Unlike a conventional circuit breaker, which detects overloads and short circuits, an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) uses advanced electronic technology to sense different arcing conditions.

Circuit breakers can be frustrating. You're happily bopping through your day, perhaps craving an English Muffin, so you decide to plug a toaster oven into the outlet where your refrigerator is plugged ...

Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters are relatively new electrical safety devices that first appeared in the 1999 National Electric Code. AFCI devices look very similar to GFCI devices, in that they have a ...

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. This ...

Jack Jamison, an electrical inspector from Morgantown, speaks against changes to the State Building Code to eliminate the need for arc-fault circuit interrupter breakers in homes. (Photo by Steven ...

American Circuit Breaker Manufacturers Association says new research shows advantages of AFCI circuit breakers over AFCI receptacles. The American Circuit Breaker Manufacturers Association (ACBMA), a ...

2023 AFCI Performance Survey ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In July 2023, the Electrical Safety Foundation (ESFI) and The National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) Low ...

Double-tapped circuit breakers are one of the most common electrical defects that home inspectors find. Everyone seems to sign off on this defect as a 'big deal', but I'm here to tell you it's not. It ...