Cyclops or smiley face receptacle

[DGrant041]

I haven't seen a thread for this yet but it seems that everyone with a tool pouch has an opinion. Just curious what the "official" tally will be.

{Moderator's Note: I've taken the liberty of adding another option to the poll.}

 

[triphase]

Grant, this has been beaten up on before. It is just up to the installer as long as it is not installed face up on a counter top.

 

[DGrant041]

Greg,

Sorry 'bout that. I didn't check the archives. Could I just leave the poll up without all the added commentary? Does someone have a link to the old thread? I'm not interested in making this the next "number of recept's" thread. . . :roll:

Thanks,
Dale

 

[triphase]

Thats cool Dale but ya cant post here without the added commentary. But I prefer ground down and I did vote......

 

[DGrant041]

Thanks Greg.

Your "I Voted" sticker is in the mail. :lol:

 

[don_resqcapt19]

There is no receptacle that has a UL listing that specifies ground up or down.
Don

 

[dlhoule]

Just check to see what is going to be plugged into it. Some things are better plugged in with ground up and some with ground down.

 

[charlie b]

Does someone have a link to the old thread?

There are probably about 20 of them. Each time I see one, I close it. I'll leave this one open for a while, to see how the poll comes out.

I reversed one in my dining room only last week. I can't recall whether it was ground up or down, but I needed it to be the other way. I plugged in one of those flat plug extension cords, and the way it was oriented made the cord go up the wall for a short distance, before it curved down to the floor. That looked ugly to me, so I reversed the receptacle. Now the cord just goes down to the floor. That is the most sensible reason I have ever heard for installing a receptacle one way or the other way. Which is to say that all other reasons are not sensible in the least.

 

[allenwayne]

I voted ground down that way there is only one opening for all those pesky electrons to fall out of

 

[69boss302]

I like ground down, Makes the world a happier place

 

[dnem]

HEY !!!

You forgot the best choice of them all !

 

[iwire]

I voted 'Whichever is in the rest of the house (old work)'

Which is the closest selection to my real answer

'Whatever the person paying the bill would like'.

 

[celtic]

"Jimmy cracked corn...."

 

[coulter]

just curious:

1. What's "cracking corn" and why would any one care or not care?

2. Charlie! (said in a loud stern voice with tongue firmly in cheek), are you saying you did DYI :shock: :shock: :shock:

3. Does anyone know how one could even talk with "tongue firmly in cheek"?

carl

 

[iwire]

just curious:

1. What's "cracking corn" and why would any one care or not care?

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[luckyshadow]

I install receptacles according to a number of things:
1) what do the specs call for
2) what is done in the rest of the building
3) what does the customer want
4) if it's up to me I go the correct way :wink: ground down

 

[allenwayne]

I did a custom for the younger Steinbrenner Yankees owners.The architect drew all receptacles horiz. in base boards and all in bed rooms switched.That made for 5 gangs in all bed rooms.After they moved in we were paid to non switch all but one that left 2 for fan one for sw recep. and 2 dummies.So we got paid to 3 wire all the receps then disconnect the 3rd wire.Go figure more money then brains I guess.

 

[Ragin Cajun]

HEY !!!

You forgot the best choice of them all !

Whose product is this?

Thanks

 

[ryan_618]

Interestingly enough, the NECA standard referenced in 110.12 FPN recommends installing the ground up. (Another reason whyI think that that FPN should be deleted).

 

[LarryFine]

HEY !!!

You forgot the best choice of them all !

Whose product is this?

Thanks

You nguys are so lazy! (Just kidding) Right-click on the image, and the source of the image is displayed in Properites: http://www.biceptacle.com/