Two grounds joined by bus in meter panel

[TommyO]

In my main service entrance panel (combined panel that has meter + breakers) the electrician has brought in two ground wires. One from the water pipe, the other from a ground rod.
They are going into different spots on the ground/neutral bus bar of the panel.
I thought that a GEC has to be continuous or connected by a "irreversible splice".
But before I ask the electrician about it (and look foolish) I thought I'd ask here.

Inspector isn't coming until Wed. So if I need the electrician to add in a permanent crimp connector between the two wires, there's time to do that.

 

[iwire]

It sounds fine to me.

 

[electrofelon]

In my main service entrance panel (combined panel that has meter + breakers) the electrician has brought in two ground wires. One from the water pipe, the other from a ground rod.
They are going into different spots on the ground/neutral bus bar of the panel.
I thought that a GEC has to be continuous or connected by a "irreversible splice".
But before I ask the electrician about it (and look foolish) I thought I'd ask here.

Inspector isn't coming until Wed. So if I need the electrician to add in a permanent crimp connector between the two wires, there's time to do that.

it doesnt have to be irreversibly spiced TO the grounded conductor terminal bar. Im not letting you in the back seat of my car while I am driving

 

[electricalist]

 

[Smart $]

...
I thought that a GEC has to be continuous or connected by a "irreversible splice".
...

That is the key.

While Code uses the singular form of the term, there is no requirement to have only one GEC.

 

[electricalist]

I want to believe that continuous in that situation means from one approved connection point to another.
So you couldn't have a splice in the wire from the ground rod to the bonding point.
If they did allow it there would be scrape wire GEC everywhere.

 

[busman]

Yes, the GEC needs to be continuous to the electrode, or spliced with the appropriate means. However, the Code is explicit in Section 250.64(F)(2) that, "Grounding electrode conductor(s) shall be permitted to be run to one or more grounding electrode(s) individually." That means that having more than one GEC is fine as long as each is continuous. Your situation meets the NEC.

Mark