Grounded or Bonded

[Rick Quarles]

We have a house with a 200 amp service. The electrician has a #4 copper wire going to a ground rod from the bus inside the panel. He also has a #4 copper attached to the rebar inside the footing and it also goes back to the bus inside the panel. The ground rods are about 20' apart. Are they considered effectively bonded at the bus. Our local utility won't allow the ground inside the meter base? Does the code allow seperate grounds bonded together at the bus bar.

 

[jwelectric]

all day long except for the on the 32nd of each month

 

[infinity]

Yes, and you could throw away the ground rods since they are not necessary if you have a connection to a CEE.

 

[George Stolz]

You make it sound as though the ground rods are going to a different place, or a different bus inside the service disconnect. Are they not landed on the neutral bar?