Standard 20 AMP, commercial grade, single phase 120 volt circuit breakers lifespan

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mefalk55

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All of our Kitchens and outside electrical systems are powered through GFCI circuits as the code requires.
My question is directed towards the Kitchen circuits because many are tripped occasionaly because of steam and water sprayers used for cleaning.
Our facility has been in full 24 hour/day operation for going on 7 years. As of now I have replaced a few breakers because of failure due to fault and resets.

My concern is the other 1700 circuits that are protected by these breakers. I use many bubble covers and water proof covers as possible, those do work well. But the cleaners are always breaking them.
Should I consider, as a preventative measure, the replacement of all of them any time soon? I do know that everything produced today is "time Engineered".
Should I contact the Manufacturer of this breaker to find out the average lifespan of their product?
 
All of our Kitchens and outside electrical systems are powered through GFCI circuits as the code requires.
My question is directed towards the Kitchen circuits because many are tripped occasionaly because of steam and water sprayers used for cleaning.
Our facility has been in full 24 hour/day operation for going on 7 years. As of now I have replaced a few breakers because of failure due to fault and resets.

My concern is the other 1700 circuits that are protected by these breakers. I use many bubble covers and water proof covers as possible, those do work well. But the cleaners are always breaking them.
Should I consider, as a preventative measure, the replacement of all of them any time soon? I do know that everything produced today is "time Engineered".
Should I contact the Manufacturer of this breaker to find out the average lifespan of their product?

Are you breakers group mounted in panels? If aI were to guess are the outlets located in the areas in question the cast the breakers to trip or are the breakers located in individual enclosure in the areas you are referring to?
 
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