Hi,
I am renovating an old home and had the entire structure rewired from knob and tube. Being a woodworker who can barely plug in his tools, I left the wiring to an electrical firm.
Anyway, while working on the porch trim, I could not use my Dewalt miter saw without tripping the circuit. The painters were also not able to use their compressor for spraying on these circuits. I am able to run my 10.5 amp belt sander without them tripping.
The electrician came out and checked the circuit (it has a 20 A AFCI breaker, BTW). He blamed the lack of sophistication of the breaker for it being so sensitive. If true, are there better breakers?
So the question to the esteemed readers with wiring knowledge, is this a reasonable answer? Does it indicate that there is a problem that needs to be resolved before I pay for the work? The bill is due but I don't want to pay if something needs to be done.
Thanks for the advice!
Jeff
I am renovating an old home and had the entire structure rewired from knob and tube. Being a woodworker who can barely plug in his tools, I left the wiring to an electrical firm.
Anyway, while working on the porch trim, I could not use my Dewalt miter saw without tripping the circuit. The painters were also not able to use their compressor for spraying on these circuits. I am able to run my 10.5 amp belt sander without them tripping.
The electrician came out and checked the circuit (it has a 20 A AFCI breaker, BTW). He blamed the lack of sophistication of the breaker for it being so sensitive. If true, are there better breakers?
So the question to the esteemed readers with wiring knowledge, is this a reasonable answer? Does it indicate that there is a problem that needs to be resolved before I pay for the work? The bill is due but I don't want to pay if something needs to be done.
Thanks for the advice!
Jeff