Hospital questions

[jumper]

If a cord is plugged into the receptacle, or a paper clip falls off the back of a desk and shorts across both terminals of the cord. I have seen both.

Okay, fair enough. A possibility for sure, but a rare occurrance I would assume.

As for me, I have seen either, but experiences vary widely.

I suppose each will do as he/she sees fit.

 

[roger]

Okay, here is a receptacle that eliminates all the dangers.

Roger

 

[Gregg Harris]

Okay, fair enough. A possibility for sure, but a rare occurrance I would assume.

As for me, I have seen either, but experiences vary widely.

I suppose each will do as he/she sees fit.

Rare as being struck by lightning but can happen, I now always install ground prong or terminal up.

 

[jumper]

Rare as being struck by lightning but can happen, I now always install ground prong or terminal up.

And I have no argument with your personal reasons for doing so.

But as far as code: Can we agree that neither orientation is mandated and that not enough substantiation has ever been submitted to a CMP to warrant it?

If every "What if" event was covered, The NEC would be a gaziilion pages long.

 

[iwire]

Rare as being struck by lightning but can happen, I now always install ground prong or terminal up.

In a residence how many grounding pins are there anyway?


I just match what is already installed.

 

[Gregg Harris]

And I have no argument with your personal reasons for doing so.

But as far as code: Can we agree that neither orientation is mandated and that not enough substantiation has ever been submitted to a CMP to warrant it?

If every "What if" event was covered, The NEC would be a gaziilion pages long.

Clearly not an NEC code requirement but it has been submitted and rejected several times.

 

[roger]

Is this thread becoming a ground up / ground down thread or is it my imagination?

Roger

 

[Gregg Harris]

In a residence how many grounding pins are there anyway?


I just match what is already installed.

One per receptical mounted up or nuetral mounted on top in horizontal position.

Is that better?

 

[jumper]

Is this thread becoming a ground up / ground down thread or is it my imagination?

Roger

Oops. Guilty as charged your Honor.

 

[kwired]

Okay, here is a receptacle that eliminates all the dangers.

Roger

The top terminal screw shown is likely for the EGC, what are the others for?

And I have no argument with your personal reasons for doing so.

But as far as code: Can we agree that neither orientation is mandated and that not enough substantiation has ever been submitted to a CMP to warrant it?

If every "What if" event was covered, The NEC would be a gaziilion pages long.

If every "what if" event was covered the NEC would be pretty simple - you wouldn't be allowed to use electricity:lol:

Is this thread becoming a ground up / ground down thread or is it my imagination?

Roger

I thought that myself when I had a pretty thorough response to one of the posts then decided to not submit it. Nothing wrong with a joke here and there about it but getting into serious discussion on this topic is pointless.

 

[jumper]

One per receptical mounted up or nuetral mounted on top in horizontal position.

Is that better?

Gregg, as Roger just stated, we gotta drop this.

I am as guilty as anyone else for the thread jack, but we gotta stop.

Ground up/down arguing is not allowed, so we need to end this.

Opinions will vary and no answer on this issue will be resolved here

 

[jumper]

I thought that myself when I had a pretty thorough response to one of the posts then decided to not submit it. Nothing wrong with a joke here and there about it but getting into serious discussion on this topic is pointless.

Yeah, I just kinda got caught up in it, it happens.:ashamed1:

 

[RichB]

:lol:

I think I will install some of these:

http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/SectionDisplay.jsp?section=41158&minisite=10251&page=2

Fresh Pink Lemonade, Toasted Coconut and Prairie Sage ought to be purty colors....

OOOOHHH I like the pretty green ones!!!:lol: