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Protect your home with combination AFCI circuit breakers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates
that combination arc-fault circuit interrupters could prevent more
than 50 percent of the electrical fires that occur every year.
50%
Top Causes of Arc Faults and
Circuit Breaker Tripping:
•Looseorimproperconnections,suchas
electricalwirestooutletsorswitches.
•Frayedapplianceorextensioncords.
•Pinchedordamagedwireinsulation.
•Overheatedwiresorcords.
•Damagedelectricalappliances.
•Misappliedordamagedelectricalappliances.
•Overloadedcircuits.
•Faultyproducts.
Electricalproblemssparkanestimated51,000homeresandcausemore
than$1billioninresidentialpropertydamageeachyear.(NationalFire
ProtectionAssociation,2003-2007).Electricalwiring,cordsandplugs,
switches,receptacles,andoutletscanbethesourceoftremendous
damagetoyourpropertyorworse,yourfamily.Protectyourselfwitha
SquareD
™
combinationarc-faultcircuitinterrupter(AFCI)circuitbreaker
fromSchneiderElectric
™
.
Circuitbreakersareanimportantpartofyourhomeelectricalsystem
andtheyhelpkeepyousafe.Acircuitbreaker“trips”andshutsoff
powerwhenitdetectsanissueonacircuitthatcouldpossiblycausean
electricalre.TheSquareDcombinationAFCIfromSchneiderElectric
offersadvanceddetectionandprotection.Itsensesandrespondstoa
broaderrangeofpotentiallydangerouselectricalincidents,providingthe
ultimateprotectionforyourhomeandfamily.