Isolated Ground Recept in 2 gang

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Fordean

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I looked in code book to double check. I see not restrictions of Putting a Isolated Ground Receptacle in same box as a Normal Receptacle. 2 ganged.

If anyone finds let me know. And where to start on the search in the list of items in back of code book. I checked all over hard one to find.
 
That is fine.

Where are you connecting the IG too?

They are asking for IG Devices within the Suite. Terminated in Landlord based Subpanel. Now here the Problem.

These landlord panels are 200 feet away from Switchgear. Piped. For a truly IG circuit I would have to Add a IG Ground From Isolated Bus in subpanel and (chase through Subpanel) and then through the Landlord conduit to the Switchgear. Which in all probability impossible.
Can you Bang a Ground Rod in or Terminate to Steel.(EGC) or water pipe to make IG.????????????????
No way you running a additional wire in a established pipe run maybe 250 long.
Is possible for a nice extra.
 
Isolated Ground Receptacles...There usefulness or necessity is blown way out of proportion to there actual function. With your run of 250 ft of conduit, pull out the existing wire & add a separate IG wire when you pull them back in
 
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Can you Bang a Ground Rod in or Terminate to Steel.(EGC) or water pipe to make IG.????????????????
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No, you cannot not do that. That is a serious safety hazard. The IG must be connected to the grounding system for the circuit that supplies the panel.

The code does not specify the point of termination. The code would permit the IG conductor connection to the grounding system to be at the main bonding jumper for a service supplied system or at the system bonding jumper for a SDS supplied system, or at any point on the load side of those bonding jumpers. It would not permit the IG conductor for a SDS supplied system to be connected at a point on the line side of the system bonding jumper.
 
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