markebenson
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It's just plain ugly to me!
Why do people install outlets upside down?
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Coppersmith
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If you mean ground side up, I totally agree. I've been told it's safer since a falling paperclip would bounce off the ground rather than short out the circuit, but how often does that happen?
Yes, ppl do it to indicate the switched recep. Still ugly.
Yes, ppl do it to indicate the switched recep. Still ugly.
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This topic got beat to death so much it ended up as one of the few topics banned for all time. Look at the bottom of the first post here http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=83435&p=649510#post649510 if you want to explore past discussions on this or other banned topics.
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