Leave as is... Don't create issues... Like folks that cut ground plugs off !!!
On Aug 15, 2016 1:39 PM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > @George & Seth, yup I was being dense, neutral is not switched. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "George Skorup" <geo...@cbcast.com> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 8/15/2016 3:36:41 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground-Neutral bond for generator subpanel > > > What switch are you installing? Generac or something else? In a standard > 1ph 240 setup, the neutral isn't switched. > > The Generac switches with a built-in load center (such as the RTG) are > designed as a sub-panel off of the main. You pull your hot and neutrals > over for circuits that you want on gen. Since it's considered a sub-panel, > the neutrals MUST go with the hots, but the grounds can stay at the main. I > know it's very tempting to leave the neutrals in the main and pull just the > hots over, but it's not to code. > > On 8/15/2016 2:16 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > I was planning to add a Generac to a site and connect the transfer switch > to a subpanel rather than the main panel. The "utility" input to the > transfer switch would come from a 50-amp breaker in the main service > panel. > > I was thinking I would remove the ground-neutral bond in the transfer > switch and the subpanel, and that's fine as long as we're on utility > power. It occurred to me today that when the transfer switch triggers and > we switch to generator power that we'll lose the ground-neutral bonding in > the main panel....and there would no longer be any ground-neutral bond > anywhere until it switches back. > > I could easily add a 4ga ground-neutral jumper inside the generator, but > I'm wondering if that's Kosher. > > I have an electrician I can ask, but I was hoping somebody here happens to > know whether that's ok. > > >
