Originally Posted By: smcintire
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Originally Posted By: smcintire
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No takers on how the service ground is connected or routed in the panel?
Originally Posted By: rmoore
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Starting with the spliced neutral (grounded) feeder. While I believe it is allowed to splice SECs within the panel with “appropriate” splices, I have no idea if that particular fitting is OK or not. The “pigtail” looks woefully undersized, even for a neutral.
The grounding conductor (connected to what was obviously intended to be the neutral lug) looks like it has been split, with part of it serving as a panel bond at the bushing. There is also a strand just hanging loose.
It's a mess, and I would call for repair.
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Richard Moore
Rest Assured Inspection Services
Seattle, WA
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Originally Posted By: smcintire
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Richard, thanks
Originally Posted By: Kyle Kubs
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Yes Steve this is definitely not correct. Add to what Richard said that the Neutral conductor has had several strands clipped to make it fit the splice clamp - Then on the other side of the clamp the new copper conductor is considerably undersized - The neutral conductor should have been connected to the heavy lug on the right side…
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Kyle Kubs
Benchmark Home Inspection Services
North NJ
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Originally Posted By: roconnor
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Looks like a panel upgrade done without replacing the SE cable … doesn’t seem like a good call.
In addition to the other comments, the neutral splice looks like it may have been done with a ground connector.
Also add that it looks like they spliced multiple neutral wires together to extend them, where they should have a pigtail on each one landing on individual neutral terminals.
Just my opinion and 2-nickels ... 
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Robert O'Connor, PE
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