On Dec 14, 7:27*am, Tom Horne wrote:
On Dec 13, 10:08*pm, "Ray" wrote:





"Tony Sivori" wrote in message

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EXT wrote:

I am not in the US, and how do you know the OP is in the US. The
internet is world wide, advise cannot be "carte blanc", it has to be
qualified according to the regulations governing the
country/region/locality it applies to.

The OP appears to be located in Seattle, Washington, USA.

--
Tony Sivori
Due to spam, I'm filtering all Google Groups posters.

In Canada,the neutral wire goes to the neutral bus, and the ground wires
connects to the metal frame of the box.

The neutral bus is connected to the grounded box ONLY IN ONE SPOT.

Do the panels used in Canada have a dead front over the main lugs even
when the front cover is removed. *Someone told me that in homes in
Canada that was required. *It sounds like a great idea to me.

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Tom Horne

Yup, the main lugs and the main breaker are in a separate section of
the panel. Removing the cover to work on the breakers doesn't expose
them (does expose the hot bars the breakers grab onto, of course.)
And the neutral and ground bars are separate, connected in one place
with a tie that's removable for subpanel use. And all the screws are
Robertson. This one's typical; see in the right photo how the top part
is still covered: http://tinyurl.com/y8fxdmn (Homedepot.ca). See also
how it's more expensive than what you get in the US even with the
dollar at over 95 cents.

But I gotta tell ya, the milk in bags thing is a losing proposition.
They spill, they flop around in the fridge, they dribble down into the
pitcher...dumb idea.

Chip C
Toronto