Receptacle ground position

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I am sure this question has been asked at least a million times but here is one million and one. Is there a code reference that explicitly says that the ground opening orientation on a 20 amp 125 volt receptacle has to be either on top or bottom mounted in a wall box.
 
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I've always put the ground down, it seems like most angled cord ends have the ground at the bottom....
 
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I've heard it both ways butt.... If you put the ground up then if you have a loose metal cover plate that falls onto it you won't have any shorts (hense no sparks onto carpet)like you might have if installed vise versa. :eek:
 
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250.666

The grounding prong of a grounding type receptacle shall be mounted at a 76? angle to the earth's equator.

Exception: On Sundays, when Satan's left ear is not at a 76? angle to the earth's equator, a 20? angle shall be permitted.

:p
 
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Originally posted by dave81:
If you put the ground up then if you have a loose metal cover plate that falls onto it you won't have any shorts
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Counting on grounding cord caps to always be used? ;)
 
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I've always put the ground down, it seems like most angled cord ends have the ground at the bottom....
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Curious, define the bottom of a cord end. :D
 
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We're not going there again. I'm putting a stop to this. Anyone who wants further information can do a search for previous discussions of this topic.
 
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