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First, What Does “Upside Down” Actually Mean?
When most people look at a standard North American electrical receptacle, they’re accustomed to seeing it installed with the two vertical openings on top and the rounded or U-shaped grounding opening underneath.
That’s the orientation many of us grew up seeing.
But sometimes you’ll encounter a receptacle installed the other way around, with the grounding opening at the top.
It can look strange.
Especially if every other outlet in the house is oriented the opposite way. Standardized& Admissions Tests
But electrically, the receptacle can still function normally.
That’s because the electrical connections inside the receptacle don’t depend on whether the device is physically rotated one way or the other.
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The important question is how the receptacle is wired, not simply which direction the openings face.
Why Would an Electrician Install an Outlet Upside
