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re: AFCI Breaker Issue *SOLVED*

Posted on 2/27/21 at 3:34 pm to
Posted by RoyalWe
Prairieville, LA
Member since Mar 2018
3200 posts
Posted on 2/27/21 at 3:34 pm to
Update:

I bought a 15 amp breaker of the same type used in my panel. I de-energized the panel and upon my pulling the AFCI breaker I notice that the AFCI has two wires and not the single wire that a normal breaker has. Makes sense given what the AFCI is supposed to do, but I sure didn't think about it before taking the panel door off. So, I put everything back together and now I guess I'll have to buy an AFCI breaker and hope it behaves differently or I'll have to figure out what to do with that other wire. My guess is 'nothing' because it's probably going to ground, but not being an electrical guy I didn't want to do it without knowing exactly what I'm doing. If anyone knows, please advise, but I'll start searching for the answer now. Thanks for reading.

EDIT: I ordered a QAF2 version of the breaker as the QAF (what I have) is not listed anywhere. I assume this is the older breaker that people said was a problem. I'm hoping the QAF2 version works. Will let everyone know. Should be delivered tomorrow.
This post was edited on 2/27/21 at 4:08 pm
Posted by papasmurf1269
Hells Pass
Member since Apr 2005
20939 posts
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:22 pm to
The breaker had a black and white wire attached?

The white wire just makes up to the neutral bar
This post was edited on 2/27/21 at 7:24 pm
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