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Adding new circuit breaker, no ground posts
My electrical box has 4 spaces open for circuit breakers and I am
adding a new 20amp circuit for a basement outlet and light for my computer. I have the permit and are working on the rough in. The service is 200 amp and the house is 10 years old. But when I look at the ground posts there are none open. I don't know if some CBs use more than one or what or why they are all used especially when there are 4 circuit breaker slots open. Can I double up ground wires in the ground post holes? It looks like the ground post has a slot the wire goes in and you tighten a screw to secure the ground wire. The hole is big enough to put two in there but I want to know if that is OK and legit. If not what are my choices. I really don't want to add a new breaker box for one new circuit. Thanks for any help!!! Sheila |
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If this is the main circuit breaker panel and not a sub panel, you can
double up on the ground (bare) wires, but not the neutral (white) wires. You can also buy another grounding block and add it to the panel "George" wrote in message om... My electrical box has 4 spaces open for circuit breakers and I am adding a new 20amp circuit for a basement outlet and light for my computer. I have the permit and are working on the rough in. The service is 200 amp and the house is 10 years old. But when I look at the ground posts there are none open. I don't know if some CBs use more than one or what or why they are all used especially when there are 4 circuit breaker slots open. Can I double up ground wires in the ground post holes? It looks like the ground post has a slot the wire goes in and you tighten a screw to secure the ground wire. The hole is big enough to put two in there but I want to know if that is OK and legit. If not what are my choices. I really don't want to add a new breaker box for one new circuit. Thanks for any help!!! Sheila |
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