Knuckle Dragger
Master Electrician Electrical Contractor 01752
- Location
- Marlborough, Massachusetts USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Hi All,
I hope you can help me out.
My customer is experiencing a Leviton AFCI receptacle that trips when the dimmer controlled recessed lights are on for about 20 minutes although it has never happened when I am there. (I have been the twice well over an hour).
He says it doesn't seem to matter which set of lights are on, "it could be one set the other set or both sets"
I installed 2 sets of two dimmer controlled recessed lights last November in a second floor bedroom (accessible attic crawl space above second floor ceiling). I tapped off of an existing branch circuit circa. 1970's romex. and used a Leviton AFCI receptacle to protect the new wiring.
I replaced the receptacle once and checked all the splices, hot, neutral and egc wiring from where I tapped off of to the last fixture. (It has never tripped when I was there.):?
Wiring method: NMB
4-Light fixture:LOL 1004ICR, BR30 incandescent lamp
Switch box: Plastic P&S 18 cubic inch.
2-Dimmer: Ariadni 600watt single pole
1-Leviton AFCI receptacle
Possible Faults? Thermal cut out in recessed lights, 2nd AFCI receptacle, lamps, dimmer.
This is all info I can think of right now.
Thank you!!
I hope you can help me out.
My customer is experiencing a Leviton AFCI receptacle that trips when the dimmer controlled recessed lights are on for about 20 minutes although it has never happened when I am there. (I have been the twice well over an hour).
He says it doesn't seem to matter which set of lights are on, "it could be one set the other set or both sets"
I installed 2 sets of two dimmer controlled recessed lights last November in a second floor bedroom (accessible attic crawl space above second floor ceiling). I tapped off of an existing branch circuit circa. 1970's romex. and used a Leviton AFCI receptacle to protect the new wiring.
I replaced the receptacle once and checked all the splices, hot, neutral and egc wiring from where I tapped off of to the last fixture. (It has never tripped when I was there.):?
Wiring method: NMB
4-Light fixture:LOL 1004ICR, BR30 incandescent lamp
Switch box: Plastic P&S 18 cubic inch.
2-Dimmer: Ariadni 600watt single pole
1-Leviton AFCI receptacle
Possible Faults? Thermal cut out in recessed lights, 2nd AFCI receptacle, lamps, dimmer.
This is all info I can think of right now.
Thank you!!