Within walls from nails, screws or staples inadvertently driven into wires.
The SmartlockPro® Outlet Branch Circuit (OBC) AFCI Receptacle offers advanced technology to help protect against electrical fires resulting from arc-faults. Designed to detect a wide range of potentially hazardous arc-faults resulting from damage in branch circuit wiring as well as extensions to branches such as appliances and cord sets, the OBC AFCI responds by interrupting power.
Explore AFCI ReceptaclesWithin walls from nails, screws or staples inadvertently driven into wires.
Within electrical cords accidently damaged by furniture resting or pressing upon them.
At loose electrical connections or cords damaged by doors closing on them.
Through old or cracked wires or cords as well as wires or cords damaged by heat, sunlight or humidity.
*By detecting hazardous arc-faults & responding by interrupting power, Leviton AFCI receptacles & circuit breakers help reduce the likelihood of the home's electrical system being an ignition source of a fire.
Home electrical fires account for over 51,000 fires each year and more than 50% of the electrical fires that occur every year could be prevented with the installation of Leviton AFCI's.
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