"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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RBM wrote:
"Mikepier" wrote in message
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I have one of those surface mounted 3 prong dryer plugs in the laundry
room. The plug that came with the dryer has to be turned 180 degrees
so it can plug into the outlet. Anotherwords instead of the cord
hanging straight down, it goes up then makes a sharp turn downward.
The outlet cannot be turned upside down because it is run with conduit
form the bottom. Any ideas how I can go about fixing this?


Surface range and dryer outlets are all made that way. The only remedy is
to replace the outlet with a deep 1900 box, flush dryer receptacle, and
austin cover. Then you can flip the outlet any direction you like

OK... maybe this is covered in basic electrician's courses, but this
always bugs me... *why* is a 1900 box called a 1900 box? I know what one
is, of course, but never had an explanation of why... "four inch box"
seems much more simple but nobody ever calls it that...



*LOL. I believe it goes back to one manufacturer's old catalog numbering
system. Maybe it was Raco. I think that all boxes and covers in the 4" size
had a catalog number of 19xx. In California they called them a 4s (4"
square) box and a 4 11/16" box was a 5s box.

When we go to an electrical supply company for materials the employees
always transpose the materials that we want into numbers. That is how they
identify everything. In order to communicate better and quicker it is
sometimes easier to just give the counter guy numbers instead of names or
descriptions. Whenever I want something unusual I try to find a part number
myself and just give it to the counter guy so he can look it up immediately
for availability and pricing.