You'd be surprised...... Doesn't look like the case here but how many plates I've had to PRY off the wall... How many have BROKEN? Geez.And the faceplate hasn't fallen off because . . .
Such a brilliant step saving technique. My childhood best friend's grandpa was an inventor, and he tested light sockets by sticking his thumb into them. Of course, he's dead now ... he must have had really dry skin or a fried nervous system...Used to on an an install have a crew of Polish immagrant electricians that would turn off a circuit by way of shorting it. They also thoroughly mis-wired 120v for 208v too frequently on Edison Outlets. Here I had hand drafted up this entire electrical plan for wiring with balanced loading.... left finding out what they did.
For what it is worth, I read somewhere on the internet that it is code in California for the ground to be up, the reason given was if there was a desk against a wall, a paperclip could slip down and make a connection if the plug wasn't fully pushed in.In question of code, though in doing so I thought specific NEC code now..
If a kid's butter knife or some form of wall plate slides down the wall, isn't it better to have the ground up - reverse of the photo? Neutral concuctor best up over the hot one if horizontal?
Thought this was NEC policy for good reason but only somewhat seen for new work. Standard I go by.
During my IBEW Installation and maintenance apprenticeship, every time I was on a decent size project, a community college and two hospitals for example, when it came time for finishing, installing the new, architectural grade, switches and receptacles, the standard for the building would be hammered into our heads and CONSISTENCY was insisted upon throughout an entire project, from 3rd level basement to 11th floor, attic and HVAC penthouses.
album shows as "empty" even after clicking "join" ... permissions hiccup for public viewing, maybe?Was scanning some images to see what examples there were and found this.0 new items by Bill Conner
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