bdn2004
Electrical
- Jan 27, 2007
- 799
A homeowner has a 300A service that comes into a meter base on one end of his house and it splits off to two separate panels, one in his main house about 50'away and the other to another panel in a detached garage about 75' away. The ground rod is located at the meter base. They used a service type panel with neutral bars along the sides and all the neutrals and grounds are on the same bars.
It was recently inspected and he was told that in the house panel that the equipment grounds and the neutrals are insufficiently separated.
We are trying to figure out what he is talking about. My theory is is that the ground and neutral is bonded at the meter base and therefore can't be tied together again. Any ideas? And is there an easy fix?
It was recently inspected and he was told that in the house panel that the equipment grounds and the neutrals are insufficiently separated.
We are trying to figure out what he is talking about. My theory is is that the ground and neutral is bonded at the meter base and therefore can't be tied together again. Any ideas? And is there an easy fix?