How to hook circuit in this panel? Pic included

[Texas Wires]

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So I see the 2 hot wire, and I'm assuming 1 neutral wire coming down. No ground wire from down ?
Then 1 large bare wire coming from bottom assuming that is ground coming up and bonding to neutral from top? . If I'm trying to hook a normal 3 wire circuit into here what do I do. I'm thinking won't it be bad to hook the white and green both to that one bar? I thought add a ground bar....but if ground and neutral are bonded here that changes nothing right?

 

[infinity]

Is this fed from the meter? And what is it feeding?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I wouldn't be hooking anything up to that panel. It needs to be replaced.

 

[infinity]

I agree with Don that panel is trashed.

 

[tom baker]

Is this a pole mounted panel below a meter? If so is it the service disconnect?

 

[Texas Wires]

Pole mounted,with service meter attached yes. 100 AMP main service panel I think. Yes it's old. It feeds a mobile home

 

[Texas Wires]

Is this a pole mounted panel below a meter? If so is it the service disconnect?

Yes yes and I don't know. Its the main panel as far as I know

 

[AC\DC]

Yes yes and I don't know. Its the main panel as far as I know

If it’s the service disconnect your fine with landing on the neutral.
But that bare neutral is dangerous if it’s direct buried. Either way it’s not correct don’t hock into that panel till you replace that
Plus it does not look 3r and service rated.

If you change the panel your going to have to address that neutral.

 

[qcroanoke]

That's a Square D breaker and I don't think that's a Square D panel

 

[kwired]

That's a Square D breaker and I don't think that's a Square D panel

GE panel.

May or may not be listed for use as service equipment without having a main breaker installed.

More recent editions of NEC wouldn't allow this to be used as service equipment unless it had a main as well as line barriers.

 

[norcal]

That's a Square D breaker and I don't think that's a Sq D panel

SQ D states that SQ D breakers are not to be used in competitive makes of panels.

Are the Homeline Branch Breakers Classified (or does Square D authorize them) to be used in competitors load centers? | Schneider Electric USA

 

[kwired]

SQ D states that SQ D breakers are not to be used in competitive makes of panels.

Are the Homeline Branch Breakers Classified (or does Square D authorize them) to be used in competitors load centers? | Schneider Electric USA

They are not classified, however FWIW back when Homeline was first introduced they made claims they fit in competitor panels but competitor breakers won't fit in a Homeline panels.

My experience is it is not a total rejection feature, competitor breakers will plug on but won't fully seat making the cover not fit so great.