Alwayslearningelec
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Does a panelboard need to be tied into(separate conduit and wire) a separate grounding system? Doesn't the conduit provided grounding and bonding?
Grounding
- Thread starter Alwayslearningelec
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A panel is grounded by the connection to the EGC run with the feeder. It could be a metal raceway, wire type EGC, or both.
petersonra
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The code is very specific about this. The equipment grounding conductor must be run with the circuit conductors. It cannot be separate.
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