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I would call the manufacturer of the device and see if that can be the issue. Back when we had this issue those units were much more expensive then what the inspector paid.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
There was a local electrician who ran into this issue many years ago. It turned out that the tester wouldn't work properly when the run was over 75'. Since this is a large home I will guess that most circuits are over 75'

It was interesting because the inspector would test one receptacle and all was fine but when he move to the next receptacle it would trip. That second receptacle put the distance over 75'.
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One of the AHJs for whom I worked supplied all the inspectors with AFCI tester (don't recall the manufacturer) and we experienced the same problem. On short runs, the tester worked reasonably well; on long runs or houses fed from a temporary, they seldom caused the breaker to trip even though the breaker test button functioned. The testers ended up in the trash bin.
 
Though the test button on the device is the only MFG recognized test method of both GFCI/AFCI, one can somewhat reliably test GFCI's simply by introducing a ground fault over 6 mA, after all that is what they are looking for. Only thing it won't tell you is if it is tripping within the time lines of the listing standards.

AFCI's isn't so simple as there is many current signatures that are supposed to make it trip. Pressing the test button on a GFCI does introduce same current conditions through the sensing components as a real ground fault. I doubt test button on an AFCI does any sort of fault simulation but rather just sends a trip command to the processor.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
It doesn't, however many inspectors will turn it down especially if it is to the back of the cabinet
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This was an issue here in WA for dishwashers since a dualfunction 2 pole breaker isn't available and older dishwashers are often on multiwire circuit.. So there is a local amendment specifically allowing a gfi device in a sink cabinet. It's the only type of cabinet that this is allowed here though.
 
Just put a key operated lock on the cabinet door then it is specifically permitted according to the definition, as long as it is not located behind all the junk stored in the cabinet :unsure:
 
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