Can't touch this?

[tonype]

Downstream panel - cable at the top right of the panel has the bare grounding conductor traveling over to the left side terminal bar. However, in the course of its travel, the conductor comes in contact with the grounded conductor terminal bar (see photos).

This seems to me a defect because these terminals bars must be separate - I'm just looking for some support for this opinion.

Thanks.
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[cpal]

that was the only place that cable could enter?????

 

[mxslick]

Wouldn't call it a defect, but just sloppy installation of that cable coming in on the right.

Is this a subpanel? "Downstream" could be open to interpretation. If a subpanel, def a violation since grounded and grounding are to be separate in a subpanel.
From the other photo looks like a main panel in a residence, in which case I also see that the bonding jumper is not tied into the neutral buss.

Any way to dress that conductor away from the lug?

 

[hardworkingstiff]

Since the means to bond the panel to the neutral is not connected, then I would say you have a violation. The bonding means not being connected or the having a ground wire touching the neutral bar when it shouldn't be, but you do have at least one.

 

[tonype]

Its a sub-panel

 

[tonype]

The feed from the main panel is at the bottom.

 

[paul]

After reading the title all I can think of is;

Break it down! Stop, Hammer time!
Can't touch this
Can't touch this
Can't touch this

 

[tonype]

After reading the title all I can think of is;

Break it down! Stop, Hammer time!
Can't touch this
Can't touch this
Can't touch this

I was waiting for someone to make the connection - we are dating ourselves

 

[augie47]

Can't tell wire sizes but it looks like a violation of 312.6(A) also.
Best idea would to relocate that cable.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

Picture not great but if you have any grounding wire on that neutral then is violation. As far as that green screw i hope it is NOT connected to that neutral bus bar. Being it a ML panel and far over 6 throws it better be a sub panel. Cable entering on side like that is flat crazy and likely violated bending radius

 

[tonype]

BTW, there was an "Approved" sticker on the panel by the AHJ

 

[dmagyar]

Doesn't look like they knew what they were doing

Doesn't look like they knew what they were doing

In the picture along with the questionable location of the sub panel feeder, attributable to what? carelessness? I also see several "blue smurf" (Flexible non metallic conduit) connectors with multiple romex's going through them; that doesn't look right. Then there's the nail on box below and to the left that then has to be held on with nails or screws inside the box, that should be a 4"square with a industrial raised cover for the duplex. What's the lamp cord doing on the right? I hope it's not holding up the feeder cable.

 

[kwired]

BTW, there was an "Approved" sticker on the panel by the AHJ

do you know that cable in question was there at time of approved inspection?

 

[infinity]

Is that bare conductor connecting the ground bar at the left to the neutral bar on the right? If so just remove it.

 

[480sparky]

......... I also see several "blue smurf" (Flexible non metallic conduit) connectors with multiple romex's going through them; that doesn't look right...........

Those aren't smurf tubes. They're plastic connectors. Some are blue, some are gray.