A friend is installing an 8-circuit standby generator/panel/auto bus transfer set-up. He asked a question of a couple of us that are electricians and there is a disagreement.
The set-up is pre-wired from generator to bus transfer/distribution panel, with just wiring required at his original service panel. The wiring for connection at the service panel has two feeders, a panel neutral, and a panel ground, as well at the eight individual circuit wires and eight individual circuit neutrals. Of course, the original hot wires for the circuits to be moved over to the generator panel are to be disconnected from the service panel and spliced to the corresponding circuit wires of the generator panel. He says the instructions do not address the neutral wires for the eight individual circuits. I say disconnect the eight circuit neutrals and connect them to the generator panel circuit neutrals, but another guy disagrees. Is there any circumstance where you would not want to re-route the individual circuit neutrals over to the new generator panel?
Thanks.
The set-up is pre-wired from generator to bus transfer/distribution panel, with just wiring required at his original service panel. The wiring for connection at the service panel has two feeders, a panel neutral, and a panel ground, as well at the eight individual circuit wires and eight individual circuit neutrals. Of course, the original hot wires for the circuits to be moved over to the generator panel are to be disconnected from the service panel and spliced to the corresponding circuit wires of the generator panel. He says the instructions do not address the neutral wires for the eight individual circuits. I say disconnect the eight circuit neutrals and connect them to the generator panel circuit neutrals, but another guy disagrees. Is there any circumstance where you would not want to re-route the individual circuit neutrals over to the new generator panel?
Thanks.