AFCI receptacle by Leviton???

[Pierre C Belarge]

I searched the forum and did not come up with an answer, so I am posting this question.

One of my students told me tonight that he installed a Leviton receptacle AFCI device last week.


I google Leviton and searched their site without suitable results.

Has anyone seen one of these devices????

 

[Volta]

Nope . . . . . .

 

[macmikeman]

Nope. Me needer.

 

[hotwire1955]

tell him to bring one in for show and tell

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I bet it was a GFCI receptacle. He got the "FCI" part correct. :grin:

 

[don_resqcapt19]

There is no company with a UL Listing under the category "Arc-fault Circuit Interrupters, Outlet Circuit Type" (AWCG) and the only listings under "Arc-fault Circuit Interrupters, Combination Type" (AWAH), which are permitted to be made in an "outlet type" are Eaton, Siemens, Square D and GE.

 

[mcclary's electrical]

There is none right now.

But the code has certainly set up for the production of them with the wording in 210.12 (b) exceptions a&B

 

[480sparky]

I heard a story back when AFCI protection first came about that P&S actually had developed an AFCI receptacle. However, the only made a limited number at the time, and were using them for R&D as well as listing purposes.

By the time they got them made, the requirement changed from "receptacle outlets" to "circuits", so they dropped them and concentrated on AFCI breakers.

Whether or not they still exist, I don't know. But if they do, they certainly would not meet the combination requirement of the '08.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I was leary in class and did not want to make him look silly or a big deal out of it.
But...he was dead sure of the installation


**You know...it could be you guys are all a day late and a dollar short...

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I just had a friend of mine who owns a supply shop call his Leviton contact.

They DO NOT have an AFCI device.

 

[Hendrix]

There is none right now.

But the code has certainly set up for the production of them with the wording in 210.12 (b) exceptions a&B

There are lots of referances to them in the 2011, and from what I hear, you will need to arcfault virtually everything in 2014.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

There are lots of referances to them in the 2011, and from what I hear, you will need to arcfault virtually everything in 2014.

They haven't even started accepting proposals for the 2014 edition yet.

 

[acrwc10]

I'm sure you can find anything if you "believe" enough.