Siemens Electrical Supplies - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues
What does the ambere (yellow) light on the breaker
If the Siemens 20Amp 1-pole arc-fault circuit breaker is wired correctly and there are no problems with the circuit that it is protecting, when first turning it to the ON position, the amber light will come on then go out after about 10 seconds or so.
If the breaker is wired incorrectly or there is a fault in the circuit the amber light will stay on.
9/6/2022 12:48:46 PM •
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Siemens QF230A keeps tripping after installation.
So likely you have a 3 wire dryer cord and a 3 wire branch circuit. The dryer neutral is bonded to the dryer frame and the third wire of the dryer plug.
There were code exceptions for dryers and stoves that allowed timer motor circuits to use the neutral as a current carrier and frame ground.
To use the GFCI for the dryer you will be required to add an additional conductor (new 3 wire+ground cable) and separate the neutral to frame bond in the dryer and use a 4 wire dryer cord.
Likely you also have some GFCI single pole breakers and replaced ungrounded receptacles with grounded (another code exception) and they work OK. The dryer and stove are different as there is current on the third wire where as on the ungrounded receptacle GFCI there is no 3rd wire.
In breif, the neutral (current carrier conductor) from the dryer must be isolated from the dryer frame and dryer ground (fault current carrier conductor).
Or just leave it the way it was.
Check with local authority with jurisdiction for local code requirements.
6/25/2020 12:19:41 AM •
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No electricity in all bathroom outlets
you may have agfi outlet in the circuit. the outlet has 2 push buttons in the middle. it maybe an outside outlet that is tripped some contractors hook up the circiut like that
11/25/2017 8:43:32 PM •
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20 amp AFCI
The breaker has gone bad . You no longer have arc fault protection .
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