General installation requirements for arc-fault circuit interrupter protection requirements in 2011 NEC.

According to the National Fire Protection Association and the National Fire Incident Reporting System data, the five-year period from 1994 to 1998 averaged 73,500 annual electrical fires that were ...

Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters were originally required only for bedrooms, but code now calls for AFCI protection in other living areas of the house, including living and dining rooms.

The information in this preview comes from a Transparency Market Research report titled 'ARC Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) Market (Type - Branch/Feeder, Outlet, Combination; Application ...

Residential electrical branch circuit breakers incorporate electronic and electrical technology in Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters that can turn off power to prevent fires if arcing occurs.

Should home inspectors recommend upgrading to new AFCIs? No. Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters are relatively new electrical safety devices that first appeared in the 1999 National Electric Code.

The new rules, part of the 2008 National Electrical Code, require a special circuit breaker -- called an arc-fault circuit interrupter or AFCI -- on circuits for bedrooms, living rooms, sunrooms ...

A receptacle protected by a listed combination type arc-fault circuit interrupter type circuit breaker.