Brenden,
Can you cite examples of how these parallel faults occur in the fixed wiring system? And also why the AFCI manufacturers think that most fires that occur in the fixed wiring system are of the parallel type? This area is the whole basis for my objections to AFCIs. I have been taught and believe that the vast majority of faults that occur in electrical systems are at the points of connection. Faults occurring at the points of connection are of the series type, if they are even arcing faults. Are faulty connections series arcing faults, or just high resistance connections that produce a lot of heat?
