ptonsparky
Tom
- Occupation
- EC - retired
Dealing with AFCIs.
I have a BR style panel in my home. Wife wanted this particular style of home & if she is happy things are just usually better or at least bearable. Not by any stretch of the imagination a mobile home. However I did get to use a cheap VFD on my well. Being the TA that I am, I did not put line filtering on the supply side. The combination style AFCI(s) trip whenever fixture(s) on one of the protected circuit is turned on and the VFD cycles on. Usually that means the water to air heat pump has also come on. Once the AFCI is reset they stay on while the VFD is doing its thing.
My office laser printer causes more VD as it cycles than do the heat pump and well. Usually we don't know when either of them turn on.
Okay, any guesses as to if the line reactor will help, or do I just start ripping out the AFCIs?
I have a BR style panel in my home. Wife wanted this particular style of home & if she is happy things are just usually better or at least bearable. Not by any stretch of the imagination a mobile home. However I did get to use a cheap VFD on my well. Being the TA that I am, I did not put line filtering on the supply side. The combination style AFCI(s) trip whenever fixture(s) on one of the protected circuit is turned on and the VFD cycles on. Usually that means the water to air heat pump has also come on. Once the AFCI is reset they stay on while the VFD is doing its thing.
My office laser printer causes more VD as it cycles than do the heat pump and well. Usually we don't know when either of them turn on.
Okay, any guesses as to if the line reactor will help, or do I just start ripping out the AFCIs?