Just a general note .. I think this thread has drifted a bit, and we need to get back on-track.
The OP was a request for stories regarding problems with AFCI's.
When folks from outside the USA asked just what we were talking about, I did my best to explain, in simple terms, what AFCI's are maent to accomplish.
Please, let's keep the discussion on-target. We have had many threads discussing the entire issue - it certainly has been a controversial one - and everyone ought to know that I have some pretty strong opinions on the topic. I have not shared them in this thread, as they were not relevant to the OP.
If you want to discuss the various twists and turns in the AFCI story, please start a new thread. If you want to discuss the 'political' aspects, or allege misrepresentation by the prompters, that's another topic for another thread.
As for the actual field performance of AFCI's: There have been all manner of assertions that certain appliances or devices are incompatable with AFCI's. This is countered by NEMA asserting that they have not received any such complaints at all, that every 'problem' has been traced to faulting wiring practices. The OP has asked us to provide such stories.
Where have you had trouble with AFCI's?
