"When time was of an essence the resi inspectors here would trip the AFCIs on the way in, verify all bedroom outlets were dead (or a representative sample) then reset them on the way out."
We had at least one inspector that wouldn't do you the service of re-setting GFI's. I had a number of call backs that resulted.
Most common scenario: Inspector trips GFI and tests load side outlets. Moves on to bigger and better things. (according to more that one builder that and the panel labeling was all they checked)
Two days later HO moves all of their worldly possessions directly in front of GFI on garage wall, not noticing it's presence and completely obscuring it from view.
One more day later I get a call from builder complaining that a garage or exterior outlet isn't working.
It took me a couple of trips out to catch on and start diagnosing it over the phone.
I would have thought the remote AFCI testers would be capable of producing arcs and be the best test for an arc fault circuit.
