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I'm running # 6-3 wire for a 50 amp electric stove. I

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I'm running # 6-3 wire for a 50 amp electric stove. I dont have any room left on the busbar for the ground wire or the white neutral wire. Can I put 2 or more ground wires together in one slot, therebey opening up a couple of slots for the 50 amp ground wire and the 50 amp neutral wire ???

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May 15 5:55 p.m. (21 minutes and 26 seconds later)

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You may double up ground conductors of the same wire gauge per the panel manufacturer's instructions but your neutrals must have a dedicated termination for each one.

So don't double up the neutrals. One screw per neutral conductor.

You should also look into an additional ground bar and neutral bar kit for your particular panel.
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