I see your point with the right angel. But the ground being the top pin reduces the chance of shock causing the ground to trip the breaker if something falls on it. The worst way is to have the outlet facing up, Which increases the chance of things falling into the outlet.
That is a valid safety point on that side of this debate. The weird thing is, there is no building code written anywhere telling people how to install these (up or down). Only 1 building inspection code saying that they can not be installed upwards where thing can fall into it (under a sink or on a countertop)
In home installations the reason they are sometimes upside down is to signify they are connected to a wall switch
We have heard that before....
Yes, this a good idea for the home owner to map their grid for easy understanding :)
Never really gave it much thought, but your argument has merit.
Thank you :)
P.S. A lot of people that we talk to about this say it does make sense :)
I see your point with the right angel. But the ground being the top pin reduces the chance of shock causing the ground to trip the breaker if something falls on it. The worst way is to have the outlet facing up, Which increases the chance of things falling into the outlet.
That is a valid safety point on that side of this debate.
The weird thing is, there is no building code written anywhere telling people how to install these (up or down).
Only 1 building inspection code saying that they can not be installed upwards where thing can fall into it (under a sink or on a countertop)