Hi everyone this is my first post but I've lurked around in here reading other posts for awhile. I have a question that I know has been asked before but I'm still kinda confused. Here goes...
6/3 (h/h/n w/o ground ) feeds a subpanel in an unattached barn (100ft from the house). The 6/3 is not in a conduit and no other connections to the barn exist. I'm a new owner and I'm guessing this was put in years ago.
The neutral bar has both neutrals and grounds bonded. The neutral bar is not bonded to the box.
I checked the outlets in the barn with a 3 prong outlet tester and they check as being wired correctly. I've read other posts that say the grounds and neutrals need to be separated as of the 2008 NEC.
I put a ground bar in the subpanel now and plan on separating the 2 (leaving the neutral bar floating) and putting in a grounding rod for the ground bar. Is this the right way to go at least for now until I can run 4 wire?
I've read the old NEC allowed 3 wire to be used and neutrals and grounds to be bonded. The 2008 NEC does not allow this. This is where I am confused. I just want it to be safe. Is the way it is better than grounding it with a rod and separating them? Thankyou in advance. - Roger
6/3 (h/h/n w/o ground ) feeds a subpanel in an unattached barn (100ft from the house). The 6/3 is not in a conduit and no other connections to the barn exist. I'm a new owner and I'm guessing this was put in years ago.
The neutral bar has both neutrals and grounds bonded. The neutral bar is not bonded to the box.
I checked the outlets in the barn with a 3 prong outlet tester and they check as being wired correctly. I've read other posts that say the grounds and neutrals need to be separated as of the 2008 NEC.
I put a ground bar in the subpanel now and plan on separating the 2 (leaving the neutral bar floating) and putting in a grounding rod for the ground bar. Is this the right way to go at least for now until I can run 4 wire?
I've read the old NEC allowed 3 wire to be used and neutrals and grounds to be bonded. The 2008 NEC does not allow this. This is where I am confused. I just want it to be safe. Is the way it is better than grounding it with a rod and separating them? Thankyou in advance. - Roger