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, aren't two better" Of course he was really talking about keeping his pants up. Wore a belt and a pair of suspenders.I am more concerned with the possibility of fire in my rig than standing in a pool of water while using electrical devices.Once again I'm not trolling, I'm serious, wouldn't arcing electrical connections or cords be more dangerous in a vehicle that has shown a propensity to burn to the ground in a few minutes, than the chance of a shock?

Cost.........15-Amp Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker.......$3615A single pole circuit breaker......$3.5015A GFCI outlet .....................$12And risk management/cost to benefit ratio......low risk/high cost

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.

Why would you want something that is so problematic? I have heard lots of complaints from people that have them in their stick built. It seems that vacuuming the bedroom carpet is nearly impossible as the static generated will trip the thing continuously.

hmknightnc wrote: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. The NEC Article 551 covers RVS.Sam

Roger10378 wrote:Why would you want something that is so problematic? I have heard lots of complaints from people that have them in their stick built. It seems that vacuuming the bedroom carpet is nearly impossible as the static generated will trip the thing continuously.i have seen people completely empty their panel of these and go back to the old ones, after they tripped out for the 90th time.

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Roger10378
Explorer II
Jul 02, 2014
Why would you want something that is so problematic? I have heard lots of complaints from people that have them in their stick built. It seems that vacuuming the bedroom carpet is nearly impossible as the static generated will trip the thing continuously.
hmknightnc
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
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.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 02, 2014
Cost.........

15-Amp Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker.......$36

15A single pole circuit breaker......$3.50
15A GFCI outlet .....................$12

And risk management/cost to benefit ratio......low risk/high cost

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