Grounding

[Mikemills]

I tested each leg at the box each has 60 combined 120

 

[Mikemills]

I’m getting power through the breakers even with all the breakers off including the main

 

[timselectric]

I tested each leg at the box each has 60 combined 120

This implies that you have no grounding system. (N/G bond)

I’m getting power through the breakers even with all the breakers off including the main

I truly hope not.
I don't think that you are using the meter correctly.

 

[GuyG]

I’m getting power through the breakers even with all the breakers off including the main

You might want to take a step back and call in an electrician or at least someone who knows their way around electricity. I’m all for DIY but that stuff can kill you and something’s not right here.

 

[Mikemills]

From your picture in the other thread. What appears to be The main breaker is turned off.

Yes, it is turned off now, but I did have it on when I was testing it

 

[Mikemills]

I see on this breaker box on the neutral there’s a place for a bonding screw. Should that screw be in there?

 

[Mikemills]

You might want to take a step back and call in an electrician or at least someone who knows their way around electricity. I’m all for DIY but that stuff can kill you and something’s not right here.

Thank you for your concern, but I truly understand the dangers with electricity. I always test everything before I work on it and make sure there’s no voltage in it and I also wear insulated gloves calling in an electrician at this point is not an option. I’ve exhausted all my funds into this project and I am stuck doing it myself whether I want to or not I have to get this figured out.

 

[timselectric]

I see on this breaker box on the neutral there’s a place for a bonding screw. Should that screw be in there?

If the inverter doesn't do the bonding, then yes.

 

[Mikemills]

Should that bond screw in the neutral side?

 

[Mikemills]

How do I find out if it’s bonded in the inverter or not?

 

[Mikemills]

That’s what my socket tester is reading there isn’t even a code for just a solid red light

 

[Mikemills]

Should the bonding screw be in the ground bar also?

 

[timselectric]

How do I find out if it’s bonded in the inverter or not?

It's not. (From what information you have provided)

That’s what my socket tester is reading there isn’t even a code for just a solid red light

Single red light indicates hot and neutral reversed and no ground.

 

[Mikemills]

The problem Hass to be with this panel box. I read the pamphlet for the inverter from front to back if there was anything hooked up wrong on the inverter, it would throw a fault light and wouldn’t work properly. Everything‘s working properly at the inverter. It’s not working properly at the panel box. I have 120 V coming through the line from the inverter to the panel box so the issue has to be there.

 

[Mikemills]

It's not. (From what information you have provided)

Single red light indicates hot and neutral reversed and no ground.

The ground bus bar has a bonding screw in it. Should that be there?

 

[timselectric]

Should the bonding screw be in the ground bar also?

The panel should have come with a long green screw. It goes in the hole indicated by the arrow.

 

[Mikemills]

Everything is attached correctly at the inverter. Nothing is crossed.

 

[timselectric]

The problem Hass to be with this panel box. I read the pamphlet for the inverter from front to back if there was anything hooked up wrong on the inverter, it would throw a fault light and wouldn’t work properly. Everything‘s working properly at the inverter. It’s not working properly at the panel box. I have 120 V coming through the line from the inverter to the panel box so the issue has to be there.

The panel looks correct. (Other than the bonding screw missing)
I think that you have the receptacle wired wrong.
Brass screw is hot.
Silver screw is neutral. (White)

 

[Mikemills]

The panel should have come with a long green screw. It goes in the hole indicated by the arrow.

Yes, it has the bonding screw in the ground bar that screws into the panel box itself

 

[Mattb4]

That’s what my socket tester is reading there isn’t even a code for just a solid red light

Your socket tester is indicating a fault of either a hot ground or hot neutral. It would suggest that you need to supply a ground in to the AC in of your inverter.