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>>>we wired a master bedroom as per M.R.C CODE 2003 >.This >>>master bed room also has a master bathroom.we had >>>completed this home and called in for final >>>inspectin.the electrical inspecter had red tag it.He >>>ref. art. 3802.11 ARCFAULT PROTECTION.We have >ARCFAULT >>>PROTECTION ON THAT CIRCUIT.He said the master >bathroom >>>receptacle must have ARCFAULT PROTECTION WHATS UP >WITH >>>THIS. >> >> >>I think the inspector was in error and he should be >>open to reviewing this issue with the contractor. I >>would not identify the bathroom as the bedroom. >>Sometimes it's easier to wire the bedroom and the >>master bath lighting and the closets on the same >>circuit and the bathroom lighting and closet end up >>with optional AFCI protection. I can not find anything >>in the '03 MRC that would ask for AFCI protection on >>anything except the bedrooms. >If there is no door seperating the bathroom from the >bedroom, then it is part of the beedroom requiring >AFCI protection. This is very common to find a basin >in the "bedroom" hence an GFCI/AFCI recpticle is then >required

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