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[templdl]

Most of us here do not buy large quantites of AFCIs at any one time. I think the most I have ever purchased is 10. For those of you buying larger quantites, is the price that much different? Can it get down to the $15 difference that is talked about in the NEMA article? That reference is dated to 2003.

Yes, my thoughts also, $15 each? Not in the real world that is. Everyone will zero in on that as bogus and then disqualify the entire paper because of it. Lies have a tendency to cause you to question everything. When you consider the purpose of the paper why did they have to bring price into it? It was a good paper by itself.
You would be lucky to find someone bowing them out for $15ea on Ebay.

 

[kwired]

Quoted from the article," (AFCI-enabled outlets are available if your circuits can't be retrofitted),"
Was I out sick the day those were on sale???? I have yet to see one.
I feel the need to add, people won't spend money they don't have to, even for fancy pants TR receptacles. Before they were required I was offering them AT MY COST in new custom homes, we were wiring, where they had children and not a single person wanted them. They did want the $12,000.00 Range though.

Have you ever gone to a tour of homes or other similar event where people are showing off their home and seen them give high praise to the TR receptacles or the AFCI breakers, or for that matter anything electrical that is more less hidden and taken for granted? Fancy lights or controls, and other utilization equipment is something they want to show off, what it takes to make it work - they simply don't understand.

The entire point of consumer reports is they don't take any products for free or run on advertisers, I feel they are the most unbiased source out there even if they do make occasional gaffs





I am telling you they did not, if CR got caught doing that it would be all over for them

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/aboutus/mission/overview/index.htm

Might be the point, things still happen, people make mistakes, have misunderstandings, or do not do enough reasearch.

I agree. They've made their living by not accepting advertisements and fighting anyone who uses their ratings for advertisement. IMO they're not influenced but sometimes mistaken.

Hopefully they take feedback from readers and will look into negative feedback and release a new report if deemed necessary.

 

[acrwc10]

Have you ever gone to a tour of homes or other similar event where people are showing off their home and seen them give high praise to the TR receptacles or the AFCI breakers, or for that matter anything electrical that is more less hidden and taken for granted? Fancy lights or controls, and other utilization equipment is something they want to show off, what it takes to make it work - they simply don't understand.

That is basically what I tell my home owner customers,"The better I do my job, the less it looks like I did anything."

 

[kwired]

That is basically what I tell my home owner customers,"The better I do my job, the less it looks like I did anything."

That is why they don't want to pay, they don't realize anything was done