See the thing is you are trying scare tactics with me here on this forum by suggesting I am in for a bad time if a customer has an electrical fire. That being the case I would love to be a fly on the wall while you discuss the pros and cons of AFCI protection.
Feel free to come and do a ride along with me and not have to be the "fly on the wall".
I am well aware of the history of AFCIs and who publishes the NEC.
Yes it's been almost 20 years, can you point to any independent studies that show they have increased safety?
Seriously, It's the NFPA. Do I need a greater authority to back up my postion. It wouldn't matter who I cited or what study I showed, I would get the same push back.
Even if you have no idea if they will keep them safer.
Of course it will leave there home safer.
That is scare tactic, thanks for confirming what I suspected.
YOU are the professional. YOU are the AUTHORITY when you are in their home. The first place the insurance company will look to is YOU. So that puts us in a place to ask, "Am I doing every thing I can to honor the client and their electrical system when I am in their home?" So we must set aside our angst for AFCI protection, and begin embracing the many new technologies that are sure to cause us grief in years to come, and know full well, it is our responsibility to inform the client of these technologies.
That is scare tactic, thanks for confirming what I suspected.
If you suspected we take our work extremely seriously, than, your welcome. This is a dangerous business we are in, and every day people live and die by the installations electricians complete.