I have a dishwasher that routinely trips the AFCI circuit breaker (A70). I’m wondering if the problem is actually the breaker.

What can I do to debug whether the problem is the dishwasher itself, the wiring, or the breaker?

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I’d isolate the dishwasher on the circuit. Make sure nothing else is putting a load on the breaker.

The only other thing plugged in is the garbage disposal, but it’s almost never running. I guess I should unplug it and confirm that the tripping still occurs.

could you switch two device on their circuit breaker? for example swap microwave oven and dishwasher and see what happens?

Good idea πŸ™