What is Ground fault Circuit Interruption and Arc fault circuit interrupt (AFCI)?

Nowadays there are a lot of things that are related to electrical installation and applications, which you must be familiar. The main reason for that is the fact that you will be able to know what exactly is wrong in your electrical system and you will be able to tell the Atlanta electrician what to fix.

One of the most common terms is Ground fault Circuit Interruption, which is especially for to protect you from electrical shock. In most of the articles you will see the short version of that term – GFCI – ground fault circuit interruption. One of the most common GFCI, which are available in the US have 120 volts power and a couple of different slots that have different purpose. Usually there are 2 vertical slots and one round hole centered between them. They have different names:

• The left slot is called “neutral”
• The right slot is called “hot”
• The centered hole is called “ground”

The GFCI – ground fault circuit interruption monitors the electricity flows and makes sure that the electricity flows from hot to neutral. In addition if there is any kind of imbalance, the circuit will trip. The time for reaction is 1/13 of a second and it is able to sense imbalance as small as 4-5 miliampers.

Another very common application that is available in every home all over the world is the Arc fault circuits interrupt. It will break the electrical circuit if it senses any danger of fire, which can be caused by the electrical wiring and the applications that you use at your home. This is one of the most important things, because it helps to prevent any kind of fires related to electricity.

There is a large difference between the GFCI and the Arc fault circuit interrupt, which means that they must not be confused. Consider installing that application, because it will help you to increase the safety at your home, but make sure that you will require the services of a certified electrician to do that, because he will be able to make sure that the application is working properly.