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Originally Posted by tag460
Summary of a letter from SECO I received today: The problem with breakers tripping appears to be inherent to homes located in Grid Area EL98au-The Villages north of SR44 and south of 466A. The brand of breakers is Eaton AFCI's and were originally installed by the builder and the cause was ham radio equipment. Members who experience AFCI breaker issues repeatedly are encouraged to contact The Villages Home Warranty Department.
I contacted The Villages Home Warranty Department for the second time. The first time I called when this first happen and they could not assist me because my house was over a year old. This time Home Warranty was aware of the problem and they are sending out the Contractor who installed the breakers. I will let you know what Exceptional Electric says.
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This is the ARRL post mentioned in Boomers post
ARRL Helps Manufacturer to Resolve Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter RFI Problems
Also agree not the fault of Ham radio operators.
Eaton AFCI circuit breaker type BR appears to carry a ten year warranty. If they are actually defective and involve many (or all) homes south of 466A, I would think that a manufacturers recall would be set up to replace them. Not just done piecemeal for those that report tripping today, but for those that may have the problem when THEIR neighbor takes up the HAM radio hobby in the future. Remember, HAM radios can also be mobile.