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Fred McKenzie

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On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:42:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 7/24/2019 11:21 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:44:02 +0000, Pete
m wrote:

replying to GaryB, Pete wrote:
I was always told in school and daycare construction the outlets must be
installed ground up for similar reasons.

It is not in the Florida SREF (State Requirements for Educational
Facilities). It never even came up in the last 24 hour CEU course I
took.

Also in Florida - -
I mentioned before that in a hospital they were all pin up. I was since
at another hospital and they also had them pin up.

I never heard that in the ACHA rules but it may be a convention. I
notice they usually display hospital grade receptacles pin up in some
catalogs where the normal ones are pin down.

My house was built a year ago and they are pin down except for the ones
that are switched.

Confusing. If I buy a new extention cord should I get one with the pin
up or down?

Usually the only angle plugs made pin up are extension cords meant for
window shakers and some appliances. I guess they assume the receptacle
is lower than the equipment connection.

My Florida house was renovated in 2000. All outlets except for the
washing machine were installed pin-down. That outlet is higher than the
washing machine. The plug was up-side-down so I turned the outlet to
pin-down.

The refrigerator outlet is pin-down, but the plug is up-side-down. That
outlet is also high on the wall. I've never bothered to change it.

Fred