hockeyoligist2
Senior Member
- Location
- close to greenville sc
I've laughed many times at the argument of ground up or down on receptacles, it has finally came home to haunt me! I bought my Dads old house, built in the 60's, and I'm busy remodeling it. All of the receptacles needed replacing since they are 2 prong. I don't really have a preference, the orientation of the wires puts the ground up, they were all that way and I didn't see a need to roll them over.
After a long day of replacing them, my wife came in and said "you have them upside down! It is supposed to look like a face." I was kinda shocked that she even noticed which way they were oriented. About that time our "painter guy" showed up, he is an industrial maintenance man, not a certified electrician, he is a friend of a friend and needs the extra money since he is going through a divorce. I hired him to paint, mostly to help him out. Don't get me wrong, he works cheap and does a much better job of painting than me. I don't have the patience.
She turned to him and said, " do you think the receptacles are upside down?" He said "yes, they are wrong and it's in the NEC!"
I had a hard time trying to prevent myself from laughing, I might have grinned. I like the guy, but I had to challenge him. I asked him what chapter and article stated that the ground must be down. He said, I don't remember, but if I had my NEC I could show you. I can't remember where things are located by chapter and article either, but I told him I'll be right back and bring you the latest NEC.
He spent about 30 minutes trying to find it, of course he couldn't. He said I know its here, I just can't find it! I just told them to keep looking and get back with me, I'm going home, feed the cats and drink a cold beer........
After a long day of replacing them, my wife came in and said "you have them upside down! It is supposed to look like a face." I was kinda shocked that she even noticed which way they were oriented. About that time our "painter guy" showed up, he is an industrial maintenance man, not a certified electrician, he is a friend of a friend and needs the extra money since he is going through a divorce. I hired him to paint, mostly to help him out. Don't get me wrong, he works cheap and does a much better job of painting than me. I don't have the patience.
She turned to him and said, " do you think the receptacles are upside down?" He said "yes, they are wrong and it's in the NEC!"
I had a hard time trying to prevent myself from laughing, I might have grinned. I like the guy, but I had to challenge him. I asked him what chapter and article stated that the ground must be down. He said, I don't remember, but if I had my NEC I could show you. I can't remember where things are located by chapter and article either, but I told him I'll be right back and bring you the latest NEC.
He spent about 30 minutes trying to find it, of course he couldn't. He said I know its here, I just can't find it! I just told them to keep looking and get back with me, I'm going home, feed the cats and drink a cold beer........