Electricians using an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) circuit tester manufactured by Etcon may not be getting the shock protection they were expecting. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying ...

New York, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global ARC Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) Industry" - https://www ...

The 2002 NEC implemented new requirements to help reduce the number of electrical fires caused by parallel arc faults in branch circuit wiring. All branch circuits supplying bedrooms in single-family ...

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 ...

What is this new circuit breaker, the Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI), and how is it better than the circuit breakers (CBs) we have? Let me tell you a little story. Recently, I was working in a ...

Dublin, July 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "ARC Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI): Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for ...

The Weekly Fix is a home maintenance column by Home Repair Resource Center, a Cleveland Heights nonprofit that helps homeowners buy, repair and retain their homes. Each week, the center offers a ...

Dublin, Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "ARC Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The publisher ...

The United States' National Electrical Code (NEC) recently expanded Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) requirements (see "Arc-Detecting Circuit Breakers Will See Wider Use" at ...