drobertson26
DIY
Hello everyone,
I have a detached garage with a Subpanel that had all been wired by previous owners of my home. The lights in this garage are turned on and off by using the breaker. I wanted to add an actual light switch, something I've done in the past without a problem. When I opened up the panel, I noticed that all the grounds and neutral wires were on the same bus bar.
It is my understanding that these should be on separate bars in a sub panel. I'm not sure if codes allowed this at some point in time, or if this was just never done to code. So long story short- I stopped my switch install until I figure out if this is going to be kosher or if there's something I need to do to address this. And if I do need to separate these bars, what would that entail?
I've attached some photos of both my home panel and the sub panel in the garage for reference.
I appreciate any input you have for me concerning this!
I have a detached garage with a Subpanel that had all been wired by previous owners of my home. The lights in this garage are turned on and off by using the breaker. I wanted to add an actual light switch, something I've done in the past without a problem. When I opened up the panel, I noticed that all the grounds and neutral wires were on the same bus bar.
It is my understanding that these should be on separate bars in a sub panel. I'm not sure if codes allowed this at some point in time, or if this was just never done to code. So long story short- I stopped my switch install until I figure out if this is going to be kosher or if there's something I need to do to address this. And if I do need to separate these bars, what would that entail?
I've attached some photos of both my home panel and the sub panel in the garage for reference.
I appreciate any input you have for me concerning this!
