Re: arc fault breaker with x-10 problem

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

Some people have reported problems, but X10 works fine with the Square D arc
fault breakers we have here.  Even the powerful signal from the XTB-II
doesn't cause a problem when I test them in my workshop.

Jeff

"Dennis" <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have just got the electricity connected to a new house.  There are three
>bedroom circuits that code required to have arc fault breakers.  Those
>circuits have x-10 sockets, dimmer switches, and flourescent-controlling
>relay switches.
>
> The breakers on all three circuits trip immediately when they are closed.
> To test the wiring I swapped out the arc fault breakers with "regular"
> breakers.  Everything worked.
>
> I must not be the first person to have experienced this problem, but I
> couldn't find anything on previous posts (nor elsewhere on the web) that
> dealt with it.
>
> Any information will be appreciated, even if it's "yeah, you're screwed,
> X-10 won't work with arc-fault".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis