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AFDD — the protection standard New Zealand hasn't mandated yet.

Germany, the UK, and parts of the US require arc-fault detection on new switchboards. New Zealand doesn't. Basis has shipped AFDD to every home anyway.

In preparationThe full write-up is in progress. The outline below is the structure the finished piece will follow.

Outline

  1. 01

    The IEC 62606 standard

  2. 02

    Adoption timeline by country

  3. 03

    Why NZ has lagged

  4. 04

    The Basis AI AFDD approach

  5. 05

    What it protects you from today, and what's in beta