[debgreat]

I have a two year old house that is in a very rural location. Power service is poor, any wind or rain makes the power go off and on like you are flipping a switch.

Recently, my master bedroom breaker keeps tripping when the power is interupted. No other breakers.

I don't know if this is normal or if it is of some significance. Any ideas???

 

[Gigs]

Is the breaker an AFCI? In a two year old house it almost certainly is. AFCIs just trip randomly. Your best bet is to replace it with a normal breaker (not code compliant). If the regular breaker trips, then you have a serious problem of some sort. If not, then it's fine.

There's a chance the AFCI is tripping due to a real fault of some sort, but then it would probably trip at other times as well. There's also a chance the AFCI is just defective. It is an electronic device after all, and can be damaged by surges.

 

[debgreat]

It is an Eaton, ARC FAULT BREAKER. TYPE BRAF (20)

I don't know if that is an AFCI or not??

 

[Gigs]

Yes that is AFCI.

So you have a choice.

1. Assume it's a real fault and try to figure it out.
2. Assume it's a false trip and try to figure out what load triggers it and move it out of the bedroom.
3. Assume the AFCI is defective and replace it with a new AFCI.
4. Replace the AFCI with a regular breaker.

Option 1... is unlikely because it would trip at other times too.
Option 2... Is there a computer plugged into the bedroom? Maybe a mac pro?
Option 3... It'll cost you $30 or so and may not fix anything
Option 4... violates the code but would be the easiest way. If there is a real fault, it could also just obscure it and put you at a risk (albiet, probably a slight one).

PS- This should go without saying, but if you choose to violate code by putting in a regular breaker, you assume full responsibility for anything bad that happens.
PPS- But also consider this: If your house had been built 3 or 4 years ago, a regular breaker would already be in that slot instead of the AFCI.

 

[Yoyizit]

Can you get your PoCo to analyze your incoming power quality, for free?
It's easier to defend against power quality problems, if that's what is causing this, if we first know what the problems are.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q="Power+quality+analyzer"&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8