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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myredracer wrote:
My question is why they don't use a single pole 30 amp GFCI for a main breaker and protect everything against a ground fault? Cost would be one reason why not.
Because you never want a fridge or freeze plugged into a GFCI outlet or breaker. In fact, the code allows exceptions for this. The freezer in my garage is connected to a non-GFCI recepticle.
As long as it is a single outlet like this:
It is considered "special purpose" under the NEC, as long as you can't plug anything else intop a non-GFCI protected outlet. You're not going to unplug your freezer to plug in a power tool....
