pvc from meter base to service

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domnic

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installed a new service on a home 100 amp. ran pvc from meter base to panel 3# 3. inspector said i need to run a #6 ground from meter base to panel. he is wrong?
 
He is wrong. The neutral is the "grounding conductor" up to the main disconnect enclosure.
 
Just to be clear, the main disconnect is in the panel?
If that is the case the inspector really ought to be made to understand why he is wrong.
 
wouldn"t this be parallel neutrals and be not code compliant?
 
texie said:
Just to be clear, the main disconnect is in the panel?
If that is the case the inspector really ought to be made to understand why he is wrong.
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you have to understand some inspectors are failed electricians with a superiority complex.
 
Couldn't the inspector just enforce this as a City Code as long as it was treated like a sub panel?
 
A #6 AL grounding electrode conductor rather than a parallel grounded conductor from the meter base to the main service disconnect?
 
To quote myself:


The basics: On the line side of whichever enclosure houses the main disconnect (and ignoring the meter), there is no EGC, there is only the neutral.

The main disconnect is where the premises grounding system begins as separate conductors, and its connection to the service neutral is the main bonding conductor. The grounding electrodes (rod(s), water pipe, building steel, etc.) must also connect to the service neutral at (or before) this point.

Any circuits leaving this enclosure, whether branch circuits or feeders, must include an EGC separate from the neutral (if there is one), and said neutral should never be bonded to ground again. Except for switching, fusing, etc., we treat the neutral as we would any ungrounded (hot) conductor.
 
Electricmo said:
He maybe calling the #6 ground your fourth wire. Totally separated at sub panel from neutral and bonded at main.
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If the inspector thinks the panel in this discussion is a sub panel he is dumber than we originally thought he was.

Roger
 
You never know what goes through a inspectors mind other than job legitimacy. Just like home inspectors when selling a house. No degree required.
 
Electricmo said:
You never know what goes through a inspectors mind other than job legitimacy
Just like home inspectors when selling a house. No degree required.
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Are you saying inspectors in your area are not licensed and are not required to have continuing education?

Roger
 
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