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I just took a look at your specific breaker. This design will not have a slot for your white wire. All white wires and your white pigtail will be terminated on your main neutral bar 🍻
But doesn’t that defeat the purpose? Basically makes it a “normal” breaker? Hows it supposed to detect arc’s when the neutrals now even going through it? Sounds like a normal breaker to me. Your thoughts?
@@Cowboy711AoZ yes I know what you mean. I was scratching my head too. It doesn't look any different than the regular AFCI since we want a CAFCI. I was looking at their brochures. It doesn't convince me that it's a CAFCI...
I wonder how they get away with saying it is… its really hard to find any information on these breakers. You should get one and do a video. I tried searching for hours and no one has any information on it.. when an arc happens.. does that travel on only the white wire? Or black as well? If it happens on black wire then maybe this breaker will work? But only 50%. Thoughts?
@@Cowboy711AoZ I believe the arc can happen in either black or white wire. If there's a break (hair line split) in the wire or loose connection on either white or black it will trip the breaker. Or even the lightest minor short in the circuit. There should be neutral wire slot on the breaker so the device can detect the neutral side. Someone should tell Siemens it doesn't look right.
Is it better/easier, as you've done in vid, to screw in all wires AFTER you've snapped the breaker in place? Or equally doable to screw in wires while holding breaker in hand (before mounting)? Thanks!
Hmmm if you feel you are limited in space and think it'll be difficult to put them after. By all means do it your way but make sure the breaker is on the OFF setting. For my way I'm just dealing with one wire at a time so it's pretty easy. I never done it the other way.
@@KevinPon. Thanks for the quick reply, Kevin. No preference of my own; Just saw other vids where poster did wires first, so thought I'd see if you had specific reason. But that said, your vid is the only one with the EXACT style of circuit breaker, except mine is Murray brand. Gonna tackle replacing what appears to be bad breaker once I get my multimeter. I don't mind being over-prepared :-) My breaker's been tripping for no reason for the last 2 weeks. Would flip it back, but it's been happening progressively more frequently til it finally gave up & wouldn't stay in place any more. So assuming it's faulty, and hope a new one will solve the problem. Thanks so much for posting your vid! Seeing the exact breaker installed makes me feel 100% confident now. Still gonna don all my rubber gear and shut off Main Disconnect tho, for super safety. Have a great day!!
I'm happy to help 😊. The replacement should fix the problem. I know you can do it! And yes safety first. Let me know if you need have anymore questions. Cheers 🍻
@@KevinPon. Hey Kevin. My breaker's successfully replaced. Thanks for everything! More feedback about your vid: It's soo helpful how you provide so much detail: such as showing the breaker in 360 degrees, then turning it and showing 360 Degrees in the OTHER dimension. Might be too much info for some, but I like to visualize everything before I tackle new projects. (And there are so many around the house.) Might not know for a week if this solves the problem. If not I'll take u up on offer & ask add'l questions. Meanwhile, just for kicks, here's some music for you: th-cam.com/video/_vNeFCKwEwg/w-d-xo.html That's my cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game". There's more on TH-cam, and my entire CD (mostly originals) is on Spotify & iTunes. Other fan favorites: "Charlene", "Corrupt". Keep up the great vid work, Kevin! You are doing the world of DIYers a great service!!
@@shamelesschic9491 That is wonderful! I am very happy to hear and I hope it does fix your problem since those breakers are not a cheap replacement. Thank you very much Susie, for your feedback it means a lot 😊. And thank you for sharing some music with me. I love it! You are truly a artist!!!
Be careful bundling all your romex together. Some inspectors my say you have to derate your cables. Staple them single or if staple are UL listed-pairs of two.
Sorry about that. What I did was, took the "white wire" from the breaker. Connect that to the neutral bar. Just like how the rest of the other white wires are screwed in place.
When my home was built the electrician installed cafci in for my two bathrooms. Only the lights and exhaust fans are on them. But my lights keep flickering. The breaker never trips but I am worried something is wrong. Any ideas?
@@twricicar my entire house with LED's is on CAFCI breakers. I haven't experienced any flickering yet. But here's a link that can provide the possible reasons why your lights are flickering. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.ledlightexpert.com/Led-Light-Fixtures-Flickering-Causes-and-Solutions_b_110.html&ved=2ahUKEwiNv_3z1uXyAhXJs54KHRoUAwwQFnoECB0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw38YPLhp7uSeWlvey6LRZuD
@@ziggiezag938 I'll explain the difference. CAFCI can detect a arcing in a damaged or a small gap in the single wire where AFCI cannot. Everything else is the same. As for GFCI receptacle, that is required at a near by sink. In a not so newer home will have AFCI, I don't think most people will front up thousands of dollars to get them all replaced to CAFCI breakers.
We DID it! Changed two breakers. It really was easy (except my hands and wrists are defective and weak so my husband had to loosen everything & then tighten it all)! Thank you for all your patient answers! We couldn't have done it without you!!!!!
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Good videography! Makes it so much easier to understand.
Thank you Lawrence! 🍻
Very good. Clear directions and thanks.
Thanks for the video. How about the ground wire? Is it not required in Canada? I use 14/2 with copper wire for ground...
Hello there! The ground wire is required. Must be terminated on the ground bar in the panel.
Liked the video, my only question is why not turn the main breaker off to be extra safe?
oops just read you comment about the main.
Could you explain why some Siemens breakers have a green sticker where the N sticker is? Thanks
How would you install a Q1515AFC? Its a tandem breaker and has a pigtail but no where to connect my white wire. Just my 2 loads.
I just took a look at your specific breaker. This design will not have a slot for your white wire. All white wires and your white pigtail will be terminated on your main neutral bar 🍻
But doesn’t that defeat the purpose? Basically makes it a “normal” breaker? Hows it supposed to detect arc’s when the neutrals now even going through it? Sounds like a normal breaker to me. Your thoughts?
@@Cowboy711AoZ yes I know what you mean. I was scratching my head too. It doesn't look any different than the regular AFCI since we want a CAFCI. I was looking at their brochures. It doesn't convince me that it's a CAFCI...
I wonder how they get away with saying it is… its really hard to find any information on these breakers. You should get one and do a video. I tried searching for hours and no one has any information on it..
when an arc happens.. does that travel on only the white wire? Or black as well? If it happens on black wire then maybe this breaker will work? But only 50%. Thoughts?
@@Cowboy711AoZ I believe the arc can happen in either black or white wire. If there's a break (hair line split) in the wire or loose connection on either white or black it will trip the breaker. Or even the lightest minor short in the circuit. There should be neutral wire slot on the breaker so the device can detect the neutral side. Someone should tell Siemens it doesn't look right.
I never see blue jacket on romex what gage is it 14 awg or 12 awg
Yes, me neither. It's my first time too. It's 14 awg. I have a basement. I wonder it's to distinguish the two. I wasn't too curious to check either.
@@KevinPon. usaly 14 gage is white and yellow is 12 gage and orange is 10 gage
@@DavidBerquist334 correct.
Is it better/easier, as you've done in vid, to screw in all wires AFTER you've snapped the breaker in place? Or equally doable to screw in wires while holding breaker in hand (before mounting)? Thanks!
Hmmm if you feel you are limited in space and think it'll be difficult to put them after. By all means do it your way but make sure the breaker is on the OFF setting. For my way I'm just dealing with one wire at a time so it's pretty easy. I never done it the other way.
@@KevinPon. Thanks for the quick reply, Kevin. No preference of my own; Just saw other vids where poster did wires first, so thought I'd see if you had specific reason. But that said, your vid is the only one with the EXACT style of circuit breaker, except mine is Murray brand. Gonna tackle replacing what appears to be bad breaker once I get my multimeter. I don't mind being over-prepared :-) My breaker's been tripping for no reason for the last 2 weeks. Would flip it back, but it's been happening progressively more frequently til it finally gave up & wouldn't stay in place any more. So assuming it's faulty, and hope a new one will solve the problem. Thanks so much for posting your vid! Seeing the exact breaker installed makes me feel 100% confident now. Still gonna don all my rubber gear and shut off Main Disconnect tho, for super safety. Have a great day!!
I'm happy to help 😊. The replacement should fix the problem. I know you can do it! And yes safety first. Let me know if you need have anymore questions. Cheers 🍻
@@KevinPon. Hey Kevin. My breaker's successfully replaced. Thanks for everything! More feedback about your vid: It's soo helpful how you provide so much detail: such as showing the breaker in 360 degrees, then turning it and showing 360 Degrees in the OTHER dimension. Might be too much info for some, but I like to visualize everything before I tackle new projects. (And there are so many around the house.) Might not know for a week if this solves the problem. If not I'll take u up on offer & ask add'l questions. Meanwhile, just for kicks, here's some music for you: th-cam.com/video/_vNeFCKwEwg/w-d-xo.html That's my cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game". There's more on TH-cam, and my entire CD (mostly originals) is on Spotify & iTunes. Other fan favorites: "Charlene", "Corrupt". Keep up the great vid work, Kevin! You are doing the world of DIYers a great service!!
@@shamelesschic9491 That is wonderful! I am very happy to hear and I hope it does fix your problem since those breakers are not a cheap replacement. Thank you very much Susie, for your feedback it means a lot 😊. And thank you for sharing some music with me. I love it! You are truly a artist!!!
Be careful bundling all your romex together. Some inspectors my say you have to derate your cables. Staple them single or if staple are UL listed-pairs of two.
What did you do at 4:05? Could not understand and your hand obscured the connection. Thanks.
Sorry about that. What I did was, took the "white wire" from the breaker. Connect that to the neutral bar. Just like how the rest of the other white wires are screwed in place.
When my home was built the electrician installed cafci in for my two bathrooms. Only the lights and exhaust fans are on them. But my lights keep flickering. The breaker never trips but I am worried something is wrong. Any ideas?
Both washrooms lights flicker and what kind of bulbs are you using?
@@KevinPon. yes all flicker. They are led recessed lights
@@twricicar are they also on a dimmer switch?
No
@@twricicar my entire house with LED's is on CAFCI breakers. I haven't experienced any flickering yet. But here's a link that can provide the possible reasons why your lights are flickering. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.ledlightexpert.com/Led-Light-Fixtures-Flickering-Causes-and-Solutions_b_110.html&ved=2ahUKEwiNv_3z1uXyAhXJs54KHRoUAwwQFnoECB0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw38YPLhp7uSeWlvey6LRZuD
Can you replace a CAFCI/GFCI with an ARC Fault only?
You certainly can. Yes these breakers are expensive! Sometimes there's deals on Amazon. AFCI is more than enough to keep everything operating safely.
@@KevinPon. What about the missing GFCI?
@@ziggiezag938 I'll explain the difference. CAFCI can detect a arcing in a damaged or a small gap in the single wire where AFCI cannot. Everything else is the same. As for GFCI receptacle, that is required at a near by sink. In a not so newer home will have AFCI, I don't think most people will front up thousands of dollars to get them all replaced to CAFCI breakers.
We DID it! Changed two breakers. It really was easy (except my hands and wrists are defective and weak so my husband had to loosen everything & then tighten it all)! Thank you for all your patient answers! We couldn't have done it without you!!!!!
That is wonderful! Congratulations on your success! You're very welcome 👍🏻😊
Can I replace AFCI with CAFCI?
Absolutely, yes you can.
@@KevinPon. Awesome, Thanks for the response!