Re: Upside down oulets

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I just purchased a new construction house, and all of the 
>electrical outlets are upside down.  Is this something new?
>Who started this?  


I didn't realize there was a "right side up". Outlets often have the
ground at the top so that if an appliance pulls away from the wall only
the ground is exposed. I have seen outlets mounted both ways in homes and
in commercial installations. Which way is "right side up"?


Dimitri