It might have been installed that way intentionally.
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It might reflect an electrician’s preferred installation style.
Or—and this is entirely possible—it may simply have been installed in that orientation because that’s the way the installer happened to do it.
The funny thing is that something as ordinary as an electrical outlet can have
whole little story behind it.
And now that you know what you’re looking at, I’ll bet you’ll start noticing them everywhere!
If this little household mystery answered a question you’ve secretly wondered about, leave a comment and tell me: Are the outlets in your home ground-up, ground-down, or a mixture of both?
And if you have a photo of an especially unusual outlet, share it on Pinterest and tag it so other curious
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