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Originally Posted by getdul981
That sounds like defective breakers.
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It can be. But on the other hand, some types of electrical motors, for example, can 'naturally arc' more than others which will confuse some breakers.
Sometimes it can be a switch problem: We have a ceiling fan in our bedroom her in OH that would constantly trip the AFCI breaker whenever you'd turn the wall switch for the fan on. It's a variable speed fan control with a light dimmer control built into it as well. Not an inexpensive switch......and it's a name brand item. After doing some testing and trial-and-error things, it turns out that it was the wall switch that was the problem - I swapped it out for an identical fan-and-light wall switch from another room that's not on an AFCI breaker.............and now the breaker in the bedroom no longer trips! Fan and light both work fine.
Bill
