# AFCI question **URL:** \ **Category:** Electrical Inspections\ **Created:** [February 5, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480 "2010-02-05T03:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![krunquist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@krunquist](https://forum.nachi.org/u/krunquist)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480/1 "2010-02-05T03:03:15Z")
2002 house. My GFCI tester tripped all the AFCI breakers. Never had it do this before. My first thought is that the older 2002 breakers did give some false trips. Newer ones corrected the problem. Any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![lmichael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/lmichael/32/192778_2.png) [@lmichael](https://forum.nachi.org/u/lmichael)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480/2 "2010-02-05T03:23:36Z")
I could see it tripping one, but not more than one, ??? ---
**Author:** ![krunquist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@krunquist](https://forum.nachi.org/u/krunquist)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480/3 "2010-02-05T06:22:25Z")
Three different bedrooms, three different breakers. They didn’t all trip at once. ---
**Author:** ![lmichael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/lmichael/32/192778_2.png) [@lmichael](https://forum.nachi.org/u/lmichael)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480/4 "2010-02-05T17:17:15Z")
If you hit your tester it should trip the AFCI, if there is no GFCI in the chain. Maybe I didn’t read it right. Are you saying just by checking the outlets function, not using the trip button, caused the AFCI’s to trip? I know I have accidentally tripped AFCI’s by holding the button down when inserting the tester. ---
**Author:** ![belliott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/belliott/32/57038_2.png) [@belliott](https://forum.nachi.org/u/belliott)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480/5 "2010-02-05T17:39:29Z")
They may be older and more sensitive. ---
**Author:** ![krunquist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@krunquist](https://forum.nachi.org/u/krunquist)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci-question/46480/6 "2010-02-05T18:22:26Z")
Larry, Interesting that the same thing happens to you but seemingly more often. I test with a GFCI tester and have never had an AFCI trip before using that tester. What Bob said sort of confirms what I was thinking since there was an issue with these things when they first came out. I would think if your GFI is continually tripping AFIs you may want to double check with a second tester to make sure you are really testing what you think you are. I have a hard time trusting the typical $8 tester sice they are so simple inside.