prattz99
Member
- Location
- Long Island NY
- Occupation
- Electrician
Hi,
I was at a job yesterday where a sub-panel was fed using an #4 SEU cable. It's a two story wood framing residence. I've been going over the Mike Holt grounding and bonding DVD and workbook and I understand that this is a code violation and hazard, but I'm still a little confused as to why. Is it because the return neutral current is on the enclosure to the subpanel, which can cause a fire and or shock if something loosens? Was feeding and additional panel via SEU cable ever code permissible and should I just leave it? Would I be within the code to make the subpanel only 110v by re-identifying one of the insulated conductors as a neutral?
Thank you,
I was at a job yesterday where a sub-panel was fed using an #4 SEU cable. It's a two story wood framing residence. I've been going over the Mike Holt grounding and bonding DVD and workbook and I understand that this is a code violation and hazard, but I'm still a little confused as to why. Is it because the return neutral current is on the enclosure to the subpanel, which can cause a fire and or shock if something loosens? Was feeding and additional panel via SEU cable ever code permissible and should I just leave it? Would I be within the code to make the subpanel only 110v by re-identifying one of the insulated conductors as a neutral?
Thank you,