On Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:44:40 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote:
On 6/27/2013 10:03 AM, Robert Macy wrote:

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Maybe a better explanation is that, when in a hurry, when entering a

room light switch panels have one order of control, but when exiting the

room the order is reversed. Yes, I knnow that left is still left and

right is still right, but that requres one to 'stop' and face the panel

set, and 'think' about it. That's what I want to avoid. I want the

simple m[n]enomic of a switch UP is ON and a swtich DOWN is OFF, then there

is NO thinking, simply hit the switch when going by.

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Can no be done other than by other logic (positions, that is) as has

been beat to death by now.



IMO the thing to do is to have the positions from left to right in the

gang switch boxes make physical sense as from "inside-out" be associated

from near-to-far (or vice versa, your choice, but to me it makes more

sense for the closer to be the outer simply because that's the way Dad

did it for the ones here so it's what I grew up with but either works

you just need to be consistent and learn the pattern) at each doorway.

Then, w/ time you should learn innately which is what and the thinking

part goes away.



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+1

That's how I do it too. And it that regard, it would
be nice if electricians put them in that way to begin
with. A classic example is I have two switches here in
one spot. One controls the lights on the front porch. The other controls a ceiling light near the closet by the front door. I would have put them in so that the
switch for the porch light is closest to the front of
the house. It's the opposite. I was too lazy to move
it, but I know there are two such instances in the house
where they are like this, ie the opposite of what you
would expect. I have no problem identifying what switch
works what.