NEC 2014

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Just got back from the IAEI Western Section Meeting. Of course, due to the 2014 edition coming out the meeting was devoted to 2014 changes. Lots of changes, some good, some not so good. The anti AFCI camp will really like the AFCI changes-not. We will now have 6 methods of complying with the AFCI requirements. And here is where it gets interesting, 2 of the methods don't even have products available to use them (sound familiar?). And of course as most know, that basically everything in the home will be AFCI except the bathroom and garage.
I think this is going to be a real issue for a lot of people. There was zero talk of the voodoo technology involved here and I didn't dare bring it up or ask for some hard data on the track record for the number of "saved" fires for fear of being run out of the meeting. Everyone just acted like this is the greatest thing in the world.
 
What 2 afci methods are not available? I know the afci receptacle by Leviton is already out and has been for more than 6 months.
 
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I've been to the last two IAEI NW section meetings on code changes. But since Mike Johnson left for NECA, their material is not the same. Plus the IAEI analysis of changes has a lot of full page pictures and changes that are not really important.
Mikes material is far better.
 
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