This should almost be moved to electrical now
Yeah, I am removing their old fuse panel from the wall and installing a breaker panel. I will keep their existing circuits and also add many for their downstairs wiring which currently does not exist.
I looked through the illustration section and was not able to find the bonding bushing drawing. I assume it is just a clamp that hugs the conduit/pipe with a screw down for a wire?
I also just found out that it is code to have your grounding rod have a conductor to the meter. Then the meter down to the panel (by what your saying it sounds like I can use the conduit and bonding bushings?) then from the N/G buss to both sides of your water meter. Is this correct? Their water meter is on the other side of the their basement from the panel. If that is the case, where does the ground wire go in the meter. I see in your drawing the nuetral or ground bar but there are only 2 screws which should be line and load side nuetral, where would the ground go?
Does NEC say anything about the white plastic NMB nail staples? Can I put 2 wires under 1, what is the min distance that NMB needs to be stapled?
Finally, where do I get those huge allen wrenches for main terminals in panels? My friend (electrician) said you really need to torque on your mains and to get a wrench with a long handle for a lot of leverage.
Thank you so much, I appreciate all your time and help. I am confident, it is just the first panel change I have done.
Dan