Where are arc-fault breakers required 2020
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Afci breaker!
How to Determine when to Use Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (Af Circuit Breakers)
Identify voltage, current and circuit destinations."All 120 volt, single-phase, 15- or 20-amp branch circuits supplying outlets [includes both lighting outlets and receptacle outlets] and devices [including switches] installed in dwelling unit kitchens, family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sunrooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways, laundry rooms, or similar rooms or areas shall be protected" by a listed arc fault circuit interrupter, with limited exceptions, as noted below.
This means that nearly every habitable space in new homes, other than listed below, are required to have this protection.[1]
- Any existing circuits that are modified, replaced or extended in or into those area are also required to have AFCI protection installed, if they extend it by more than six (6) feet or add an outlet or device.
[2] When an existing receptacle outlet is replaced on a branch now required to have AFCI protection, it shall be provided with AFCI protection.[3]
- arc fault protection
- under what condition should a combination-type arc-fault circuit breaker trip