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Default Bus Bars (electrical)

On Feb 13, 3:34*pm, "Al D" wrote:
In the main service panel there are 2 bus bars ( neutral and ground ). *I
don't have any screw holes left to add an additional branch circuit to a
detached subpanel located 60' away from the main. *Can I:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1. *Add an additional bus bar to the main
panel and if so, how do I connect it to the old bus bar(s)? or
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2. *Replace the entire full bus bar with a
new longer one, or
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3. *Neither of the above 2 can be done at
all???? *If this is so, what can I do to solve this problem?

In the subpanel, the bus bar that is away from the breaker panel itself that
I added to the subpanel box, does that bus bar become the ground bar or the
neutral bar? *I think it's the ground bar because it IS separate from the
rest ( not bonded ). *Is this the right thinking on that?


You should hire a qualified electrician.