UL 1699ISBN 0-7629-0401-1Arc-Fault Circuit-InterruptersUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096UL Standard for Safety for Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters, UL 1699First Edition, Dated February 26, 1999Revisions: This Standard contains revisions through and including May 15, 2003.SUMMARY OF TOPICS:This revision of UL 1699 is being issued to add Test Method to requirements for Surge Testing,clarify requirements for Installation Instructions, include miscellaneous requirements, and reviserequirements for Peak Inrush Current.UL Standards for Safety are developed and maintained in the Standard Generalized Markup Language(SGML). SGML - an international standard (ISO 8879-1986) - is a descriptive markup language thatdescribes a documents structure and purpose, rather than its physical appearance on a page. Due toformatting differences resulting from the use of ULs new electronic publishing system, please note thatadditional pages (on which no requirements have been changed) may be included in revision pages dueto relocation of existing text and reformatting of the Standard.Text that has been changed in any manner is marked with a vertical line in the margin. Changes inrequirements are marked with a vertical line in the margin and are followed by an effective date noteindicating the date of publication or the date on which the changed requirement becomes effective.The following table lists the future effective dates with the corresponding item.Future Effective Dates ReferencesJuly 15, 2004 Paragraphs 1.1.1, 2.8.1, 6.1, 15.1.1, 50.1.1, 50.3, 54.1.1,54.1.2, 54.2.1, 54.2.2, 54.2.3, 54.3.1, 54.3.2, 54.3.3, 54.3.4,54.3.5, 54.3.6, 58.4.1, 80.1, and 80.2; Figure 50.1, Figure54.1, Figure 54.2, Figure 58.11, Section 36, Section 65A,Section 85A, Subsection 54.1, Subsection 54.2, Subsection54.3, Table 50.2, Table 54.1,July 15, 2007 Paragraph 15.1The revised requirements are substantially in accordance with ULs Bulletin(s) on this subject datedAugust 7, 2002 and January 28, 2003. The bulletin(s) is now obsolete and may be discarded.The revisions dated May 15, 2003 include a reprinted title page (page1) for this Standard.As indicated on the title page (page 1), this UL Standard for Safety is an American National Standard.Attention is directed to the note on the title page of this Standard outlining the procedures to be followedto retain the approved text of this ANSI/UL Standard.The master for this Standard at ULs Northbrook Office is the official document insofar as it relates to aUL service and the compliance of a product with respect to the requirements for that product and service,or if there are questions regarding the accuracy of this Standard.MAY 15, 2003 - UL 1699 tr1ULs Standards for Safety are copyrighted by UL. Neither a printed copy of a Standard, nor the distributiondiskette for a Standard-on-Diskette and the file for the Standard on the distribution diskette should bealtered in any way. All of ULs Standards and all copyrights, ownerships, and rights regarding thoseStandards shall remain the sole and exclusive property of UL.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout prior permission of UL.Revisions of UL Standards for Safety are issued from time to time. A UL Standard for Safety is currentonly if it incorporates the most recently adopted revisions.UL provides this Standard as is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including butnot limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose.In no event will UL be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages,including loss of profits, lost savings, loss of data, or any other damages arising out of the use of or theinability to use this Standard, even if UL or an authorized UL representative has been advised of thepossibility of such damage. In no event shall ULs liability for any damage ever exceed the price paid forthis Standard, regardless of the form of the claim.UL will attempt to answer support requests concerning electronic versions of its Standards. However, thissupport service is offered on a reasonable efforts basis only, and UL may not be able to resolve everysupport request. UL supports the electronic versions of its Standards only if they are used under theconditions and operating systems for which it is intended. ULs support policies may change fromtime-to-time without notification.UL reserves the right to change the format, presentation, file types and formats, delivery methods andformats, and the like of both its printed and electronic Standards without prior notice.Purchasers of the electronic versions of ULs Standards for Safety agree