On 11/16/2013 1:47 PM, Nightcrawler® wrote:

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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:35:17 -0500, wrote:

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It's also connected to the ground bus inside the box, not the neutral
bus. Uninsulated, too.

(which is wrong)


Not always. Older, or cheap, load centers used to do this, but the
newer panels give a dedicated ground bus with a tapping screw to the
panel case and an isolated grounded conductor bus.

It is common practice to use the same bus for both neutral and ground in
a service panel. The bus is bonded to the enclosure (N-G bond), and the
earthing electrode system connects to it.

Can also be done with a separate ground bar connected to the enclosure.
(Neutrals can't connect to such a ground bar.)

The neutral bar in a service panel must be bonded to the
enclosure/ground system.


In some instances, in meter-main/load center combos, the tapping
screw may be allowed as the point at which the grounded conductor
obtains its bond to ground, but it is preferred to do this in the
meter section of all installations so that there is no messing things
up via some moron coming in at a later time and thinking that it
is all the same...

Why I hated residential work...

Not obvious what you are saying.

The system N-G bond is at the service disconnect.

It is common for the neutral in a meter can to be connected to the can.
That is done to "ground" the can.

Your post would be more clearer to most people if you used "neutral"
instead of "grounded conductor".