cbass Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I inspected a house the other day that had every ground wire entering the panel "pigtailed and under a single lug on the bus bar. I wrote it up to be further evaluated by an electrician. I had never seen all the grounds under a single lug before. I guess my question is this. Do you guys write up when grounds and neutrals share a lug in the main panel? Do you guys write up when multiple grounds only or multiple neutrals share a single lug on the bus bar in a main panel? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Sometimes you can read terminal details on a sticker in the panel enclosure or door. Usually you can gang up to two of the same size. Yes I have seen grounds ganged into little bundles and always call it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I was on an inspection this weekend, the buyer was an electrician. When I opened the panel there were 8 or 9 bundled branch circuit grounds at the same lug and 3-4 grounds spliced with a wire nut inside the panel and under the same lug. He was all over that s--t. Installed in 1976 but who cares, there's a reason that you don't do these things anymore. As far as in know it's 2 grnds per lug 1 neutral per lug and no mixing grnds and neuts. I always call out bundled grnds, g & n at same lug or multi neuts at same lug. The apparent reason for the seperate g & n is that the n can energize the g if there are connected., so I'm told. 2011 electrical code is out as this buyer also informed me, lots of new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 As far as in know it's 2 grnds per lug Gotta read the label of course. Yesterdays panel allowed 3, which I see often based on memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Almost all allow three grounds per terminal- many allow four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwlewis Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 when you say bundled, are you referring to when about 10 grounds are twisted together to form a "stranded" looking wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yes, 10 or more together, all under the same lug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbass Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 yea, thats what I saw as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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