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Originally posted by selogic:
It's getting to be that way here . GFCI , AFCI , or combination .

which I hate. I really don't want GFCI on my freezer.

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Originally posted by radioman:

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Originally posted by selogic:
It's getting to be that way here . GFCI , AFCI , or combination .

which I hate. I really don't want GFCI on my freezer.

I felt the same way, but I think they've gotten way better. The GFCIs of today aren't your daddy's of 1970. Our city has actually pulled back from requiring AFCIs. We don't need them anywhere in a house now, including the bedrooms.

My gripe about both GFCI and AFCIs are the cost. That's why it's great that you can protect the whole panel with one GFCI breaker in the UK. That's got to save a bunch verses doing each breaker individually. However, it would make it more difficult to isolate a fault. I guess you'd also immediately know if there's a second grounded/grounding conductor bond in the house if the ground loop kicks the whole panel. Like the way a GFCI protected, bonded generator can trip when connected to a non-separately derived system.

I get that you don't want your freezer thawing out due to a nuisance trip. OTOH, a freezer is a big metal cabinet with an induction motor, so there's a good case for a GFCI. I've found that what many people attribute to GFCI nuisance tripping is often the GFCI doing its job when an appliance is beginning to short.