Sanity check on Sub-Panel wiring

[Dal Bone]

I have never wired a sub-panel before and looking for a sanity check.

When I finished my basement I had the contractor install a 50 amp breaker in my main panel and I ran 6 gauge wiring up into my garage.

In the panel I have 2 20amp circuits for additional outlets and 1 20 amp circuit for a dedicated dust collector.

I also have 2 30 amp circuits for future expansion for either tools for an EV charger.

How is everything looking?

 

[SlappyWhite]

First pass, the green screw likely needs to be entirely removed, for a sub panel. It ties the ground and neutral together which is only for the main panel and should not be done on a sub (so remove it).

You may want to note your location as codes are not the same everywhere....

 

[exranger06]

I'm assuming this is an attached garage, yes? If so, everything looks good, except I would also completely remove the bonding screw.

 

[Dal Bone]

Yes attached garage. I am located in Utah.

Thanks for the heads up on the bonding screw. I seem to remember reading that instruction but must have forgot.

 

[PCustoms]

Where are you grounds landed?

Edit: I see it. I would move all your connections from the feed along the right hand of the panel, would be cleaner

 

[wyliesdiesels]

other than the aforementioned bonding screw removal, and i cant tell if you terminated the EGC on the left bar, its a bit messy.

The NM you have coming in on the upper right circles the can and terminates on the same side so you have all that slack.

same for the feeder conductors

I would remove it all and cut down on the slack. run the branch circuit conductors straight down to the breakers and bus bars on the same side of the panel

same for the feeder. bring them up one side and terminate them.

as you add circuits down the road youll appreciate not having all that slack in there

 

[pattenp]

There should be an insulating bushing on the conduit end where the feeder enters.
Edit: I see that's a NM clamp not conduit so a bushing is not needed.

 

[yatg]

Should have installed the panel with the feed lugs on the bottom. Too late now.

Trim up the NM jackets, especially on the feeder. Just looks sloppy with the extra jacket and paper hanging out. You need 1/4" minimum of jacket.

 

[Tundra1]

A lot of the guy's I work with clean up their tray cable sheathing trim point with a piece of shrink tube. So the conductors exit the sheathing in a tidy look, even inside panels. Is this ever done or allowed with NM?

 

[nadogail]

With the of the comments about neatness and removing the bonding screw, I am going to say it looks OK to me.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

A lot of the guy's I work with clean up their tray cable sheathing trim point with a piece of shrink tube. So the conductors exit the sheathing in a tidy look, even inside panels. Is this ever done or allowed with NM?

No not ever done and theres no point.

For tray cable i can see a point

 

[Tundra1]

Thanks. I've never seen it either on nm, just gives a nice polished look.