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arc faults

#102347 01/20/06 01:08 AM

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jay8

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anyone know if there is a problem putting a gfci receptacle on a arc fault protected branch circuit?

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Re: arc faults

#102348 01/20/06 10:46 PM

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I do not think it would pose a problem.

Check out the link and scroll down to
"Will an AFCI trip when testing a GFCI receptacle installed on the same circuit?"

http://www.sea.siemens.com/reselec/product/rzafcifaq.html#12

Re: arc faults

#102349 01/26/06 12:06 AM

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Thanks for the link. It is not something I have done in the past, but I had some AFCI circuits that were lightly loaded, and decided to throw the ensuite on with them.