# AFCI

**URL:** <https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571>\
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**Created:** [August 15, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571 "2005-08-15T00:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571/1 "2005-08-15T00:00:00Z")

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**Originally Posted By: ssuhy**  
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What does AFCI stand for???  
  
  
Please note that AFCI is not in the glossary. Can anything be done about that???  

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**Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571/2 "2005-08-15T00:00:00Z")

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**Originally Posted By: bkelly2**  
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Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter  

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“I used to be disgusted, Now I try to Be amused”-Elvis Costello

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**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571/3 "2005-08-16T00:00:00Z")

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**Originally Posted By: ssuhy**  
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Thank you, I sure appreciate it.  

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571/4 "2005-08-17T00:00:00Z")

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**Originally Posted By: Jay Moge**  
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AFCI monitors arcing between hot and neutral while GFI/GFCI monitors shorts between hot and ground??? is this right.  

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571/5 "2005-08-17T00:00:00Z")

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**Originally Posted By: bkelly2**  
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[http://www.statefarm.com/consumer/vhouse/articles/afci.htm](http://www.statefarm.com/consumer/vhouse/articles/afci.htm)  
  
  
try this  

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/afci/189571/6 "2005-08-17T00:00:00Z")

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**Originally Posted By: Jay Moge**  
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“like a good neiboughr…Brian Kelly’s there” ![icon_wink.gif](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/c/7/c780e395059a8e0dcd430a029eb634655c8f86e8.gif)  

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