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which is the correct orentation for electric outlets?
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:07 pm
I ask because I was at the supply house today and a guy was wearing his company short, which had a logo of what I call an upside down outlet. I do know that many electricians claim this is "code" yet when the ground is above the other prongs it makes it awkward to plug in larger dc transformers and other plugs. Plus in my opinion it looks silly.
So what is correct?
This
or
this?
So what is correct?
This
or
this?
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Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:09 pm to Napoleon
99% of the receptacles I have put in have the ground on the bottom
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:09 pm to Napoleon
Pic 2 is what my house has.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:10 pm to Napoleon
Electricity doesn't care either way.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:10 pm to Napoleon
All of mine are pic 1 and it annoys the shite out of me.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:11 pm to Napoleon
I don't know what the code says, but I have only seen a couple of instances in my life where the ground was on top.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:12 pm to Napoleon
Pic 2.
When the outlet appears to be a wtf meme.
When the outlet appears to be a wtf meme.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:12 pm to Napoleon
subtle first world problem thread?
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:13 pm to Napoleon
They say the top way is safer, if something falls between the socket and the wall it will hit the ground first instead of arcing between the two prongs.
Not an electrician,just what I've heard.
Not an electrician,just what I've heard.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:14 pm to zmanthetigerfan
That's the reasoning I've always heard
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:17 pm to Napoleon
quote:
many electricians claim this is "code"
I love this mythical "code" that no one ever reads or sees but makes the homeowner spend lots of extra money. Maybe there is actually a regulatory code out there, but I'd be shocked if half of these semi retarded contractors have ever seen it.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:18 pm to 777Tiger
NEC doesn't specify a direction from last time I checked, I can check the latest edition tomorrow, but it was installers choice.
Lol, mythical? NEC is pretty easy to find and read.
quote:
that no one ever reads or sees but makes the homeowner spend lots of extra money. Maybe there is actually a regulatory code out there, but I'd be shocked if half of these semi retarded contractors have ever seen it.
Lol, mythical? NEC is pretty easy to find and read.
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:18 pm to zmanthetigerfan
quote:
if something falls between the socket and the wall it will hit the ground first instead of arcing between the two prongs.
this is correct but not so much for GFCI's outlets, which have text on the reset and test buttons, are oriented with the ground pin down (and the text readable).
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:18 pm to Napoleon
quote:
ground..prongs
You mean the holes?
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:19 pm to Napoleon
When I worked with my dad (electrician), it was always done in pic #2 whether it was residential or commercial. Seen it a couple of times like pic #1.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:20 pm to Napoleon
#2
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:22 pm to Napoleon
The plate screw slots cannot be anything other than parallel to the floor for me. I will accept some people like vertical slots. Either way, they should match and not be diagonal like this pic.
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:22 pm to Napoleon
There isn't one. From what I have read, the "upside-down" one used to be standard. I flipped around some of them in my house because they were all upside-down, but left the rest
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:23 pm to Hammertime
quote:
I flipped around some of them in my house because they were all upside-down, but left the rest
uh oh
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:23 pm to Napoleon
I have it custom made.
Top one has the ground on top, bottom has the ground on bottom. That way I can put two laptop brick chargers in there
Top one has the ground on top, bottom has the ground on bottom. That way I can put two laptop brick chargers in there
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 10:24 pm
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