Jamie
Well Known Member
Since finishing and selling my -7A, my wife and I have moved into new construction that uses new-fangled arc fault breakers. I'm trying to get a shop squared away for another RV build and it seems that these breakers are now mandated by code in our area. The problem is that anything that generates a lot of noise (such as a vacuum cleaner) can cause the breakers the trip. This is unfortunate since my 110v compressor seems to trip the breaker for my garage quite often.
When I asked the builder's electrician about this I got a bunch of head scratching and "well, you could..." type answers and complaining about the breakers being mandated, but no real answers.
So here are my questions:
Can I simply swap out the breakers for ones rated with higher amps. What are the risks here? I mean, how do I determine what is a safe amperage for the circuit to my garage? What other ideas might you all have?
When I asked the builder's electrician about this I got a bunch of head scratching and "well, you could..." type answers and complaining about the breakers being mandated, but no real answers.
So here are my questions:
Can I simply swap out the breakers for ones rated with higher amps. What are the risks here? I mean, how do I determine what is a safe amperage for the circuit to my garage? What other ideas might you all have?