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First off, moderators please move if there's a more suitable place for this electrical question.
I'm in Canada, just renovated 1/2 my house, including installing new breaker panel.
I got ESA permit, and going to get final inspection soon.
Rememered I forgot to install AFCI breakers on the two bedroom circuits as now required here by code, so did that on Tuesday.
Well...one bedroom's fine, the other, breaker trips soon as I plug in anything more substantial than a LED nightlight.
TV, VCR, hair dryer, etc
But it worked fine with a regular breaker?
A little searching turns up this:
http://experts.about.com/q/Electrical-Wiring-Home-1734/Arc-Fault-Breaker-1.htm
And this!
http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarc...I_-_Why_I_Have_a_Problem_With_It~20020801.htm
So...do I have an actual problem, or am I experiencing a known issue?
Anyone with any experience, input, questions or suggestions?
Figure I'll try it with a GFI, see if that trips, then disconnect everything past the first receptacle to see if it's something in the main feed, or somewhere within the 2 kids' bedrooms doing it.
There's 7 receptacles & no lights on the offending circuit.
Thanks in advance
:candle: <-- me without working lamps :ironic:
I'm in Canada, just renovated 1/2 my house, including installing new breaker panel.
I got ESA permit, and going to get final inspection soon.
Rememered I forgot to install AFCI breakers on the two bedroom circuits as now required here by code, so did that on Tuesday.
Well...one bedroom's fine, the other, breaker trips soon as I plug in anything more substantial than a LED nightlight.
TV, VCR, hair dryer, etc
But it worked fine with a regular breaker?
A little searching turns up this:
http://experts.about.com/q/Electrical-Wiring-Home-1734/Arc-Fault-Breaker-1.htm
And this!
http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarc...I_-_Why_I_Have_a_Problem_With_It~20020801.htm
So...do I have an actual problem, or am I experiencing a known issue?
Anyone with any experience, input, questions or suggestions?
Figure I'll try it with a GFI, see if that trips, then disconnect everything past the first receptacle to see if it's something in the main feed, or somewhere within the 2 kids' bedrooms doing it.
There's 7 receptacles & no lights on the offending circuit.
Thanks in advance
:candle: <-- me without working lamps :ironic: