I got zapped on a neutral in a generac transfer switch that I thought was de-energized. Someone prior had moved hots from the transfer switch to the main panel, but not the neutrals. I was disassembling connections in the transfer switch as part of a move to a battery-backup system and I could not believe it when I got popped. The experience drove home the importance of terminating the phase and neutral in the same enclosure.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Chris Mason <cometenergysyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > You have to splice the load cabling in the main panel, otherwise you would > need to run new conduits and cables. There's nothing that I know of that > prevents you splicing wires. > I disagree with the response that you do not need to move the neutrals. > You should never have the load's phase wiring in one panel and the neutral > in another. > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello wrenches, >> >> We run into many scenarios where we are locating a critical load panel >> adjacent to an existing service to make it easy to move the loads. I've >> always taken it for granted (as have the electricians that we use) that we >> can't do a splice in the main panel and extend the load wiring to the >> critical load panel. Is there code violation for doing a splice in the >> main panel and extending the leads to the critical panel? You would be >> treating the service panel as a pass-trough/splice box for those critical >> loads. >> >> It makes me wonder because of all of the prewired transfer switch >> packages with wire whips already attached that seem to be designed to do >> just that. >> >> Code references would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Mac Lewis >> >> *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re >> -wrenc...@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > > > -- > Chris Mason > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ > Solar Design Engineer > Generac Generators Industrial technician > > www.cometsolar.com <http://www.cometenergysystems.com> > 264.235.5670 > 869.662.5670 > Skype: netconcepts > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches. > org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimby.com
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