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Smorgas_of_borg t1_ja5r3t0 wrote

Reply to comment by WealthyMarmot in Need to install new outlets - GFCI or AFCI or dual function - help me think this through by jjmoreta

I thought AFCIs were only required in multi-unit residential buildings.

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WealthyMarmot t1_ja5tqxr wrote

Nope. They're required in basically all dwellings now. There are like two rooms left where they're not mandatory, and I expect those exceptions will disappear soon.

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Smorgas_of_borg t1_ja7d14m wrote

Sounds like the guy who invented them must be in with somebody at NFPA

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WealthyMarmot t1_ja977ds wrote

The conspiracy theories abound on electrician forums, let me tell you.

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