ptonsparky
Tom
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AFCI Tripping- Anyone have any suggestions?
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ptonsparky:
Do you have a direct way to determine the cause?
Many times one creates a hypothesis and then performs tests to verify the hypothesis. This is what a lot of scientific research is based on. Ohm's law followed this approach.
I conjecture that most of the time you do troubleshooting the procedure is:
From the evidence guess at the problem. This would be done using your prior experience.
Do a test to verify or invalidate your conjecture.
Repeat as necessary.
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ptonsparky:
Do you have a direct way to determine the cause?
Many times one creates a hypothesis and then performs tests to verify the hypothesis. This is what a lot of scientific research is based on. Ohm's law followed this approach.
I conjecture that most of the time you do troubleshooting the procedure is:
From the evidence guess at the problem. This would be done using your prior experience.
Do a test to verify or invalidate your conjecture.
Repeat as necessary.
.
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Bead batch of AFCI breakers???
Bead batch of AFCI breakers???
Hell from this week. I responded to the complains from one of the tenants in the multi family building about tripping breakers for two bedrooms. To make a week long story short:
She was using hair dryer, voccum, and iron ( not all at the same time) and randomly it would trip - no particular pattern or time when it occurred .First fiew days not when I was around!!! Mostly early morning or late afternoon or when I was not in the building. I replaced the breakers with new(GE) - two times !! Then being excused for faulty wiring in the aparment ( she just payed 2.5 Mil for )I andup re-spliceing every receptacle/ switch on the branch. Did not find any problems so decided to buy different brand breakers- I installed Cutler Hammer and problem is gone!!!!! Still not sure if my GE are bead or else.... ( appliances ) or both ....
Bead batch of AFCI breakers???
Hell from this week. I responded to the complains from one of the tenants in the multi family building about tripping breakers for two bedrooms. To make a week long story short:
She was using hair dryer, voccum, and iron ( not all at the same time) and randomly it would trip - no particular pattern or time when it occurred .First fiew days not when I was around!!! Mostly early morning or late afternoon or when I was not in the building. I replaced the breakers with new(GE) - two times !! Then being excused for faulty wiring in the aparment ( she just payed 2.5 Mil for )I andup re-spliceing every receptacle/ switch on the branch. Did not find any problems so decided to buy different brand breakers- I installed Cutler Hammer and problem is gone!!!!! Still not sure if my GE are bead or else.... ( appliances ) or both ....
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