why would the screw fall out? This is a ridiculous scenario.
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Outlets -- which way?
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WHAT industry? Hospitals? Not homes though.
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Let's see...... when was the last time a METAL TRAY slid down my wall....
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There's a reason the NEC doesn't address this. It would be a waste of frikkin paper and ink. Like this thread.
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A paper clip... !! NOW it's a paper clip sliding right down the wall and behind a plug. While ago it was a metal tray... Wouldn't be deflected by the edge of the cover plate would it? LMAO!!!
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Because people often pick up their homes & offices and shake them really hard, which loosens all sorts of hardware.
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Most places that use stainless steel outlet covers often have construction going on all the time.
Vibration.
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I understand your comments now. You think this about you.
I am guessing you are not a surgeon. They use metal trays daily.
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Definitely. The holes should face inward. *Into* the room.
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Just last night on Jay Leno's "Headlines" was a headline from a local paper, "Plans for new Wal-Wart under discussion."
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Screws do come loose.
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Edwin Pawlowski spake thus:
This is contrary to my experience, which shows me that most 3-prong plugs tend to stay in better with the grounding pin up (the opposite of the way most outlets are installed).
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Something that looks like a cancerous growth on the wall. These are usually power supplies for equipment.
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Usually. There's also remote control (X10, etc..) modules and surge suppressors.
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I have several appliances with cords designed for ground-up receptacles.
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When was the last time a metal tray slid up your wall....
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So you'd put the ground hole right in from of the others, so it becomes impossible to plug anything in without creating a short. Hope your breakers aren't the kind that don't trip.
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Bingo!
Pete C.
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If you're going to think of office buildings as if they were cars, boats & aircraft, then the law should forbid using screws to attach wires to outlets and switches.
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You printed this thread?