Position of light switched Up or Down

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Originally Posted by rcooke

Simple and works for all people with two hands .



Clapp on


Clapp off

...Cookie

HELP HELP. ROY HAS FALLEN AND CAN'T GET UP !!!

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by sstanczyk

HELP HELP. ROY HAS FALLEN AND CAN'T GET UP !!!

I am that age
When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there



...Cookie

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by rcooke

I am that age
When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there



...Cookie

Good one Cookie! With any good fortune many of us will be able to view life from your age and we appreciate the tips.

[Marcel Gratton]

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

Do you note the upside down switch as a defect?

Joe,

Do you note receptacles installed upside down?

[jtedesco1]

Originally Posted by mgratton

Joe,

Do you note receptacles installed upside down?

.. and how are you determining this situation? The standard only has one real restriction, and that is for a mobile home.

The orientation of the grounding pin is sometimes up or down, and the issues and arguments on this are so old they can vote. Some, including yours truly willl look at the orientation of the cord cap.

[Marcel Gratton]

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

.. and how are you determining this situation? The standard only has one real restriction, and that is for a mobile home.

The orientation of the grounding pin is sometimes up or down, and the issues and arguments on this are so old they can vote. Some, including yours truly willl look at the orientation of the cord cap.

In Quebec ground pins are positioned up, in Ontario they are positioned down....go figure.

If I notice metal covers with ground pins down, I mention the potential safety issue to clients that a loose metal cover could fall on live prongs if the plug was partially pulled.

I don't write it up in the inspection report just like I don't write light switch being down while on. If it was a safety issue then 3 way switch's would be designed differently in my opinion.

[rwand1]

I like the Happy Face, pin down better!

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[Michael Larson]

LOL...What next fellas?

The correct way to put the toilet paper on the roller?

[jtedesco1]

Originally Posted by mlarson

LOL...What next fellas?

The correct way to put the toilet paper on the roller?

It must come off of the roll from the top!

[rwand1]

We don't need no stinking toilet paper....

[Blaine Wiley]

Originally Posted by rwand1

We don't need no stinking toilet paper....

The toilet paper is to get rid of the stinking that is left...

[rwand1]

Okay so there was this big big Roman Gallion rowing boat. Its stinking hot the beat of the drum is nauseating hour after hour in the hot sun. Finally there is silence the rowers look up only to hear the drummer say, "men I have some good news for you today, there is going to be a change of underwear!" Shouts of joy errupt, everyone is happy. Then the drummer says, "Frank you change underwear with Harry, Harry you change underwear with Bill......

Boy thats bad!

[Marcel Gratton]

Originally Posted by rwand1

I like the Happy Face, pin down better!

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I had to turn some around just so Mickey wouldn't get a headache...

[chuntsman]

The way I install a Decora switch is I look at the yoke strap and on one end it says TOP sp, 3way and 4way. I have seen this on toggle switch also in the past (on up). I have seen on outlets and It was ground up.So if not marked I guess it does not matter which way it goes.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

An inspection of a one family dwellig revealed that all of the single pole light switches were installed upside down in a new dwelling.

I cited this in my defect notice.

How would you handle this, would you let them stay, and consider it to be acceptable, or would it be considered as a safety item and stress that they be put in the correct position UP for ON and down for OFF?

Still dont understand do ya Joe.......The difference in Home Inspectors versus Code Inspectors........

I think HI's need to be concerned for their client.....and if the switch works at all.....Period !!!

if they want to be Code Inspectors they can go to work for a Municipal and do so and deal with those issues, they have no authority otherwise.