Receptacle orientation

[Guyute]

My four year old boy just put a pizza cutter across the prongs of a receptacle in our house. Thankfully I have a square D panel and not a federal pacific and the breaker tripped instantly! It made wonder if there is actually a code requiring a receptacle to be installed with the ground prong up to prevent an object from laying across the prongs. I have seen this required in spec books on jobs, but is there a code requiring specific orientation of receptacles? Thanks

 

[petersonra]

There is no such code requirement.

Bet this thread ends up being 10 pages or more unless some wise moderator closes it.

 

[Guyute]

It seems like a simple solution when you think logically about it!

 

[iwire]

No, there is not code requirement for this in the NEC.

Just as many arguments can be made for ground up as ground down.

 

[iwire]

It seems like a simple solution when you think logically about it!

:lol:

If it was only that simple ................

 

[K8MHZ]

Look at my avatar.

:lol:

 

[raider1]

There is no such code requirement.

Bet this thread ends up being 10 pages or more unless some wise moderator closes it.

This is a Taboo topic. As already stated the NEC is silent on the subject of receptacle orientation and a 10 page discussion on the benefits of one orientation over another is really fruitless.

So with that I am closing this thread.

Chris

 

[jim dungar]

It looks like I am too late.

But per the Forum rules and FAQs, I will close it any way..
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=139502