Thread: AFCI and GFCI Question

I did a new construction home today and came across this issue.
The breaker panel has 2 seperate circuits for the bedrooms and they are AFCI protected.
These circuits also feed the master bathroom and the hallway bathroom.
The bathrooms are GFCI protected.
My question is should the GFCI outlets in the bathrooms be fed from an AFCI protected outlet or should they be on thier own circuits?
Thank for your help!
Brian Burns
MHHI

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Bathrooms should be on their own circuit.

RR

Originally Posted by Richard Rushing

Bathrooms should be on their own circuit.

RR

Which should be GFCI protected.

Si...

RR

Jerry,
I thought so,
Thanks alot!!!
Brian

Brian,
Thought you might find interesting.

Siemens Introduces Combination ARC Fault Circuit Interrupters

Yeah... thank's Gerry

RR

Originally Posted by Thom Walker

Brian,
Thought you might find interesting.

Siemens Introduces Combination ARC Fault Circuit Interrupters

But ...

They are not "combination AFCI and GFCI", only combinations of types of AFCI to protect against various types of arcs.

That is correct.
What I found interesting was that with this one detecting arcs at loose connection it seems to have implications for Al conductors. I haven't seen any testing data yet. Wonder if any mfrs have thought about it?

This is major drift. Sorry, Brian

Richard I mean Rodney how does it feel under the Bus? I mean I get no respect!

Originally Posted by Thom Walker

That is correct.
What I found interesting was that with this one detecting arcs at loose connection it seems to have implications for Al conductors. I haven't seen any testing data yet. Wonder if any mfrs have thought about it?

This is major drift. Sorry, Brian

I think I asked Doug when this first came out as to a solution for AL wiring. He gave me a long explanation, bottom lime will not work.

Captain