Birken Vogt
Senior Member
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- Grass Valley, Ca
I thought this had been settled but apparently not. Sorry to beat this dead horse. Code references 2014.
So the manufacturers have completely removed the ground rod terminals from the outside of smaller automatic standby gensets. It is my opinion that they are not required where the neutral is solid and bond made over at the main service. And I would say most here agree.
But in trying to put together a comprehensive list of code citations I find it is more convoluted than I remember.
250.30 Informational note 1 says that it is not a separately derived system. Difficult to follow all the rabbit trails and convince another person this applies.
702.11 does not apply but I wish there was something like it for permanent non separately derived generators. It is just so plain to read.
Is there anything else I am missing?
So the manufacturers have completely removed the ground rod terminals from the outside of smaller automatic standby gensets. It is my opinion that they are not required where the neutral is solid and bond made over at the main service. And I would say most here agree.
But in trying to put together a comprehensive list of code citations I find it is more convoluted than I remember.
250.30 Informational note 1 says that it is not a separately derived system. Difficult to follow all the rabbit trails and convince another person this applies.
702.11 does not apply but I wish there was something like it for permanent non separately derived generators. It is just so plain to read.
Is there anything else I am missing?