Fred B
Senior Member
- Location
- Upstate, NY
- Occupation
- Electrician
I have a new residential remodel job that currently has most of the lighting control on contactor switches. Owner is looking to have a lot of changes to the lighting placement and number. I've seen a few in some commercial venues but never in a residential and I have very little experience with these. To meet AFCI requirements how would I proceed or what should I recommend? Will AFCI create a conflict with the contractor switches? Should I recommend rewire to a more "normal residential" wiring/switching method. To complicate thing circuit panel is an old Westinghouse 200Amp. Some of the brakers feel "mushy" when turning them off and on, no strong "snap" off/on. Do they even make AFCI for a Westinghouse panel? Haven't opened up the contractor panel but it is an old GE. Any insights would be welcomed. Thanks