Hello everyone. I wasn't really sure how to label title this post so my apologies.
We were hired to do some construction documents for a partial home generator. The client wants to use a centurion generator & transfer switch. The transfer switch is one of those that has the panel built directly into it.
Question: The house was built in the mid 1990's prior to the Arc Fault requirement for all the circuits. He is basically extending the existing circuits from the existing panel and re-feeding them from the transfer switch. Do the new breakers have to be arc fault rated ? I know this is probably up to the AHJ/Inspector etc. but I wanted to see what is commonly done.
n my opinion they would have to be, but then where does it stop? It would be odd to have some of the circuits arc fault but not others.
Thanks!
We were hired to do some construction documents for a partial home generator. The client wants to use a centurion generator & transfer switch. The transfer switch is one of those that has the panel built directly into it.
Question: The house was built in the mid 1990's prior to the Arc Fault requirement for all the circuits. He is basically extending the existing circuits from the existing panel and re-feeding them from the transfer switch. Do the new breakers have to be arc fault rated ? I know this is probably up to the AHJ/Inspector etc. but I wanted to see what is commonly done.
n my opinion they would have to be, but then where does it stop? It would be odd to have some of the circuits arc fault but not others.
Thanks!