I learned a little about GFCI & AFCI yesterday at the Home Depot. The electrical guy explained it like this:
GFCI protects humans against being shocked.
GFCI are required in any room with water or a bare concrete floor (local code)
GFCI can be a breaker or receptacle. If installed as receptacles -- one GFCI receptacle at the beginning of the circuit will protect non-GFCI receptacles further down the circuit.
AFCI protects houses against fire
AFCI are required in bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, ect where there is no water
AFCI are breakers and protect the entire circuit
I may be misstating what he said but that is how I remembered it.
He said something else that confused me - AFCI breakers cannot be used on the same circuit as GFCI receptacles. Then he said that maybe you could but it might not pass code.
Why can't GFCI receptacles be used on AFCI protected circuits?
Why would this be against code?
GFCI protects humans against being shocked.
GFCI are required in any room with water or a bare concrete floor (local code)
GFCI can be a breaker or receptacle. If installed as receptacles -- one GFCI receptacle at the beginning of the circuit will protect non-GFCI receptacles further down the circuit.
AFCI protects houses against fire
AFCI are required in bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, ect where there is no water
AFCI are breakers and protect the entire circuit
I may be misstating what he said but that is how I remembered it.
He said something else that confused me - AFCI breakers cannot be used on the same circuit as GFCI receptacles. Then he said that maybe you could but it might not pass code.
Why can't GFCI receptacles be used on AFCI protected circuits?
Why would this be against code?