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reasons.
In some installations, the orientation may be chosen deliberately because of how plugs behave when they become partially disconnected. In others, it may simply reflect the electrician’s preferred orientation, a particular installation practice, or the history of the building.
The important thing is that the receptacle is properly installed, appropriately grounded, and suitable for its location and intended use.
And now that you know this, you may start noticing something funny.
Once you begin looking at electrical outlets, you’ll realize they aren’t all facing the same direction.
Some are
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ground-up.
Some are ground-down.
And some have clearly been there since before anyone remembers renovating the room.
So the next time someone points to one and says,
“That outlet is installed upside down!”
you can tell them:
“Maybe. But maybe it isn’t.”
And that little third hole?
It’s doing a lot more than making the outlet look like a tiny surprised face.
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