[Coco] BASIC format questions (off subject)

[S Klammer]

I've also heard that some electricians will install an outlet "upside down"
to indicate that it is controlled by a wall switch.

sk
On Mar 14, 2017 11:01 PM, "Allen Huffman" <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:

> On Mar 14, 2017, at 9:57 PM, Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com> wrote:
> >
> > There are reasons for both orientations (see below).  It is not a
> subject that has been well decided.  The National Electric Code has not
> decided whether either way is best or safest.
>
> That clarifies a mystery for me. I used to flip the outlets back in
> apartments I've lived in, so all my big DC adapters wouldn't fall out from
> being upside down. I had assumed it was just lazy installers with no sense
> of detail. And that there were tons of them.
>
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