Andy,
There has been a *lot* of discussion on AFCIs over the last year or so.

If you do a search on AFI, AFCI, and arc fault you'll see plenty of threads on the topic.

By the way, I'm not sure how long ago you left Blighty, but there's still no sign of the AFCI in this part of the world yet.


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 11-18-2002).]