Upside Down Breaker

[thejnicki]

Opinions please, I know breakers are to get installed in the position where on and off is upright.Can anyone explain how this breaker was installed upside down?

[Speedy Petey]

Originally Posted by thejnicki

Opinions please, I know breakers are to get installed in the position where on and off is upright.Can anyone explain how this breaker was installed upside down?

You need the whole picture. The breaker below it is correct. That is the way that panel is designed.
I do not know when the "Up=On" code was put in place, but at one time those panels must have been code legal, or they would have never been made.

[tdietrich1]

A larger photo would be better, however, I can still ask this question, is the panel upside-down?

later,

tom

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

The panel is certainly not upside-down. It looks side-ways to me. . .

Horizontal operation of the breakers has always been allowed. With a wider angle, it would give us a better indication of what's going on.

[Greg Fretwell]

This has been in 240.81 (Up=On) since at least 75. I also know there were non-compliant panels made into the 80s. (I have a GE I bought in 1983) I am not sure how they reconciled this at U/L.

[thejnicki]

Sorry guys only photo I got..

[Speedy Petey]

Originally Posted by Greg Fretwell

This has been in 240.81 (Up=On) since at least 75. I also know there were non-compliant panels made into the 80s. (I have a GE I bought in 1983) I am not sure how they reconciled this at U/L.

Thats what I thought. I have seen those 70's panels just like the one above and they were accepted when installed.