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The Arc Fault Detection Device… again.

whjohnson
Some humourous but valid observations on AFDDs, the state of the industry, the wiring regs and future amendment requirements.

He also attempts to build a AFFD tester which electrically tests rather than relying upon the mechanical action of the test button on the device itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ElFaKc_e8

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    I think the fact that if you do a google search for AFDD fire reduction statistics, nothing much comes up apart from the manufacturers of these products. And they are just how many fires were electrical based and that "our products would reduce this number". Not really the black and white numbers that are needed from an unbiased 3rd party to allow anybody, professional or public, to make a decision about how effective these items really are. If they are so good why aren't there more statistics out there that actually prove this?
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    I think the fact that if you do a google search for AFDD fire reduction statistics, nothing much comes up apart from the manufacturers of these products. And they are just how many fires were electrical based and that "our products would reduce this number". Not really the black and white numbers that are needed from an unbiased 3rd party to allow anybody, professional or public, to make a decision about how effective these items really are. If they are so good why aren't there more statistics out there that actually prove this?
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