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Old 12/1/09, 10:54 AM
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This home I inspected yesterday, the circuit is on a AFCI breaker, labeled on the box as "smoke det's"
The white wire from the breaker is not connected, just comes off and is terminated with a wire nut. The smoke detectors work and all bedrooms have power. Any thoughts?
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Old 12/1/09, 11:42 AM
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The AFCI breaker will not function as intended unless its neutral is connected to the terminal bar.


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Old 12/1/09, 7:05 PM
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Yep. Breaker will work like any other Overcurrent Protection Device but as jeff stated the AFCI feature is not going to function.


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Old 12/5/09, 11:55 PM
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