Comments by "" (@Green__one) on "Power outlets are topsy turvy - but does it matter?" video.

  1. I would like to add one more data point. I just looked at my spare parts bin, and I found 4 different outlets from 4 different brands. in every single case, the writing stamped into the metal tabs at top and bottom of the receptacles, and the writing moulded into the plastic on the rear of the receptacle, all appear right-side up only in a ground down orientation. Writing on the front that would be visible when the outlet is installed is all duplicated in both directions. (i.e. TR at each end of the face-plate, one in each orientation, or GFCI test/reset lettering as shown in the video) Based on this, I can't see any reason to conclude that the manufacturers believe that the outlets should be installed ground up, in fact the reverse appears to be true. Contrast this with light switches, and every one of them has "top" stamped into the upper metal tab to indicate orientation. EDIT: It appears that I was wrong in that the 4 different outlets are actually all from the same brand, Leviton. I also found 3 more models from them as well, all labelled similarly. So maybe it's less universal than I thought. It seems I don't have anything non-Leviton to compare to though.
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  2.  @GH-oi2jf  I just updated my original comment, but it appears I made an incorrect assumption. the 4 outlets in question all date from radically different time periods, and are all very different in appearance, however they're all Leviton brand. I did some more snooping around my house and found several more versions, but again, all from Leviton. I guess Leviton is very popular around here! And everything from the 1970s to modern versions from Leviton all have writing which implies a ground down orientation.
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