Hey Reno- Couldn't you sugar coat it some???
I feel your pain - too bad about you being in the crime seen and all but I think lashing out at the inspectors was not the way to vent.
For the record, the AFCI's work, they save lives and it's about time the installers start doing a better job of wiring them up. Stop whining. The guys short out the neutrals to the EGC in the box and don't pay attention to their workmanship, etc. etc and then blame the devices. The competent installers are not having problems and Michigan has been asking for AFCI's since the 2003 adoption.
