After reading all the links Joe provided above, in my mind all the problems that have been brought up where addressed.
So for me it comes down to this, if we start putting these AFCIs in today will we make any one LESS safe?
I did not see anything in the posts that would suggest they are not safe.
If we start putting these AFCIs in today will we make any one MORE safe?
IMHO without a doubt, no matter if 50% do not work in 7 years, or nobody pushes the test button, or 90% of the problems are the wrong type of arc.
With all that against AFCIs, lives will still be saved.
And until they go in large numbers improvements will not come.
The price, quality, function will all improve with time, yes the learning curve is a pain but it will not be that bad, this is the stuff that keeps the job interesting don't you think.
