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re: Breakers randomly tripping
Posted on 12/26/23 at 2:24 pm to cgrand
Posted on 12/26/23 at 2:24 pm to cgrand
quote:house is 4000/5900. We have 3 ac units and the 1100 sq ft garage has its own 2.5 ton unit. Pool, commercial range, ice maker, seperate fridge and freezer, outdoor fridge etc. Lots of outdoor lighting etc. I remember being shocked when they told me I had to buy -‘400A switch for the generator because it was a good bit more than the original quote. Out bill runs about 5-600 in the summer, last month was 200.
good lord. my house, carport and barn all run on 150A and I have plenty of panel spaces left over is what it is but 400A single phase is a huge residential draw. How much is your power bill?
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Posted on 12/26/23 at 6:52 pm to achenator
quote:better you than me LOL
Out bill runs about 5-600 in the summer
I’m sure it’s nice but the builder really should have designed around a more manageable electrical situation. 400A single phase is ridiculous. We don’t even do that on commercial projects
too late now but 3 phase would have been a more responsible design assuming your utility company would allow it
anyway, with all that load I’m not surprised you are tripping breakers. Replace your arc fault breakers with regular breakers, square D breakers will fit in most panels (square D, GE, etc) and look and make sure everything is grounded correctly
Posted on 12/26/23 at 6:56 pm to achenator
quote:did you change user names in the middle of this thread
achenator
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:04 am to achenator
quote:
Out bill runs about 5-600 in the summer, last month was 200.
Ours is a usually half again more than yours.
I have a freezer in my garage. Bought it a couple of years ago. I had to remove the GCFI. Old chest freezer was fine but the new stand up freezer would constantly trip it.
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