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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan Lantzy" data-source="post: 22694" data-attributes="member: 7">Re: odd electrical situationTom,&nbsp;Is the panel you are working on a sub-panel?&nbsp; If not, neutral and ground *should* be bonded there.&nbsp; I.e. if you can trace the wiring from the panel to the meter then it&#039;s not a sub-panel.&nbsp;Maybe take some pictures and post them, might help identifiy what&#039;s going on.&nbsp; That said, if there are *4* wires going to the meter, I&#039;d be wary... that sounds like some kind of 3 phase system.&nbsp; 26v from anything to anything sounds odd though.&nbsp;I&#039;m not sure what Silas said is true though, the ground wire can sometimes be bonded to the meter box.&nbsp; That wire would be much different from the other conductors though (bare, and usually several gauges smaller).&nbsp; Are there 4 full sized insulated wires?&nbsp; Or is it 3 and a bare ground?&nbsp; Or more commonly, Type SE (two insulated conductors (hot) with bare neutral all inside an outer jacket) and an additional bare ground?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ryan Lantzy, post: 22694, member: 7"] Re: odd electrical situation Tom, Is the panel you are working on a sub-panel? If not, neutral and ground *should* be bonded there. I.e. if you can trace the wiring from the panel to the meter then it's not a sub-panel. Maybe take some pictures and post them, might help identifiy what's going on. That said, if there are *4* wires going to the meter, I'd be wary... that sounds like some kind of 3 phase system. 26v from anything to anything sounds odd though. I'm not sure what Silas said is true though, the ground wire can sometimes be bonded to the meter box. That wire would be much different from the other conductors though (bare, and usually several gauges smaller). Are there 4 full sized insulated wires? Or is it 3 and a bare ground? Or more commonly, Type SE (two insulated conductors (hot) with bare neutral all inside an outer jacket) and an additional bare ground? [/QUOTE]

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