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When pigtailing a second load to circuit

Home Improvement Asked by Jeff H on June 22, 2021

If I add an outlet near the electric panel and pig-tail the hot wire to an existing 15a breaker do I have to attach the neutral and ground to a specific spot or any open slot on their respective bars?

3 Answers

Any spot on the neutral bar for the neutral, and ground bar for the ground, will do.

Answered by batsplatsterson on June 22, 2021

The connections on the neutral and ground bars should be in the same order as the corresponding circuit breakers.

This is neater and makes fault-finding easier. It might not be required by regulations, though.

Answered by Owain on June 22, 2021

As long as that is the main panel, and not a sub-panel, then both go on the same bar. If it's a sub-panel or four-wire, the neutral goes to the neutral bar. And ground goes to ground bar. Look at wires feeding panel; Three means it's a main panel. Four means it's a sub-panel.

Answered by user101687 on June 22, 2021

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