Sierrasparky
Senior Member
- Location
- USA
- Occupation
- Electrician ,contractor
The GE AFCI breaker, as well as all AFCI overcurrent protective devices and AFCI receptacle devices are ONLY testable by their TEST button. There is no third party diagnostic tool or technique that is allowed by the nationally recognized testing laboratories (NRTLs) to "test" any AFCI.
Manufacturers have stonewalled us for over two decades when it comes to sharing technical explanations of their own circuitry solutions to the "Grand Concept" of Arc Fault Circuit Interruption.
As a result, if an AFCI stays "ON," after a TEST and RESET, it is, by definition, working to UL standard until a court of law finds otherwise.
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