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Installing new load center - do I have to buy AFCI breakers

3K views 6 replies 2 participants last post by  jerseyguy1996 
#1 ·
Does NEC require you to upgrade to AFCI if I am replacing my old 12 circuit load center with a 40 circuit load center? It seems rather important seeing as how the 20 circuits that my house will now be using could either be $80 or $800 worth of breakers depending on what the rules state.
 
#2 ·
The NEC does NOT say this. Your local codes might, but IMO that would be rare.

How are you replacing a small (likely 100 amp) panel with a 200 amp panel without doing a service upgrade?
 
#4 ·
It's not just the service drop and the panel. More importantly, it's the service riser/cable, meter pan, service entrance cable and grounding/bonding.
 
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