[SML] OT: Non-Standard Wiring Revisited

[Steve Payne]

I used to build houses and GFCIs were allowed to supply outlets in other
bathrooms (and kitchens) but not lights. It sounds like someone wired it
that way during a rehab.



On Monday, October 12, 2015, Bill Conner via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> "Plugging a defective appliance into the gfci kills the lights. That's not
>> a hazard? Really?"
>>
>
> Apparently the people that write The National Electric Code  don't think
> loosing the lights in a bathroom rises to a hazard level that justifies a
> code change, of which they make hundreds if not thousands every three
> years.  Since I rewired my house, I've never tripped the GFCI other than
> for periodic testing but the incandescent lamp has blown several times and
> left me in the dark. I've never felt at risk.  So, respectfully, I really
> don't think loosing the light in a bathroom is a serious hazard.
>
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