On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 10:18:00 AM UTC-4, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 10/05/2016 02:00 PM, wrote:
bob haller:

Understand the reasoning behind it, but I think
it would make sense the other way round:

Always on: Ground pin up
Switched: pin down.


Is there some reason for that, other than it would mean most of the
receptacles would be ground-up.


Following the only thing I've seen here cited as any reason for
ground up, you'd want the ground up on the ones that are permanently
on, because they are most likely to be energized and if a metal
object drops onto partially inserted pins, it will hit the ground pin.


Also, how would you install a duplex receptacle where only one side is
switched?


I'd do it with the top one live, because a lamp or similar could be
plugged in below on the switched one, leaving the upper one easier
to access.



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