Kopper
Member
- Location
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
I am doing a generator hookup using one 30 amp inlet to power two 200 amp panels installed for a 400 amp service. I plan to use a junction box to tie the inlet into both panels but doing so creates a situation that could potentially be unsafe. (the neutrals from both panels will be tied together with a 10 AWG wire) the grounds and neutrals are bonded together in both panels so the tie could also happen over the ground. I would like to use a 4 pole breaker mounted between one of the 200 amp panels and the junction box to eliminate the situation. (using two generator inlets and a "y" adapter could work but could also create the same situation if it was forgotten and not removed after use). My question is will a circuit breaker detect the over current on the neutral or ground and open just as it would on the line legs?