Grounding and Panel Boxes Home Inspection

[SJUHawks1996]

DO NOT STICK A METAL SCREWDRIVER IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL UNLESS YOU WANT TO DIE.

[MrJeffmckee1]

hi, how high do the meter box go frome the ground on a moble home the meter box is 36inc long

[Generation3electric]

Good video. Grounding is important.

[TexasHomeInspector]

@Generation3electric Thanks, I enjoyed your vids also (haven't finished watching all).

[londontrada]

Cant beleive your using an uninsulated screwdriver, after a close call a few years ago I dont own or ever buy uninsulated tools.

[TexasHomeInspector]

@londontrada You are 100% right in your criticism, but a few months ago it dawned on me that I should at least wrap my screw driver handle with electrical tape, not a good as an electrician tool but I lose so many tools during my every day work and electrician screw drivers are expensive. I know cost shouldn't take priority over safety but I do take chances sometimes. Inspecting electrical systems and home inspections in general, are dangerous.

[74VDC]

You do not differentiate the difference in methods between "the service" and perhaps a sub panel in regard to bonding the neutral buss. At 1:38 you begin to address it, but instead further complicate things but not differentiating. Folks, you bond at the initial panel, sub panels you do not! There are scenarios and circumstances where this changes, but for 95% of installations, particularily in residential homes...it is the RULE (and a very good one, for good reasons).

[74VDC]

The reason I chose to address this is because this is one of, if not the most violated rules there is. Remember...if you bond an uninsulated equipment grounding conductor (a ground) to the neutral buss in a sub panel, you have effectively made that "ground" a current carrying conductor. It will carry some portion of the unbalanced load back to the initial service panel...NOT GOOD, and a clear code violation. Happens all the time!

[Extra44Files]

@74VDC You're incorrect in saying that the sub panel are not bonded, the equipment ground wire from the main panel is required to be separated from the neutral and bonded to the sub panel box; code requires all electrical components of the electrical system be bonded back to the service neutral.

[deathcow]

nice video, at 1:04 you are tapping inside the panel with a metal screwdriver though

[TexasHomeInspector]

I was wondering when someone was going to point that out. BTW, I enjoyed your video also.