I’ve seen 2 devices that both have arc fault circuitry essentially clash and cause faults. I polished and tightened all ground wires - everything from the electrode to the small ground wires. That solved it. Whatever it is, I hope it’s an easy fix for you! David
On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM Kent via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > It is the inverter that trips off not the breaker and nothing needs to be > done to restore power except to reset the inverter. It isn't unusual for an > inverter to trip off due to overload faster than a breaker responds. But I > wouldn't expect the inverter to trip off due to an arc fault. > > The electrician has been out there twice looking for a problem with the > wiring and found nothing. > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar > > > On 11/21/2025 3:35 PM, Tom McCalmont wrote: > > Maybe it’s a real arc-fault in the system somewhere, and the breaker is > trying to tell you that. > > > *Tom McCalmont *CEO, Paired Power > pairedpower.com | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/paired-power/> > Direct: (669) 877-2931 > > > > On Nov 21, 2025, at 3:32 PM, Kent via RE-wrenches > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Fellow Wrenches, > > I have a system that we installed a few weeks ago that is driving us crazy > with overload faults. It is a remote cabin with maybe a half dozen circuits > being fed by a Little Rosie inverter. Every couple weeks the power system > shuts down with the Little Rosie showing an overload for no apparent > reason. Client resets the inverter and everything runs fine for a couple > weeks or so. The system seems to have no trouble when the Arc Fault (a > Siemens arc fault breaker in a 100-A Siemens panel) breaker is turned off. > Any of you have similar issues with these breakers? It is weird that the > breaker could actually be causing the inverter to trip off. > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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