spark master
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Renovating a 1950's accessory building. barn / garage/out-building. ... Actually torn down to the ground, and being rebuilt from scratch. However, the #6 aluminum feed from house main panel is staying.
2 hots and a neutral direct buried cable.. No grounding conductor goes back to the house service entrance.. main panel.
Obviously I am not bonding the neutral bar in the new sub panel.
But will the inspector accept a ground rod with #6 at the accessory building ?
The expense of trenching 200' back to the house would be a deal killer.
They are trying to preserve the aluminum #6 50 amp feeder to the new out building.
Would a ground rod do it ?
2 hots and a neutral direct buried cable.. No grounding conductor goes back to the house service entrance.. main panel.
Obviously I am not bonding the neutral bar in the new sub panel.
But will the inspector accept a ground rod with #6 at the accessory building ?
The expense of trenching 200' back to the house would be a deal killer.
They are trying to preserve the aluminum #6 50 amp feeder to the new out building.
Would a ground rod do it ?