To: Brian Griffin
The two biggest improvements in the last 20 years have been the requirement for GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) devices, and then the requirement for
AFCI (arc fault circuit interrupter) devices. The AFCI can detect bad wiring that is sparking. Amazing stuff compared to the crude Edison base fuses which were was standard in my youth.
14 posted on
04/12/2023 12:36:07 PM PDT by
Governor Dinwiddie
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
GFCI was appropriately put in in 1978 for my bathroom and garage.
I see it also appropriate for the kitchen, for which I believe it is now required.
Given modern insulation, AFCI is probably a step too far, at least for single family housing.
To: Governor Dinwiddie
I was alway fond of those old screw in type fuses. You remember the ones that would fit a coin in the base to work in place of the fusible link?
46 posted on
04/12/2023 2:51:57 PM PDT by
9422WMR
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