Patent ID: 7345489

Claim:
A method for testing an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit including a circuit overload device, a plurality of electrical outlets, and at least one appliance connected in parallel, the method comprising the steps of: providing an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) tester, the tester having at least two pairs of tester lead wires, the AFCI tester connected to a power source; providing a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) tester, the tester having at least two pairs of tester lead wires, the GFCI tester connected to a power source; connecting at least one of the AFCI tester lead wires to at least a portion of the circuit; connecting a load hot tester wire from the GFCI tester to a circuit load hot wire; connecting a load neutral tester wire from the GFCI tester to a circuit load neutral wire; identifying, if any, ground fault current leakage on the electrical circuit; and identifying, if any, arc fault current leakage on the electrical circuit.