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Square D AFCI breaker double tapped
[#2] Posted: 02/02/2010 - 10:06:27 AM |  |  |
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The bottom breaker does look double tapped. Is there room in that panel to add another breaker?
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[#3] Posted: 02/02/2010 - 11:50:19 AM | | |
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I don't remember if the AFCIs can accept 2 wires.
A pigtail could be installed to alleviate this situation.
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Square D AFCI breaker double tapped
[#4] Posted: 02/02/2010 - 12:08:54 PM | | |
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They only breakers listed as accepting 2 (copper) wires are the 10 through 30 amp, one or two pole, standard breakers. So no double-taps on AFCIs.
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Square D AFCI breaker double tapped
[#5] Posted: 02/02/2010 - 1:55:49 PM | | |
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Square D AFCI breakers are not designed to accept multiple conductors.
To correct this situation one would need to
A) add another AFCI breaker
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B) splice those wires together with a pigtail to the breaker
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Square D AFCI breaker double tapped
[#6] Posted: 02/02/2010 - 2:15:16 PM | | |
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Can the splice occur within the panel?
Thread drift...
Also, can the panel contain terminated conductors? No pic, but it looks like at one time the house had an electric range and dryer, then converted them to gas. So they terminated the conductors for each (and labeled them) and replaced the 30 amp breakers with 20's for other use. I thought I have read where you can not have terminated conductors in the panel.
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Square D AFCI breaker double tapped
[#7] Posted: 02/02/2010 - 3:14:40 PM | | |
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Yes, the splice can be made in the panel up to the limits of conductor fill.
Unused conductors are commonly terminated in panels when the circuit is no longer needed. They could also be removed entirely or placed in a junction box outside the panel.
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