Why not use AFCI's in RVs?
First let me say I am not trolling or being a SA, I am not too familiar with AFCI's as they didn't hit the NEC until 1999 and I retired in 1995. If as our SE used to say, "if one safe device is good,...
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Hurricaner wrote:hmknightnc wrote:The NEC Article 551 covers RVS.
I think old biscuit has it right. Not to mention, to the best of my knowledge, RVs aren't bound by the NEC code. Hell even some states/communities haven't opted in with that requirement for homes. I have a small side line business that rehabs and flips run down properties a few times a year (low income families gets a much nicer home at a much lower cost than they would be able to afford normally). Have never run across that requirement in the building codes and have never seen one of those breakers before in the 10 years I've supported this.
Sam
Well kinda. It covers a few very limited points of RV wiring but it's does not make builders follow all the codes that we normally build homes to.
