- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer
He said he replaced the breaker, no change.
AFCI breaker trips when garage door shuts hard
- Thread starter DanielLuke03
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- San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
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- Electrical Engineer
The "R word" has entered my lexicon of late, I am likely going to be divesting myself of any tool I haven't touched in 10 years or more. That will barely make a dent though.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
- Location
- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
I'm not clearly grasping what "the same thing still happens" means.
Which same thing? There is more than one possible constant.
Sorry if I'm not getting it.
I'm asking whether any breaker you put in a given spot, feeding a specific circuit always trips . . .
. . . or . . .
. . . does the same physical breaker trip no matter where, feeding any circuit, you place it?
I'm gathering that everyone else believes you mean the former; it's always the same circuit.
- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
Hal, it's not the garage car door, it's the man door that is slammed and causing the trip.
- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
OP bought a new breaker
OP took out the old breaker
OP chose a new spot in the panel
OP installed the new breaker in the new spot
The new breaker in the new spot still gets tripped when the door is slammed.
Thus the "same thing happens"
Also, as I mentioned earlier, it points to a problem in the circuit wiring somewhere. Either the wire or connections.
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
- Location
- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
- Occupation
- EC
Yes, I understood that. I had the issue of the man door slamming and causing the overhead door control button, which was on the wall right next to the man door, to close each time it slammed. As I said above, my theory is that that's what may be happening here. Momentarily activating the motor could cause a problem with the AFCI. It's a long shot, but would be confirmed by pulling the plug on the opener.
Other than that, use a 5 pound lump hammer and a piece of 2x4 on the flat and bang around the wall by the door.
-Hal
hillbilly1
Senior Member
- Location
- North Georgia mountains
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- Owner/electrical contractor
I’ve had insulators drive a staple into the cable, hitting the ground and neutral, since it didn’t hit the hot, it didn’t burn the staple.
- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
Garages don't require AFCI.Yes, I understood that. I had the issue of the man door slamming and causing the overhead door control button, which was on the wall right next to the man door, to close each time it slammed. As I said above, my theory is that that's what may be happening here. Momentarily activating the motor could cause a problem with the AFCI. It's a long shot, but would be confirmed by pulling the plug on the opener.
Other than that, use a 5 pound lump hammer and a piece of 2x4 on the flat and bang around the wall by the door.
-Hal
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
- Location
- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
- Occupation
- EC
This is true.
Has the OP replaced the breaker with a GFCI breaker?
-Hal
qcroanoke
Sometimes I don't know if I'm the boxer or the bag
- Location
- Roanoke, VA.
- Occupation
- Sorta retired........
Have they done anything in the living room and dining room? Hung pictures, replaced outlets? How about around or in the wall where the door is? If it's worked since 2016 and now it doesn't. Customers don't always remember or tell the truth......
qcroanoke
Sometimes I don't know if I'm the boxer or the bag
- Location
- Roanoke, VA.
- Occupation
- Sorta retired........
Breaker feeds living room and dining room. Not the garage.
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