Timeline for How to prevent inrush current caused by LED bulbs from tripping a breaker?
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| Feb 21 at 10:57 | comment | added | MikeB | Do you have any other 15A breakers on that board? If so, then you could try swapping the position without having to obtain a new one. | |
| Feb 20 at 19:20 | comment | added | DaveBurns | I agree that it seems like the breaker should handle the inrush but the order of events I describe make it hard to understand other possibilities. That said, new breakers are cheap so it's worth a try. I like the idea of pulling bulbs one by one to see if there's a threshold. Will try. I have a Lutron Diva dimmer elsewhere in my house rated for 250W of LEDs so I know they exist. Great ideas! | |
| Feb 20 at 19:18 | comment | added | DaveBurns | @KMJ - 21k of lumens is a lot but it's on all 4 sides of the house and aimed to cover an acre. That combined with a color temp of 2700k and it's not as bright as it seems on paper. But maybe my neighbors are just being polite. :-) | |
| Feb 20 at 18:54 | comment | added | KMJ | Comment not answer: 21k lumens of light is a lot of outdoor lighting. The place must look pretty bright with all these lights on! | |
| Feb 20 at 18:53 | history | answered | KMJ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |