You’re correct, I misspoke. I meant “something that needs changed”.
As to a safety item, I understand the theory, I don’t understand how moving the neutral one lug over makes any difference. It certainly hasn’t burnt this house down over 20+ years.
Yes, I know this is wrong NOW.
I just walked past the dead front as it was at my feet as I climbed into the attic. I thought I read that is said “Equipment Ground” Two 12 or 14. I just glanced though because it caught my interest. Maybe I misread it. I was trying to figure out what made that ok for the city electrical inspector to pass it originally.
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The issue (in a nutshell) is that you want to be able to disconnect a neutral without disconnecting any other conductors at the same time. That, and the lug may not be rated for multiple conductors.
Yeah, agreed. If however you’re actually going to work on this system, you should probably have the entire system de-energized. I meant more on the level of it’s all torqued down, it’s rated for 2 conductors, electrically, having the neutral 1/4 inch away should make zero difference. Once again, I’m not arguing against the NEC, I understand circumstances where it would matter and why they made the change. In this particular case…meh. Lowest common denominator and all that I suppose. One ring to rule them all.
The neutrals bars can have 2, sometimes 3 groundING conductors in the same hole. GroundED conductors one per hole.
Ryan was correct that this was a listing requirement that was only addressed in 110.3B. It was added as a direct code requirement. 110.3B just says to use things as listed and follow instructions.
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