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re: How long should breakers last?
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:57 am to kengel2
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:57 am to kengel2
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Arcfault breakers suck. Especially, the ones that were first available which may very well be what's in your house.
He said his house is 4 years old, AFCI breakers have been NEC code in bedrooms for over 20 years.
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Posted on 1/17/23 at 5:38 am to Obtuse1
*Depending on the ahj.
They were only required around here around 5 or 6 years ago.
They were only required around here around 5 or 6 years ago.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 9:35 am to Obtuse1
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AFCI breakers have been NEC code in bedrooms for over 20 years.
Correct, 2002 was when that became effective.
But the requirement under the law would only have been if your state or local agency adopted the full 1999 or later NEC code. Those codes are simply recommendations and while they are usually adopted fairly quickly, some jurisdictions drag their feet or even list exceptions to certain parts of the code.
Bureaucracy at its finest.
Here is a list from 2017, I am uncertain now but there were 8 states that had not implemented the Arc Flash component at that time. Louisiana didn't until 2011.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 12:46 pm to Obtuse1
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He said his house is 4 years old, AFCI breakers have been NEC code in bedrooms for over 20 years.
Most Jurisidictions have adapated the initial code requiring them in the last 5-10 years and even then they may or not have been enforcing them, especially on their local, favorite contractors.
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