Re-Certified, Re-Furbished Circuit Breakers

i_need_help

While searching online for Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breakers ($40-$60) I ran across some Re-Certified and Re-Furbished breakers that cost less ($20-$30 about half price of new). Has anyone had any experience with re-built breakers? Do I understand correctly that according to the newest code a large part of the household circuits must now be protected by Combination Arc Fault Breakers? This could get expensive as normal breakers are about 1/10 the price of AFC's.

brric

If your home was code compliant when it was built and/or rewired it does not have to be brought up to current codes unless you are altering or rewireing.

i_need_help

Just to clarify, this is new construction.

Jim Port

The breakers might be just the older style arc-fault and not the newer combination arc-fault.

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jbfan

All I can say is don't do it.

It may cause more headaches than the few bucks you save.
What brand are you looking at?

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LyonsElecSupply

Just dont do it. doesnt matter the brand.

you get what you pay for. Pay cheap, it is more likely to be a problem.

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