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GFCI vs. AFCI Outlets: What’s the Difference?
Arc-fault circuit interrupter. Just like a GFCI, AFCI protection can be provided by receptacles or circuit breakers, and they must be readily accessible. Yes. Almost every room in newly ...
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The Apprentice’s Guide to AFCIs and the NEC
Note: This article references the 2020 NEC because the Philadelphia area — the jurisdiction where this author teaches and ...
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An Easy-To-Understand Guide To Dryer Circuit Breaker Sizes
240-volt breakers. You also have some options when it comes to GFCI and AFCI protection, but it doesn't really complicate things much. There's only one circumstance in which all of this might not ...
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Ham Radio Trips Circuit Breakers
Arc-fault circuit breakers are a boon for household electrical safety. The garden-variety home electrical fire is usually started by the heat coming from a faulty wire arcing over. But as any ...