[BC] Flipped outlets.

[W4DTWR]

all receptacles in my home are ground pin up.   why?  becasue lots of 
extention cords are mounded sideways which makes it better if the ground pin 
is up.   may not be right but it works fer me.

clarence jones
w4dtrw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Cole" <rondcole at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Flipped outlets.


>I was am not aware of any standard as to how the outlets should be
> installed.
>
> My home has 15 Amp outlets all installed ground pin down.
> The office has 20 Amp outlets all installed with the ground pin up.
>
> Ron
>
> On 8/15/06, Bob Foxworth <rfoxwor1 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Regarding AC outlets, I moved into a townhome in Tampa,
>> built in 1997, that had some of the wall outlets installed with the
>> ground pin facing up. I originally thought it was carelessness,
>> but soon discovered that each outlet with the pin down was
>> one that was continuously energized, and the outlets with
>> the ground pin facing up were those that were fed through
>> a wall switch, intended for such as reading lamps in the
>> corner. In my spare bedroom is my computer, which is
>> fed through one of those switched outlets. I've installed
>> one of those little plastic brackets that keep the outlet
>> from being manually switched off, but everything is
>> fed through breakered power strips. The unattributed
>> comment, below, makes it sound as if this is possibly
>> now outside of/not covered by electrical code.
>>
>> - Bob
>>
>>
>> > On the subject of "ground pin up or ground pin down" on AC outlets,
>> here's a
>> > comment from another forum...
>> >
>> > -------------------------------
>> >
>> > This is an old debate. The NEC does not speak of it - and the "safer
>> way"
>> > explanation is a stretch.
>> >
>> > Pick up nearly any electrical how to book and you'll notice any outlet
>> pics
>> > are shown ground down...and this is the case on websites too.
>> >
>>
>> http://images.google.com/images?q=electrical+outlet&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
>>
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