We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electrify everything

Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by tablespoon on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:00PM (#34344726)

> And certain circuits I go with AFCI instead.

IIRC, in the US, code now requires AFCI pretty much everywhere except when GFCI is required.

And AFCI is a bit of a PITA, to the point where electricians advise me against adding anything new to existing circuits in my house (because then the local inspector would require a new AFCI breaker, apparently in other areas the inspectors are less picky and would be satisfied with an AFCI outlet).

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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @05:39PM (#34346101)

Last time I had work done, which was about six months ago, we didn't have to use AFCI for anything other than bedrooms (and maybe others, nothing that applied to the four circuits I was having installed though). Maybe a very recent change?

I agree on them being a PITA sometimes. They're somewhat prone to thinking that electric motors (e.g. fans) are trying to start a fire.

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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by coryrc on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @10:29PM (#34348816)

It's a fairly recent change; your municipality probably hadn't adopted the newest code yet.

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