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Interesting find, I've not seen this exact set up before. The main still has the grounded conductors, but the ungrounded conductors have been diverted to a new remote installed directly behind the original panel. The remote still has the jumper, so if anyone else installs a branch, there isn't really a bond to the new can or separation between the ground/neutral in the remote.
Hadn't looked in my ugly's for fill req's yet.. but I don't think they made it As it's an REO, there's a couple of date-related requirements I can't really discern, but... oh well. Thought I'd share. |
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"Interesting" indeed. I wonder what the thought process was with this set up. The neutral is currently serving as the bond between the two panels, but this should have been a four wire feed (obviously) with the branch-circuit conductors terminating in the sub panel.
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Write this up as it is a major code violation
Mike Whitt Contractor/Instructor |
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