Digiacog
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- Location
- Boulder, CO USA
Hi Folks, Colorado solar guy here.
First time posting here, and my apologies if this is a dead horse type question: Does the Line Side Tap Neutral (Bonded in the Fused disconnect) count as GEC to main panel, or do I need to run a GEC to my fused disco even though my Neutral is accomplishing the same bond? Both my egc/GEC and Neutral are #6 AWG THWN-2
I've had an Estes Park inspector call me out on "paralleled conductors" and made me remove the additional EGC/GEC wire between fused disco and the Main Service Panel. (He also said I could leave the paralleled conductors if I upgraded them to 1/0 (hah!))
I've had a Boulder inspector ask me to add a #6 GEC from the fused disconnect's ground bar and crimp it to the GEC, a foot away from where it is landed next to the Neutral in the main panel!
So, which inspector is right?:? Is 1 wire Sufficient or do I need to run both the Neutral and a separate GEC? What are the benefits of each way? or are they functionally the same, and I should just suck it up and do what each AHJ wants instead of trying to get them on the same page?
First time posting here, and my apologies if this is a dead horse type question: Does the Line Side Tap Neutral (Bonded in the Fused disconnect) count as GEC to main panel, or do I need to run a GEC to my fused disco even though my Neutral is accomplishing the same bond? Both my egc/GEC and Neutral are #6 AWG THWN-2
I've had an Estes Park inspector call me out on "paralleled conductors" and made me remove the additional EGC/GEC wire between fused disco and the Main Service Panel. (He also said I could leave the paralleled conductors if I upgraded them to 1/0 (hah!))
I've had a Boulder inspector ask me to add a #6 GEC from the fused disconnect's ground bar and crimp it to the GEC, a foot away from where it is landed next to the Neutral in the main panel!
So, which inspector is right?:? Is 1 wire Sufficient or do I need to run both the Neutral and a separate GEC? What are the benefits of each way? or are they functionally the same, and I should just suck it up and do what each AHJ wants instead of trying to get them on the same page?