Vacuum Cleaner Tripping ACFI Circuit Breaker on Certain Outlets
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Comments (3)You have a loose connection somewhere. The high current of the vacuum burned it. Very common problem almost aways triggered by the vacuum. The problem could be in any junction box on the circut(receptacle. fixture, switch etc.). Most common cause of this is the back stab connection on receptacles. Look at the devices that are dead and try and figure how the cable would have been routed to feed these devices. Then go to the first dead device or last working device and check the connection. If the back stabs are being used move the wires to the screw terminals. The problem could be in a working device. Turn the power off first....See MoreWiring Bathroom Circuit
Comments (5)I've got a question. Its a little off the wall but it deals with the wiring of the bath room. My vacuum all of the sudden has started to kick off the breaker in the bath room where I plug it in. This has never done this before. Just bought a Dyson model two months ago so am thinking its probably doing this. In the bath room is also the washer and dryer. Have always used this outlet with a vacuum and have never seen this happen till today. House is only 25 yrs old and no ground faults installed....See More20-Amp outlets throughout the house - a nutty idea ???
Comments (41)brickeye stated just to be argumentative: "All we are discusisng here is "20-Amp outlets throughout the house" so the entire statement is pointless in the present context, a house." But I had previously stated: "Reason I asked (sic: texasredhead) is that codemaking panels have tried for years to develop some sort of parameters to regulate the size of circuits and number of outlets on them to limit overloading, but none have never succeeded. One such scheme is the NEC's current one for residential wiring that requires 20 amp circuits for small appliance, bathroom, and similar power circuits. This is an attempt to reduce overloading by permitting the most common larger household loads to be served from larger cicuits. Another is the NEC's requirement to calculate receptacles at 180va for load purposes which has the net effect of setting a maximum number of outlets on any given 15 or 20 amp circuit." ------------ Apparantly brickeye does not know that the NEC code making panels consider adding the 180va limit for residential receptacles every code cycle.... Nor that my comments above were made in a direct exchange with texasredhead about his local code making panel in Texas now requiring 20 amps for all power circuits in a dwelling. So my responses completely to the point in the present context.... But now brickeye will just have another negative and baseless retort, as always, I'm sure.... (rolls eyes)...See More20 amp circuit question
Comments (18)"Joe surely you don't believe that it is ok to run two separate 20 amp breakers on a single neutral and ground? What if you put a15amp load on each breaker the neutral wire is being asked to run 30 amps. I know this is not safe. Leave the second breaker off. My guess it was originally a single 220 circuit. Somebody swapped out the dual breaker with two single ones. They also changed the outlet". This is why I questioned your qualifications. No offense but I am trying to tell you in a nice way that you are obviously not qualified to be telling others how to do electrical wiring. A multiwire circuit that is properly wired cannot overload the neutral. The neutral only carries the unbalanced current. In your example of 15 amps on each leg, the neutral will see no current at all. Ever notice that the neutral coming into your house is smaller than the line conductors? Same principle. Multiwire circuits have been around since the beginning of electricity and are perfectly legal. They are also known as "Edison circuits" and there are millions in use, probably a few in your house. I am suggesting in a nice way that you do your due diligence and study up before giving out advice. This post was edited by joefixit2 on Wed, Jan 14, 15 at 21:41...See MoreDavid Cary
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