Review on 🔌 Leviton SmartlockPro AFTR2 Interrupter Receptacle with Enhanced SEO by Johnnie Bowlan

Media failed to load. If you came to this page to buy this product, you know what AFCI is and what it does. match the code if you are expanding an existing circuit or starting a new one and they are not making AFCI switches for your panel. This socket is a great alternative to the more expensive AFCI switch and the ONLY alternative if your panel is old and AFCI switches are not made for it. My situation is a bit specific: They make AFCI switches for my panel (GE), but GE's AFCIs are notorious for their nasty trips when using X10 remote switches in combination with high loads (heaters) or motor loads (vacuum cleaners). . Tired of bad trips, I decided to go with a regular switch and an AFCI socket. I haven't seen any nasty surgery with this socket yet. Working in a vacuum), be very careful when using your AFCI. If this happens repeatedly and for no apparent reason, call an electrician immediately as the AFCI is most likely doing its job and detecting an arc somewhere. This is NOT a "combined" AFCI. Combination devices work with serial and parallel arcs. Non-combined ones like this socket only work with parallel arcs. However, it's okay. From what I've read, parallel arcing is a much greater hazard and accounts for a much larger proportion of fires, so I don't mind having a combination device. And even if you don't believe in AFCI, you still need a permit and inspection for any electrical work you do or you risk having your insurance claim denied. Yes, there are some who doubt AFCI, although for me it's dumb enough to question gravity. So what are the requirements of the code? According to NEC 210.12 2011 and 2014, if you add a new circuit or extend an existing one to most residential buildings, you must protect it with AFCI; With either an AFCI combination switch or a non-combination AFCI outlet installed as the first outlet on the circuit. If you are expanding an existing circuit, all you have to do is replace the first socket in the circuit with an AFCI socket. When starting a new circuit, you can do the same, only the "homerange", the section from the switch to the first socket, must be armored cable (MC or AC / BX), and the first box must be metal (which is given anyway if you use a metal-sheathed cable). The 2014 code relaxed the requirement to say you don't need to add AFCI if you're adding less than 6 feet to an existing chain. So now to the product itself: Yes, it's bulky. I'm spoiled by the smaller new GFCIs that don't take up as much space in the junction box. This one is as big as the old school GFCI. I had to plan the wires carefully. Here's how I wired it: It was a new circuit, so I had to run an MC wire from the service panel to the first drawer. I made pigtails for the ground wires; I had a 6 inch piece of ground wire screwed into the box's ground lug. To this wire I attached a ground wire from the power cord, a load wire ground wire for downstream circuits, and another 6 inch piece of ground wire to connect to the outlet ground lug. I twisted all four wires together, put a wire nut on top and pushed it all the way to the back of the box with the grip of open ended pliers. Then I attached hot (black) and neutral (white). ) cores of the supply (network) cable to the "Line" terminals of the socket. Black goes under the yellow (gold) screw, white goes under the chrome. I attached white and black for the load (lower sockets) to the load terminals. Socket to cover exposed screws. I bent the black and white wires around the back of the socket so they fold when I put the socket in the box. I screwed everything up, turned on the switch and it worked. .There is a trick to the test buttons: reset is not purely mechanical, but electromechanical; You have to hold it down for a few seconds for it to turn back on. So here's a summary of what I think so far: Great if your panel is old and you want to tweak the code, or you just want a good night's sleep. Yes, it's bulky so you'll have to fiddle with cables, especially if you have an existing box and need to fit this thing in.