Ohms law
Senior Member
- Location
- Sioux Falls,SD
I was just curious if anyone has issues with AFCI's on laundry circuits tripping because of the relays in the wash machine? I have recently have had an issue with 3 different Whirlpool brand wash machines that intermittently cause the AFCI to trip when switching from rinse to spin. The company that sells these Whirlpool's are telling homeowners to have the electrician replace the breaker with a regular one. I assure you it's not the wire. I have ran 12-2 romex across the floor with a receptacle, temporarily, and still the AFCI would trip. I also replaced the AFCI for the dining receptacles with the laundry AFCI breaker and still issues. Although there was no issues with the dining receptacles when I use a vacuum. Sorry, if this seems long winded.