On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:44:46 -0500, Terry
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On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:47:49 GMT, Art Todesco
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"mm" wrote in message
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When electricians arrange for one have of am electric receptacle to be
switched and the other half un-switched, is there a convention they
use for which half is on top and which on the bottom?



In my corner of the universe, the top outlet was always the switched one. No
idea if that was 'official', or just the learned custom of the half-dozen
electricians I worked with, who were sort of a chronological progression
with some overlap.

aem sends...

My personal preferrence, switched on the
bottom .... why?
That is usually where something is
plugged in for a long time, like
a lamp. If you need to use the
"always-on" outlet, you don't have
the "fight" the lamp cord to plug
something in. Not a big deal, but
that's how I like it.


Me too. The lamp cord would be in the way.


Yes. I'd want the switched outlet at the bottom for that reason. That
is, until I encountered wall warts with polarized plugs.

Having the hot one on the top means you don't have to bend as far to
plug in a vacuum or similar device.

Even better to have a few receptacles at switch height, where they're
easily accessible.
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