AFCI wisdom

[mcelweec@gmail.com]

An inspector told me today to alternate AFCI breakers in a panel to avoid nuisance tripping,does anyone know if this true.

 

[Teaspoon]

An inspector told me today to alternate AFCI breakers in a panel to avoid nuisance tripping,does anyone know if this true.

I have heard that. I really don't know if it helps to alternate the AFCI's.
But it can't hurt anything.I do try to alternate them when I can.

 

[480sparky]

AFCI's do tend to create more heat than standard breakers, but with so many circuits requiring them now, it's hard to spread them apart. Unless you have opnly 20 circuits in a 30-40 space panel, it ain't gonna happen.