AFCI nuisance tripping.

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BTE

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Hello everyone,
I have had GE 15 amp AFCI breakers trip when there is a Casablanca Itelli-touch ceiling fan with a wall switch control sending data over the existing wiring to control the ceiling fans lights (on/off/dimming) or the fan (on/off/speed). The Casablanca fan/light unit only requires a black and white wire for control. Also I had a 15 amp GE AFCI on another site where two bedrooms where on the circuit one bedroom had a Casablanca Itelli-touch ceiling fan and the other had a three-wire ceiling fan with a combo fan speed control and a light dimmer control. When the bedroom ceiling fans where on at the same time the circuit breaker would trip. I used a Ideal AFCI circuit tester that has a load test button and everything held, also a AFCI trip tester and that went well also. I installed a GFCI breaker in the circuit and that held when both bedrooms where on. I also tryed another AFCI GE 15 amp breaker and that tripped under the same conditions. Any ideas out there?
 
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