What is AFCI breaker?

Answer by  jsmith (2067)

AFCI stands for "arc fault circuit interrupter. " It is a type of circuit breaker that trips in response to erratic current flow that happens during electrical arcs to prevent fires.

Answer by  river (1226)

It's an Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter, it protects you from faults in home wiring, like overheating or overload. It helps prevent possible fire by tripping.

Answer by  studytracks (44)

AFCI is called as Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) which is actually a circuit breaker made in such a manner that can detect abnormal conditions in the circuit like over surge, over voltage and it cuts off the circuit at that time.

Answer by  Lucy101 (225)

An AFCI breaker or an arc-fault circuit interrupter is a circuit breaker that is designed to detect electrical arc faults aside from preventing overloads and short circuits.

Answer by  tripoley (5)

An AFCI breaker is a arc fault circuit interrupter. It shuts down an electrical circuit when it detects an arc fault to prevent fires.