In the time since this new technology was pushed thru the NEC, What effect if any have they had on fire statistics?
Listening to some of the salesmen all electrical fires would not occur if we installed them.
I am asking if any reliable statistics on incidents of fires show a directly attributal reduction of fires in areas that have enforced these as required in the code?
Do we have any reliable proof of the effectiveness of these devices other than the proponents theoritical claims?
How many fewer fires in homes have fire deptartments, on average for the jurisdiction, NOT have had to respond to?
IMHO these are still being sold with the tatics of snake oil salesmen. If such sales tatics are necessary and the only way the product is sold is thru force of law, I can not have much faith in the claims of those who profit from it
I will agree that something to reduce electrically caused fires is a good idea, I am not convinced AFCIs are the answer.
