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Default Electrical Outlets Upside Down? Code?

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:07:13 -0400, "TomR" wrote:


And, I sometimes thought it would be interesting if all outlets were
designed so that there would be not "up" or "down" position. For example,
if all duplex outlets had the ground pin of each outlet on each end and the
other two prongs in the center, then there would be no "up" or "down"
orientation -- the outlet would look the same regardless of which way it was
installed. But, there would be problems with that idea because that would
result it the hot side screw of one outlet being on the same side as the
neutral side screw of the other outlet in the duplex.


Like this

http://www.legrand.us/~/media/produc...=0&h=181&w=181