[SML] OT: Non-Standard Wiring Revisited

[Stuart Wheaton]

On 10/12/2015 6:59 AM, Bill Conner via Stagecraft 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.
>

In most residential applications, there's a window in the bathroom to 
admit light,  This is less common in a high rise hotel tower.   And 
light sources do eventually fail, so the chance of having no light 
always exists anyhow.  i guess the flashlight that lives on my belt at 
all times makes me say "Meh" about the whole thing.

Stuart