Mike Lamb Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 I pressed the test button on this Cutler Hammer - Eaton BRAF - AFCI and it immediately started to sizzle and smoke. I manually shut the breaker off. I did some googling and did not see anything about recalls. Anybody else have this experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 I've never had that experience and I haven't heard about any problems with them. These are relatively cheaply mass produced devices, though. It's inevitable that a few klunkers will make it into people's panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Tarter Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Yes I have had several spark, pop, flash, smoke. I even got shocked pretty good once just by pushing the test button, my shoulder hurt the rest of the day. It always seems to be the Cutler Hammer/Eaton brand. Many times they won't reset to restore power and I have to notify the home owner, which is not a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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