That panel in that building is considered a sub panel and the grounds and neutrals are kept separate. You will need four wire cable between that main disconnect panel and the sub panel. You will need a ground rod at that building that will connect to the ground block in the sub panel.
 
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Thanks for the reply. Will I still need to connect my ground in my service disconnect panel too?
 
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Old 12-13-17, 09:33 PM
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The service disconnect and the building with the sub panel need to be connected with four wire cable. Two hots, a neutral and a ground.
 
 

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