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Washing machine fires and AFDDs.

Colin Jenkins
Hello Guys.  I read in a national newspaper recently a report of a washing machine that caught fire and caused expensive smoke damage to a flat.  I do not know, but would guess there was no smoke detector present in the flat.  The door-locking solenoid was reported to be the cause, an issue that has been previously identified in other incidents.  I would think the door-locking solenoid failed short-circuit and burnt out.  Do we think an AFDD would operate under these circumstances?  My understanding of them is that they would not detect an incident like this, but I'm open to correction.

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              Colin Jenkins.
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    I'm inclined to agree - arc fault detectors are very hit and miss, and the rate of fires in countries with them is not really much changed.
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    I'm inclined to agree - arc fault detectors are very hit and miss, and the rate of fires in countries with them is not really much changed.
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