Not a problem


"e michael brandt" wrote in message
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These are for window AirConditioners, and happen to be right next to hot
water radiators, which I figured are as likely to be as good a ground as a
faucet in a bathroom.

Do you see any reason that I cannot simply use the ganged 220v breaker
like I had it before (ignoring the AFCI for now.) That way both circuits
are tripped when either one is overloaded.

emichael

RBM wrote:
You are correct that you can't share a neutral between the two breakers.
You need to run separate two wire circuits to the bedrooms. Why are you
installing GFCI outlets in bedrooms?


"emichael" wrote in message
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I had run a 12/3 w.g 220v circuit to my attic, and then branched into
two 12/2 w.g to run 110v to each of two separate GFCI-protected wall
outlets. Originally I had a ganged double pole 20a 220v breaker
supplying this paired circuit, and all was well. And the electrical
inspector was content.

But then a different electrical inspector told me that instead i needed
to have AFCI breakers in the breaker box, since these outlets are in
bedrooms. So, I bought two 20a AFCIs (I could find no double pole 220v
AFCIs and the guy at HomeDepot said with this situation they should
have been on two separate breakers anyway.)

Well, now the AFCIs trip (both of them simultaneously) whenever there
is any load on either circuit. My guess is that because there is a
shared neutral, the AFCIs are getting confused. But I am also
wondering if the problem might be because there are GFCIs at each
outlet. Can GFCIs and AFCIs cooexist okay? If so, then is there a way
to use AFCIs in this situation?

Thanks for your help.

emichaelb