I-Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)

Iziphazamisi ze-Arc-fault circuit (AFCIs) seziye zadingeka ukuze zifakwe ezindaweni zokuhlala ngaphansi kuka-2002.Ikhodi Kagesi Kazwelonke(I-NEC) futhi okwamanje asetshenziswa ezinhlelweni eziningi.Ngokusobala, kuye kwaphakanyiswa imibuzo ngokuphathelene nokusebenza kwazo ngisho nesidingo sazo.Kube khona izinkundla zokumaketha, imibono yezobuchwepheshe kanye, ngokungananazi, nokungaqondi ngamabomu okuzungeza imigudu ehlukahlukene yezimboni.Le ndatshana izoveza iqiniso mayelana nokuthi ayini ama-AFCI futhi ngethemba ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenza uqonde i-AFCI kangcono.

I-AFCI Ivimbela Imililo Yasekhaya

Kule minyaka engamashumi amathathu edlule, amakhaya ethu ashintshwe ngendlela emangalisayo yimishini yesimanje kagesi enokusha kwezobuchwepheshe;kodwa-ke, lezi zixhobo ziye zaba nomthelela enanini elikhulu lemililo kagesi kuleli zwe elihlupheka unyaka nonyaka.Amakhaya amaningi akhona avele akhungathekiswe yizidingo zikagesi zanamuhla ngaphandle kokuvikela okuhambisanayo kokuphepha, okuzibeka engcupheni enkulu yamaphutha e-arc kanye nemililo ebangelwa yi-arc.Lena into esizoxoxa ngayo kulesi sihloko, abantu badinga ukuthuthukisa izinto zabo zikagesi ukuze bathuthukise namazinga okuphepha.

I-arc fault inkinga kagesi eyingozi ikakhulukazi ebangelwa izintambo zikagesi ezilimele, ezishise ngokweqile, noma ezinengcindezi.Amaphutha e-arc ngokuvamile azokwenzeka lapho izintambo ezindala zifadalala noma ziqhekeka, lapho isipikili noma isikulufu silimaza intambo engemuva kodonga, noma lapho izintambo noma amasekhethi ethwele kanzima.Ngaphandle kokuvikelwa emishinini kagesi yakamuva, cishe sidinga ukuhlola lezi zinkinga ezingaba khona futhi sinakekele indlu minyaka yonke ukuze kube nokuthula kwengqondo.

Izibalo ezivulekile zibonisa ukuthi amaphutha e-arcing abangela imililo yamakhaya engaphezu kuka-30 000 unyaka ngamunye e-United States, ephumela ekufeni nokulimala kwamakhulu kanye nomonakalo wempahla ongaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-750.Isixazululo esingahle sigweme inkinga ukusebenzisa isiphazamisi se-arc fault circuit, noma i-AFCI.I-CPSC ilinganisela ukuthi ama-AFCI angavimbela ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 emililo kagesi eyenzeka minyaka yonke.

Ama-AFCI kanye ne-NEC

Ikhodi Kagesi Kazwelonke empeleni ifake izidingo ezinwetshiwe ezinwetshiwe zokuvikelwa kwe-AFCI kuwo wonke amakhaya amasha Kusukela ngohlelo lwango-2008.Kodwa-ke, lezi zinhlinzeko ezintsha azisebenzi ngokushesha ngaphandle uma uhlelo lwamanje lweKhodi lwamukelwe ngokusemthethweni kumakhodi kagesi wesifunda nawendawo.Ukwamukelwa kombuso kanye nokuqiniswa komthetho kwe-NEC ne-AFCI yayo eqinile kuyisihluthulelo sokuvimbela imililo, ukuvikela amakhaya, kanye nokusindisa izimpilo.Inkinga ingaxazululeka ngempela uma bonke abantu besebenzisa i-AFCI ngendlela efanele.

Abakhi bezindlu kwezinye izifundazwe baphonse inselelo izidingo ezikhulayo zobuchwepheshe be-AFCI, bethi la madivayisi azonyusa kakhulu izindleko zendlu kuyilapho enza umehluko omncane kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni ukuphepha.Emqondweni wabo, ukuthuthukisa izisetshenziswa zokuphepha zikagesi kuzonyusa isabelomali kodwa kunganikezeli ukuvikelwa kokuphepha okwengeziwe.

Abameli bezokuphepha bacabanga ukuthi izindleko ezengeziwe zokuvikela i-AFCI zifaneleka kakhulu izinzuzo ubuchwepheshe obuzinikeza umninikhaya.Ngokuya ngosayizi wekhaya elinikeziwe, umthelela wezindleko zokufaka ukuvikela okwengeziwe kwe-AFCI ekhaya ngu-$140 – $350, akuzona izindleko ezinkulu kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nokulahlekelwa okungenzeka.

Inkulumompikiswano ezungeze lobu buchwepheshe iholele ekutheni ezinye izifundazwe zisuse izidingo ezengeziwe ze-AFCI kukhodi ngesikhathi senqubo yokutholwa.Ngo-2005, i-Indiana yaba umbuso wokuqala nokuwukuphela kwawo ukususa izinhlinzeko ze-AFCI ezazifakwe ekuqaleni kukhodi kagesi yezwe.Sikholwa ukuthi izifunda eziningi zizoqala ukusebenzisa i-AFCI njengesivikelo sokuphepha esisha ngokuthandwa kobuchwepheshe.