The Post Quartermaster wrote:

"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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Ok, i understand the whole panel/subpanel setup. And isolating the
neutral from the ground in the sub etc etc. Here's the question:
We've recently purchased a house (next door) and it has the typical
farm setup, (meter on the pole with a disconnect, and three wires to
the house). The difference with this one is that there is a second
panel that was added in about 1960, when they added on to the house,
which i assumed at first was just a sub off the main panel. I just
noticed today that the second panel is ALSO tied into the feeders just
outside the house and so it in effect is a second main panel. Are
there any issues with it being this way as long as each panel has it's
own pair of proper ground rods? Should the two be bonded together
either at the ground rods OR between the two panels?

thanks!

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Steve Barker
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I don't know the answer to your question. I'm not even sure I understand
the question. But I know this. In my area, if you have a hookup like
that running off of just one meter, you gonna pay. If I understand the
hookup correctly, what is happening is that they were stealing power by
getting an additional level of service at the reduced rate charged after
a certain level of usage. People around here have actually gone to jail
for that.

What??????????? I have 2 main panels run off of one main with a meter
on the pole with the transformer. One to the house and one to the
garage. The power company told me that is the best way to do it so I
don't have to have 2 meters.