Grounding neutral at the house (non SDS) MEP _802a chassis ground question

[Zebcorod]

I have been reading all the older forum post about proper grounding. I can't find any examples of my setup. I have a picture attached with my question. I want to make sure where the MEP-802a chassis ground is. I have neutral bonded at the house main electrical panel (non separately derived system). Our system is grounded at the house. We are off grid single phase 120 volts. I know that the Hot (black) wire goes to L3 lug, and the neutral (white) goes to N lug, and the bare copper ground goes to the GND lug. Then, do I need to ground the MEP-802a chassis only at the generator with a separate grounding rod? Our existing gas powered honda generator chassis is grounded at the generator.



Thanks

 

[Suprman]

Always good to ground the generator. Neutral and ground are two different connections.

 

[DieselAddict]

Use the big ground lug and you will be in good shape. The terminals there on right are just for bonding the ground and neutral.

 

[Daybreak]

Howdy,
OK, if the picture is from your generator, it is missing the bonding bar.

Below is a picture with a ground rod in the ground connected to a load bank.

The bonding bar is what ties the neutral and ground together.

In the field with ground rod = ground strap is in place.

Hooked to house with proper grounding system = ground strap disconnected, and all 4 wires from lugs to your house panel.

 

[Zebcorod]

Thanks for the replies and picture. I will be connecting to the house electrical panel with proper grounding. That's why the bonding bar is missing in my picture.