Load center electrical system minister to???? Electrician direction please??? This question concerns the ground wires (bonding?) I am electrical system a...
This question concerns the ground wires (bonding?) I am electrical system a new workshop roughly 200 yds from my house. I plan to have the electric company drop a unusual line to a clean meter for the building. I installed a homeline 200 amp, 30 slot load center and a cutler tack hammer top feed meter box. I run 3awg wire for the weatherhead and main/neutral lug(s). My ask is where does the #4 unclothed copper wires hook to? I have one tied into the rebar within the foundation and one hooked to a ground rod.
1) In the meter box there is a smaller lug beside the dull. Is this for a ground?
2) In the load center I have to add a ground tavern. There are neutral bar on each side of where on earth the breakers go. There is a larger dull lug on one neutral fishing rod and another beside the incoming neutral lug.
I'm confused as to where on earth these bare copper #4 wires be in motion??? Please help, Thank you
Answers: IN MAIN SERVICE PANELS GROUNDS AND NEUTRALS ALL GO TOGETHER. IN CALIFORNIA WE ARE REQUIRED TO GROUND TO YOUR PIECE OF REBAR 1( UFER GROUND)2 (GAS METTER OR GAS PIPE) AND 3
(WATER LINE OR WATER METER)OR SUPLEMENT WITH GROUND ROD. BUT ALL NEUTRALS AND GROUNDS GO ON THE SAME SET OF LUGS AND GROUND BAR. IF YOU ADDED A GROUND BAR THEN INSTALL THE LONG GREEN SCREW IN THE NEUTRAL BUS BAR SO THAT THE BOX IS ALL BONDED