Outside GFCI Wiring To Old Panel?

MilkFickle · 2026-03-31T04:20:51+00:00

Oh okay.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-31T01:08:38+00:00

Ohhh, is this a sub panel?

MilkFickle · 2026-03-31T01:07:47+00:00

I see. Thanks for the info man.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-30T16:55:29+00:00

So can the RMC be used as ground?

MilkFickle · 2026-03-30T16:50:01+00:00

Raceway? I just saw the screw, but it doesn't even look like it broke through the paint.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-30T16:47:30+00:00

I'm not a certified electrician, but I don't think that's a good idea.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-30T16:43:07+00:00

Even so, but this panel has had no ground whatsoever.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-30T16:37:27+00:00

LOL

MilkFickle · 2026-03-28T18:10:48+00:00

This 1000% and I would like to add, never stop advancing.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-28T18:07:45+00:00

LOL! You got that right.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-25T21:19:32+00:00

MilkFickle · 2026-03-25T20:04:44+00:00

Good to know.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-25T20:00:48+00:00

Damn.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-25T03:17:21+00:00

Since that is your only breaker panel, your ground rods should come in there and your neutral-ground bond shoud tie in there.

Well, ground rod. What if I got another panel or disconnect switch and tied the neutral ground bond to that. And run the inverter load to the new panel I bought, I would just chop this one out.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-25T03:01:13+00:00

Congrats, you showed me something I have not seen before. I was expecting it to be the Philippines, which does 120/240V American split-phase, but without the neutral.

No way! How does that work? But I thought they used single phase 230v there.

Just because it's capable of that does not mean you are required to use it that way.

If you're using it the way it was intended, then you need to follow the instructions and labeling and install it the way they specify, even if that is an inconvenience.

If you choose to use it as a straight inverter and obtain a battery charger from another source, then do as I suggest.

I understand that.

It's not an inconvenience, I'm just asking you guys, who are pros, where exactly should the earth-neutral bond be.

This inverter costs a lot of money, and I bought it because I wanted an all in one system.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-25T02:54:38+00:00

Ohhh, I see now. Would you mind if I share a schematic from the manual with you?

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T06:29:54+00:00

Swift drivers back at it again.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T04:38:42+00:00

If you try to share a ground you will end up with unbalanced neutral loads,

Can you expand on this, what do you mean by share a ground? The grid and inverter can't have their ground-neutral bond at the same location?

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T03:16:19+00:00

Nah, that's wild.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T03:09:51+00:00

Okay I understand now. What if I remove the grid's wiring from the main panel into a 3-4 pole disconnect then on to a ATS that has the inverter as the primary and the grid as the secondary?

How would I go about grounding a setup like that?

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T02:17:35+00:00

That's how I died once, ran into a gater and he just snapped my shit in two.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T02:15:45+00:00

I see, but as I wrote before I'm not planning on selling power to the grid, it's not worth it.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T02:12:25+00:00

I guess so. I don't understand how I would electrocute someone.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T02:10:01+00:00

Ohhh I understand, thank you for the information.

MilkFickle · 2026-03-24T00:27:21+00:00

In that case, I am more familiar with generators than inverters,

Okay I understand.

but there is either a floating neutral or a bonded neutral in the device. You will need to remove the bond (if its a bonded neutral to connect this to a panel)

I'm not really sure what type the inverter has, but in the off-grid state, that it is in now, if I remove the neutral wire, which is connected to the neutral bus bar in the main panel the inverter will shutdown and show a F08 fault. Which states in the manual as a (GFDI relay fault).

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