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Topic: conductors of different transformers in same enclosures

User: JGClark, Location: Tennessee

Asked on: Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:45 am EDT
Answered on: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:43 am EDT

Question: I'm looking for the article in NEC that states you can't have conductors from different services in the same enclosures.Here's the situation:Handholes, poles and other metal enclosures contain conductors fed from different transformers. How can a low impedance path via EGC and neutral bonding be provided for both sets of conductors (on the load side) without paralleling the neutrals from different transformers?300.3(C)(1) says they can occupy the same enclosures. What am I missing?

300.3(C)(3) prohibits conductors from different services or different circuits derived from different services in the same raceways or enclosures, except as permitted in 300.5(D).300.5(D) permits conductors of different services or circuits derived from different services in the same enclosures where:- The enclosure is part of a separately metered service- The conductors are separated by a permanent barrier- The conductors are not terminated or spliced within the enclosureIn your situation, the different sets of conductors are likely from different services, so they cannot occupy the same enclosure unless they meet the requirements of 300.5(D).To provide a low impedance path via EGC and neutral bonding for both sets of conductors without paralleling the neutrals from different transformers, you could use a common bonding jumper to connect the EGCs and neutral conductors of both sets of conductors outside of the enclosure. Flag for review

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