or this

10/26/2007 11:19:38 AM

aahhaaha inverted receptacles for the loss

the old house i live in has horizontally aligned receptacles, sux for my mini lava lamp

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10/26/2007 11:20:14 AM

=O

10/26/2007 11:20:32 AM

[fail]

10/26/2007 11:21:07 AM

they're different throughout my house.

i love the ones with test buttons.

10/26/2007 11:21:56 AM

A

thank god

inverted = lazy fucking builders

10/26/2007 11:22:45 AM

mine are all like the first one - except for 1 in each room that is like the second that is controlled by a light switch in that room

10/26/2007 11:22:46 AM

^

10/26/2007 11:24:03 AM

ive got a bunch of boboassed no third hole ones at my joint

there's only three outlets with a third hole

10/26/2007 11:24:04 AM

^ My old apartment was like that. Pain in the ass.

10/26/2007 11:24:32 AM

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"ive got a bunch of boboassed no third hole ones at my joint"

wtf...

they are secretly wanting you to die...

even though that's the second ground... /neutral

10/26/2007 11:25:17 AM

ha. A in my house. and the electricians in my company install them that way too.

I do know that there is a code requiring that hostpital grade duplex rcpts be installed with the ground lug facing up to assure that any metal that may drop between the plug and the wall will most likely contact an unenergized blade.


But as far as spec. and residential grade it really doesn't matter as long as they are done uniformly

10/26/2007 11:25:19 AM

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"I do know that there is a code requiring that hostpital grade duplex rcpts be installed with the ground lug facing up to assure that any metal that may drop between the plug and the wall will most likely contact an unenergized blade."

wow,, that's pretty tricky.

10/26/2007 11:26:40 AM

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"mine are all like the first one - except for 1 in each room that is like the second that is controlled by a light switch in that room"

that is by code too. so its straight.

10/26/2007 11:26:52 AM

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"wtf... they are secretly wanting you to die... even though that's the second ground... /neutral"

my landlord ive come to find out is a slum lord and would rather do it on the cheap than right

and it's like the third time the house has been wired, it's like 140 years old.

im ready to get out, but i just love it so =[

10/26/2007 11:27:38 AM

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"I do know that there is a code requiring that hostpital grade duplex rcpts be installed with the ground lug facing up to assure that any metal that may drop between the plug and the wall will most likely contact an unenergized blade."

That's pretty much what a licensed electrician told me when I was replacing some outlets in my house. Why you would put them upside down is beyond me. I always just assume some jackleg with no electrical experience has had his hand in it when I see shit done incorrectly like that.



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10/26/2007 11:28:00 AM

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"i love the ones with test buttons."

haha those are GFI (ground fault) so that you don't die when the circuits overload. Ala girls tripping the breakers by overloading one outlet with hairdryer and straightener.

10/26/2007 11:28:59 AM

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"I do know that there is a code requiring that hostpital grade duplex rcpts be installed with the ground lug facing up to assure that any metal that may drop between the plug and the wall will most likely contact an unenergized blade."

liability reasons.... odds of it happening are less than you getting hit by a meteor

10/26/2007 11:30:00 AM

none of the above

10/26/2007 11:30:39 AM

^^^ahaha yea, i overreact when i press the button tho kuhz it makes a clicky sound.



i was repairing a cuzin's computer in iran 2 years ago. as i was taking the side panel off i accidently unscrewed one of the screws that held the power supply box together. when i put my hand in the case to pull off the cpu fan i was shocked with 220v. a flame erupted and i burned some hair on the outside of my palm and the whole thing scared me half to death.......

disconnect the power no matter how lazy you are.

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10/26/2007 11:34:25 AM

Neither.

10/26/2007 11:37:24 AM

But obviously a lot smaller.

10/26/2007 11:41:15 AM

I worked for an electrician on-and-off for a couple years. In most places, code is actually requires installing the recepticles ground-up for the reason already stated, that if a plug was hanging a little loose and something fell on it, it would hit the ground instead of the hot. Usually in a residential setting, most inspectors will let it slide because conventionally they are installed with hot/neutral facing up, and it's not really that big of a threat.

NOT ALL INSPECTORS THOUGH. assholes.

10/26/2007 11:50:46 AM

"She's not afraid of bunnies."

"She WILL be."

10/26/2007 11:53:56 AM

@ home = #1
@ work = #2

10/26/2007 12:25:57 PM

on a somewhat related note,



these things were always a bitch to get out.

10/26/2007 12:34:26 PM

^ not if you use a screwdriver

10/26/2007 12:42:46 PM

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" Neither."

10/26/2007 12:43:47 PM

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""She's not afraid of bunnies." "She WILL be.""

10/26/2007 12:44:12 PM

Mine are upside down

and it pisses me off.


That's what I get for living in a house built in the 60's.

10/26/2007 1:04:36 PM

^ Not necessarily true. My mama's house was built in 2000 and they put the outlets upside too...EVERYWHERE in the house. GRRRRRRR!!! So you can't use those liquid nite lite air fresheners or nite lights of any kind....STUPID MEXICAN BUILDERS!

And my apt is the CORRECT way, thank god!

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10/26/2007 1:08:30 PM

Yeah, my cute lava lamp nightlight = useless


I guess it's ok since I don't really like nightlights to begin with

10/26/2007 1:09:43 PM

when i go home today i'm gunna find out which outlet is controlled by the switch near the door.

10/26/2007 1:09:51 PM

we have a bunch of light switches, and then buttons in every bedroom, that do absolutely nothing

10/26/2007 1:49:35 PM

My Centex town home put outlets that were controlled by switches upside down so we would know which one to use for lamps and what not.

And usually it was the top outlet that was upside down and the one below was normal.

10/26/2007 2:11:44 PM

I always wondered what the rationale for putting them ground-up (i.e. "upside-down") was. They're like that at one of my offices, and where I live. Now I know...yeah it's a little inconvenient at times, but not too terrible. The only time it concerns me is when you have devices with big power bricks that the leads come directly out of...some of those are heavy enough that I worry about putting them upside down.

10/26/2007 2:15:57 PM

^yeah thats normal.


and like gunzz said

@ home = #1
@ work = #2

for me too. i didnt even check my office outlets earlier

10/26/2007 2:16:21 PM

HEY GUYS

IF IT PISSES YOU OFF SO MUCH

SHUT OFF THE POWER TO THE ROOM AT THE BREAKER BOX

TAKE OFF THE OUTLET COVER

&& FLIP THE OUTLET AROUND SO THE GROUND LEAD IS FACING DOWN!


easy.

10/26/2007 2:17:46 PM

We recently built a house and while most of our outlets are right side up, we have a few that are upside down. He explained that it is now part of the building code that all outlets that are controlled by a light switch must be designated by being installed "upside down." And sure enough, all of the outlets that you cut on with a light switch are upside down.

10/26/2007 4:19:47 PM

Electrical and building codes change about every four seconds anyway.

10/26/2007 6:06:39 PM

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"HEY GUYS IF IT PISSES YOU OFF SO MUCH SHUT OFF THE POWER TO THE ROOM AT THE BREAKER BOX TAKE OFF THE OUTLET COVER && FLIP THE OUTLET AROUND SO THE GROUND LEAD IS FACING DOWN! easy. "

fixed it for ya, saves like 5 min

10/26/2007 6:49:19 PM