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Using an Ohm Meter to test for bonding of a subpanel

I'm selling my home and the home inspector is saying my neutral bar is bonded to subpanel box. He is basing this on his ohm meter reading continuity between the neutral bar and the ground bar. There is no bonding between the neutral and the box. I…
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How to secure bonding lug to inside of 4x4 steel junction box?

I'm running some 6 ga armored bare copper wire through the attic spaces as a "grounding bus" for retrofitting grounds to various 1960s-era 2-prong receptacles. This will involve wire connections made with the 6 ga in a number of 4x4 steel junction…
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Does the ground bar on a subpanel need to be bonded to the subpanel?

I had a lightning strike near my house that damaged the electric in my shed and now I need to replace the subpanel. I have a question about the groundbar. In the subpanel I am replacing the grouond and neutral bars were isolated, but the ground bar…
user118344
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Should Neutral and Earth be bonded at the meter instead of in the main panel(s) with tandem 200A main panels

In my 2014-built United States mainland home, I have two side-by-side 200A panels. They both have a 200A main breaker. One really neat thing this let me do is have two lighting circuits in the basement, so that I can work on a panel with the main…
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Grounding requirements for standby generator

I'm installing a standby generator for my son's new home build and have questions about grounding, bonding the genset. We are installing a Kohler RXT 200 amp transfer switch between the meter base and the main panel servicing the home. The…
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How to check for pool bonding wire or add one after the fact

I bought a house which has a pool that we believe to have been built in 2001. I am installing a new pool heater and ran into the situation where it asks me to attach the bonding wire. The problem is I do not see one. The only wire going to the pump…
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Meter Main as Subpanel

I have a meter socket box on a pole with a couple of circuits going to outside. I want to run some feeder wires to a service equipment box on a workshop structure thru underground conduit. Since the meter main is also considered a Subpanel and there…
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Bonding gas piping, flexible CSST in conjuction with Iron pipe

I recently became aware of the need to bond a gas distribution containing yellow CSST flexible pipe. (TracPipe FGP SS4 750 5 PSI FUEL It has a yellow jacket) When our propane system was converted to natural gas the contractor used a combination of…
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voltage on ground wire when sub panel is bonded and short to ground

I have a main 200 amp feeder panel which is bonded. It feeds a separate 200 amp distribution panel with about 30 circuit breakers which is also bonded. That situation existed since house was built 12 years ago. I do intend to remove that neutral to…
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Would surface-bonding cement be appropriate for this?

I would like to refinish an old wall of previously finished CMU blocks and bricks. See these pictures: (full-size images also available at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ryr4m5adx6cd22c/AADFZKSiNORkaFE8bO6gDscoa?dl=0) The wall is original (from…
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Is this CSST bonding proper?

Is it okay for the 6 AWG copper bonding to come in contact with the CSST? Notes: Distances are not drawn to scale; CSST is about 60 feet with bends and turns Assume the black iron is properly grounded to the electric panel, etc...
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Bonding of neutral and ground

I havd a disconnect at meter which supplies a panel about 70 feet inside building. I upgraded the system based on comments from a previous question. At the disconnect, when I add the neutral conductor (green wire), I disconnect the wire that ran…
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Bare ground inside conduit?

I'm finishing up the rough in wiring for a kitchen remodel, but I have a situation where I can't run cables through studs for a light switch because there is no wall cavity. I decided to run it strait up against the wall into the attic space through…
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