czars
Czars
- Location
- West Melbourne, FL
- Occupation
- Florida Certified Electrical Contractor
Do anyone have any recent information about whether or not afci’s are now functioning as they were supposed to?
LOL NODo anyone have any recent information about whether or not afci’s are now functioning as they were supposed to?
Are you asking about having less unintended trips or about whether or not they actually respond to arcing faults?Do anyone have any recent information about whether or not afci’s are now functioning as they were supposed to?
Yeah I agree. I have had hardly any nuisance trips in the last 5 to 10 years, but I still am not convinced they offer any protection or at least a commensurate amount of protection for what they cost.My opinion is that there are far fewer nuisance trips with the current generation, but they still provide little, if any, value from a safety perspective.
So in this case they actually did their job? How was this finally tracked down?After replacing lots of AFCI's and everyone testing this and that speculating about ham radio, turns out it was the "lag screws" they used for the back decks were really long and nicked the home runs, so what the houses had in common was the same deck contractor.
Did those AFCI also have GF function as many did?In my experience they still separate installers from electricians.
We did have a huge issue, at new subdivision got done seeming random houses like at least 10 of them were having random AFCI trips.
After replacing lots of AFCI's and everyone testing this and that speculating about ham radio, turns out it was the "lag screws" they used for the back decks were really long and nicked the home runs, so what the houses had in common was the same deck contractor.
Turns out the deck contractors bolts also went thru the ABS drain pipe.
Did those AFCI also have GF function as many did?
Not allowed here! Must bolt through the band board/joist, no lag screws anymore.turns out it was the "lag screws" they used for the back decks were really long
I took that to mean crappy install of electrical components vs proper install from. Professional.In my experience they still separate installers from electricians.
We did have a huge issue, at new subdivision got done seeming random houses like at least 10 of them were having random AFCI trips.
After replacing lots of AFCI's and everyone testing this and that speculating about ham radio, turns out it was the "lag screws" they used for the back decks were really long and nicked the home runs, so what the houses had in common was the same deck contractor.
Turns out the deck contractors bolts also went thru the ABS drain pipe.
Same cost and don’t need to spend on a gfci receptacle, almost never see just afci breakers around here.I’d bet they were dual function and tripped on GF.
Is that a local code amendment your jurisdiction adopted? I don't see any such prohibition in the Virginia Residential Code:Not allowed here! Must bolt through the band board/joist, no lag screws anymore.