[Number 6]

Originally Posted by JC and John

Our breakers trip in our new home when I try to use my older vacum cleaner and the lanai GFI trips when hubby tries to use the shop vac, yet he can plug into indoor outlet with no problems. Used older vacum cleaner in rental home in Hadley with no problems. Found out the breakers used in new housing are very sensitive to surge. We are considering having the breakers replaced with another brand.

Same with us on certain outlets. We had this looked at under warrenty and were told that it is normal in new homes (Village of Hemmingway). We found a work around.

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by Number 6

Same with us on certain outlets. We had this looked at under warrenty and were told that it is normal in new homes (Village of Hemmingway). We found a work around.

I've had two new homes in The Villages and never had a breaker tripping problem, so disagree that it is normal in new homes.

[graciegirl]

Our house just grew out of warranty and the only problem was when we plugged too many Christmas lights onto one outlet on the porch.

If your house is under warranty, I feel they will fix it someHOW.I would have to think that they require all suppliers to guarantee the products they buy from them. The have huge buying power and can call all the shots..

I was kidding about it being a conspiracy.

[Opulence]

Originally Posted by shcisamax;63***3

Conspiracy? Doubtful. They can't replace them with another type because of some national safety regulation. This is the third generation because there were problems with the second which tripped with hairdryers and vacuums. I really don't understand arcs and electrical terms...and this really wasn't meant to be a whining thread. I just wanted to hear if others are experiencing similar issues. Apparently it is localized.

" Apparently it is localized" - If it is localized, which area (Village) are you in?

Betty

[billethkid]

in warranty or not if you have breakers tripping for no known reason you need to get an electrician to determine why.

We had a problem in the bedroom and kitchen when our home was 3+ years old...obviously out of warranty.

Had an electrician come in and the problem turned out to be wires loosening and making intermitent contact every once in a while. Yes if the wire nuts in the switches or plugs connection boxes are not tightened maybe as much as they COULD be the humming and flow of electricity can move the.

Whether that is your problem or not you need to determine what it is BEFORE it becomes a more serious problem.

btk

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by shcisamax;63***3

Conspiracy? Doubtful. They can't replace them with another type because of some national safety regulation. This is the third generation because there were problems with the second which tripped with hairdryers and vacuums. I really don't understand arcs and electrical terms...and this really wasn't meant to be a whining thread. I just wanted to hear if others are experiencing similar issues. Apparently it is localized.

Many of us had breakers tripping here.... We called The Villages and a gentleman came out and said it was supposed to trip... It was our vacuum causing the problem. Others said they went to Ace and bought something that helped.

We just had our one year inspection and showed it to the gentleman who inspected our home. He put it in the report. The same man who told us it was supposed to trip came out and installed a new breaker... All fixed!

Hope this helps!

[DDoug]

If you have breakers tripping and you are using an electrical motor of any type that could trip your breaker. The new type of breaker and may I say it's not the fault of The Villages is called an Arc fault breaker not a ground fault breaker. There are new breakers that will support a motor but don't replace an arc fault breaker or(afci)with a standard breaker because if you go to sell your house and have an inspection you will probably fail the inspection. Best talk to a smart electrician on this one. And if you already know this then disregard all of the above.

[JC and John]

Originally Posted by angiefox10

Many of us had breakers tripping here.... We called The Villages and a gentleman came out and said it was supposed to trip... It was our vacuum causing the problem. Others said they went to Ace and bought something that helped.

We just had our one year inspection and showed it to the gentleman who inspected our home. He put it in the report. The same man who told us it was supposed to trip came out and installed a new breaker... All fixed!

Hope this helps!

We are close to our 1 year insp. and will bring this up to the inspector so the issue is on record and go from there. Thus far we have worked around the issue in our home which is in Sanibel. By the way, we had our older vacum serviced by an authorized service center and they found our vacum is in perfect working order. But we bought a new Dyson and no issues with the same outlets. It's a mystery to me.

[shcisamax]

I use a Dyson battery operated. They have yet to figure out what is causing the tripping. They even had an electrician in the attic checking the wires to see if a staple perhaps had pierced a wire. I was told today by someone we should go to Home Depot and replace them with the old fashion kind and when you have an inspection swap them back so they pass inspection. It is ridiculous. TV is well aware of the issue but legally they have to use these breakers for new builds.

[mulligan]

it's a nationwide problem...new code

[memason]

Recently, I had an AFCI breaker tripping every time I had the outside lights on and then turned on the guest bathroom light. I had replaced the outside light, in the front door foyer with a CFL bulb. Once I removed the CFL and went back to a regular light bulb, problem went away.

Mystery to me, but everything is fine for now....

[raynan]

Loads of tripping breakers in Pennecamp. All our neighbors have called The Villages to complain when we were in warranty, still calling out of warranty.

[shcisamax]

So what does tv say when you have been dealing with this over one year? What have they said is "the solution" ?

[justjim]

What OP stated is true. Apparently, these breakers were put into new homes because of a change in electrical codes. I had two breakers replaced while under warranty----so far problem solved. An electrician told me that the change that was made was totally unnecessary. In addition, the breakers are very expensive when compared to the breakers of previous code. Like another who posted on this thread said---"this is a mess.".

[raynan]

We have one neighbor that has documented all calls to The Villages from the whole neighborhood, breaker manufacturer has been out, adapters were given in some instances, some breakers replaced. Explanation is that new breakers are very sensitive. No one is satisfied. In our house it is our master bath. Cannot use hair dryer while shower light and fan are on. Fan in shower was replaced. Still happens. I adjusted usage. Vacuum cannot be used in all plugs, just some.