WIRING Ground and Neutral

[Youngfd]

I got the wiring in my cabin figured out thanks to the Garage Forum. I split off the grounds from the neutrals and hooked the grounds to ground bar mounted to the box itself. QUESTION-- In the house my two 200 AMP panels have the grounds and neutrals hooked together. Been this way since the house was wired years ago. Feedback---

 

[Alchymist]

If they are the 1st panels off the meter base (320 amp meter base?) then they should be connected.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Main service panels should have neutral bars bonded to the panel and grounds.

4-wire subpanels should NOT.

Does the main panel in your house have a breaker feeding it at the meter base? If so then this panel should be fed by a 4-wire feeder. If not, then bonded neutral is what it should be.

Does the subpanel in your cabin have a 3 or 4-wire feeder? If 3, then neutral bar should be bonded and neutrals and grounds should be on same bar.

If 4-wire, then the neutrals and grounds should be separated with the neutral bar isolated from the panel.

3-wire feeders to detached buildings were allowed prior to 2008 with the stipulation that there be no other parallel metalic pathways between the 2 structures. If there IS other pathways, then a 4-wire feeder would have been required prior to 2008 code cycle.

Cant tell what u got with the pics zoomed in.

 

[Youngfd]

Main service panels should have neutral bars bonded to the panel and grounds.

4-wire subpanels should NOT.

Does the main panel in your house have a breaker feeding it at the meter base? If so then this panel should be fed by a 4-wire feeder. If not, then bonded neutral is what it should be. NO BREAKER

Does the subpanel in your cabin have a 3 or 4-wire feeder? If 3, then neutral bar should be bonded and neutrals and grounds should be on same bar.

If 4-wire, then the neutrals and grounds should be separated with the neutral bar isolated from the panel. 4 WIRE

3-wire feeders to detached buildings were allowed prior to 2008 with the stipulation that there be no other parallel metalic pathways between the 2 structures. If there IS other pathways, then a 4-wire feeder would have been required prior to 2008 code cycle.

LOOKS LIKE I AM GOOD TO GO. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!! JIM