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I upgraded all of my breakers to AFCI+GFCI. Worked flawlessly so far (about 6 months in).

The only two times where my AFCI tripped were 1) my blow-dryer shorted out due to a worn out cable (WAI) and 2) the PSU on my PC started tripping the AFCI (sent back to the manufacturer and got a replacement). So in both cases, at least for me, the AFCIs caught real problems.

Not a single trip of the GFCI function so far including vacuum, fride, and various power tools (and it's great peace of mind to have this with kids in the house).



> 2) the PSU on my PC started tripping the AFCI (sent back to the manufacturer and got a replacement).

That's a common occurrence with an AFCI breaker and a switched mode power supply.

In my last apartment, I had multiple AFCI breakers nuisance trip with multiple PC power supplies, usually when the GPU has heavy usage.

Eventually I "solved" it by getting a double conversion UPS.


All good for the average user. You cannot run a saw or other corded power tool off an AFCI breaker. it trips _constantly_. This is a problem because NEC wants AFCI/GFCI in all rooms with concrete floors, like garages. This means you basically put those plugs in to pass and then pull them out again.


That wasn't a defective PSU, that was your AFCI, tripping from RF that isn't even generated by an arc. The new can still trip at any time.




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