>Do we have to wait for statistics to pile up on this?
>120V assumed
Ah, but it is 125 V.
> Are they exempt from the 125% ampacity rule?
The appliances themselves? Absolutely.
>Will arc-fault circuit interrupters be useful here?
I don't see how.
As I've stated in other threads, I like the idea of the blow dryers having 20 A plugs... except that folks will then change their receptacles without upgrading the wire. And if they did have 20 A plugs, then we would start seeing 2475 W blow dryers... still on 14 AWG but now perhaps the breaker would be changed to 20 A.
Folks are not going to give up their blow dryers, window air conditioners, or coffee pots.
Aren't you glad that bedroom stereo systems and electric guitar amplifiers are solid state electronics rather than vacuum tubes?
Talk about continuous loads....
