About DFCI breakers

[Piramyd]

Hi there !

I'm looking for some recommendation regarding how hook up the DFCI neutral pigtail
in the case you have a Residential panel were the neutral bus is short and far away from the DFCI location.

May be this question is a silly one, but is it possible prolong the neutral pigtail to get the neutral bus?
If the answer is yes, which is the best way to do that?

I have other alternatives like redistribute some breakers, but I prefer not to do it because the charge balance
is gonna be unbalanced.

Thank you for some help.

 

[rjniles]

Add a pigtail of the same size with a wire nut.

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[Piramyd]

Add a pigtail of the same size with a wire nut.

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Thanks, is accepted practise by the NEC ?

 

[infinity]

Short length of conductor and a wirenut as RJ said. Perfectly acceptable to lengthen the conductor that's too short, we do it all of the time.

 

[Piramyd]

Ok Thank you very much.

 

[hillbilly1]

It is an old wife’s tale that you cannot splice in a panel. Totally legal.

 

[LarryFine]

It is an old wife’s tale that you cannot splice in a panel. Totally legal.

Now we just need to round up all of those old wives.

 

[Little Bill]

Hi there !

I'm looking for some recommendation regarding how hook up the DFCI neutral pigtail
in the case you have a Residential panel were the neutral bus is short and far away from the DFCI location.

May be this question is a silly one, but is it possible prolong the neutral pigtail to get the neutral bus?
If the answer is yes, which is the best way to do that?

I have other alternatives like redistribute some breakers, but I prefer not to do it because the charge balance
is gonna be unbalanced.

Thank you for some help.

What is a DFCI?

 

[ptonsparky]

What is a DFCI?

I was guessing at a dual function. AFCI/GFCI.

 

[Little Bill]

I thought it was a typo in the title, then saw the same thing in the body of the thread. Either a double typo, someone doesn't know the correct term, or maybe the dual function.

 

[kwired]

Thanks, is accepted practise by the NEC ?

Nothing in NEC prohibits it.

 

[480sparky]

It is an old wife’s tale that you cannot splice in a panel. Totally legal.

It Article 397.13(A)47(b)695(v)1128(xyz) of the Urban Legend Electrical Code.

 

[LarryFine]

What is a DFCI?

Actually, I can think of a couple of terms I'd like to use, but they're not suitable for public display.