Anatomy of an Electrical Service Panel
By Bob Formisano, About.com
The Neutral Bar and Ground Wire
House Ground Wire Ties Into Neutral Bar
© Home-Cost.com 2006The main house Grounding wire also connects to the Neutral bar thereby grounding the circuits to an earth ground directly via ground rods or by attachment to a metallic cold water pipe.
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- The Electrical Service Panel
- Inside the Panel Door
- Inside the Electrical Service Panel
- The Main Circuit Breaker
- Hot Bus Bars
- The Neutral Bar
- The Neutral Bar and Ground Wire
- The Ground Bar
- The Circuit Breaker
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