GROUND BAR KIT-8 POS, NO.14-4

🔌 What it is

The EC1GB8 is a Siemens ground bar kit designed for use inside a breaker panel (load center) to provide a dedicated termination point for equipment grounding conductors.

It’s a compact grounding strip used when only a small number of ground connections are needed.

🧾 What the model means

• EC1GB → Siemens ground bar kit family
• 8 → Approximately 8 grounding terminals (positions)

⚡ What it does

This part:

• Provides a grounding bus inside an electrical panel
• Accepts multiple branch circuit ground wires
• Helps maintain NEC-required grounding/bonding continuity
• Mounts inside compatible Siemens load centers or subpanels
• Typically supports conductors in the #14–#4 AWG range (panel dependent)

🏠 Typical uses

• Small residential panels
• Subpanels with few circuits
• Add-on grounding expansion
• HVAC or dedicated equipment circuits
• Panel clean-up or minor rewiring projects

🧠 Simple explanation

This is a small metal strip inside an electrical panel where up to about 8 ground wires connect together safely.

🔧 Key takeaway

• ~8 grounding terminals
• Used in Siemens load centers/subpanels
• For equipment grounding only
• Compact version of larger Siemens ECGB ground bars