Bonding screw removal?

[Earthed]

Example:

200 AMP panel being used as a 'sub' panel.
Disconnect outside 3 wire/WG to panel.
It comes with the bonding screw 'attached' to the neutral bar. Not bonded to enclosure.

Question is: is the bonding screw required to be removed? It is not being used. It just remains in the 'attached' in the panel.

Can I asked to have it removed using 110.3(A)? [edit (8)] I can find nothing under (B) that would require removal.

Thoughts.

 

[infinity]

It doesn't need to removed since it isn't doing anything. Doing so may keep someone from screwing it in in the future.

 

[hbiss]

Don't know what you mean by "attached". I've always seen them come with the panel in a cellophane packet or punched through a piece of cardboard with "bonding screw" printed on it. Did this panel come with it screwed into a tapping on the ground or neutral bus or pan for shipping?

I would say that if it's not being used, I would remove it but not something that should be required.

-Hal

 

[infinity]

Don't know what you mean by "attached". I've always seen them come with the panel in a cellophane packet or punched through a piece of cardboard with "bonding screw" printed on it. Did this panel come with it screwed into a tapping on the ground or neutral bus or pan for shipping?

I would say that if it's not being used, I would remove it but not something that should be required.

-Hal

Yes they are screwed into the plastic but not connecting the bus to the enclosure. Keeps dumb sparkies from throwing them away.

 

[Earthed]

Yes, installed for shipping.

Doing so may keep someone from screwing it in in the future.

Exactly why I 'want' it removed. My wants don't matter, I am trying to justify asking it to be removed.

 

[infinity]

IMO there is no justification to requiring the screw to be removed.

 

[Earthed]

IMO there is no justification to requiring the screw to be removed.

Not what I wanted to hear but exactly what I thought. Thanks

 

[augie47]

If it's the panel I'm familiar with most of our inspectors just leave it (on some panels our inspectors will remove a bond screw when needed but those don't remove easily).
I agree with infinity, if it isn't actually bonding there is no justification in requiring it's removal.

 

[GoldDigger]

If the screw is present, the panel is SUSE but not SOUSE. There is not reason not to use an SUSE panel as a subpanel.

 

[LarryFine]

IMO there is no justification to requiring the screw to be removed.

IMO, there is also no reason it must be left in place.

I would definitely remove it. I might need it elsewhere some day.