After feasting on nature’s splendour in Yellowstone National Park, I was itching for a dabble with the Old West’s frontier spirit. Take the East Yellowston
The Occidental Hotel is a registered museum where guests sleep in themed rooms with period Old West furniture. The adjacent saloon still has bullet holes and its original backbar imported from Scotland.
Subpanels: when the grounds and neutrals should be separated By Reuben Saltzman Text size Copy shortlink:
When should the ground and neutral wires be separated at a subpanel? It depends.
First, what s a subpanel? In my words, a subpanel is an electrical panel wired downstream from the Service Equipment, which is more commonly known as the main panel. For a lengthy discussion on the definition of a subpanel, check out Bruce Barker s 2009 article in the ASHI Reporter on subpanels.
Next, what the deal with connecting grounds and neutrals together? In my words, if grounds and neutrals are connected together at a subpanel, they won t have separate paths back to the service equipment. This means you ll have current on the grounding conductor, which can be bad news for anyone working on the circuit. For a detailed discussion of this, check out Charles Buell s blog post and video on bonding grounds