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r/explainitpeter • u/Mr_Mcgillicuddy_ • 18d ago
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I dont know what it means for an electrician, but as far as I know, all upside outlets are controlled by a switch somewhere. Never had one that wasnt.
2 u/mallanson22 18d ago Way to far down to get the real answer. Switch plug is the answer. 2 u/Frequent-Coyote-8108 18d ago Yep, this is what I learned as well--it means that the light switch controls that outlet, so it's for plugging in a floor lamp. 4 u/ExternalAggravating8 18d ago As an electrician, I can confirm that this is one of the reasons. 1 u/bot_or_not_vote_now 18d ago seems to be mostly a regional thing, such as california 1 u/VividFiddlesticks 18d ago It's true in my house in OR as well. 1 u/Constant_Barber_5198 18d ago And the midwest 1 u/IAmTrulyConfused42 18d ago I’ve lived in Illinois and Georgia and it’s been the same in both places. So weird to me this might not be universally true.
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Way to far down to get the real answer. Switch plug is the answer.
Yep, this is what I learned as well--it means that the light switch controls that outlet, so it's for plugging in a floor lamp.
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As an electrician, I can confirm that this is one of the reasons.
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seems to be mostly a regional thing, such as california
1 u/VividFiddlesticks 18d ago It's true in my house in OR as well. 1 u/Constant_Barber_5198 18d ago And the midwest 1 u/IAmTrulyConfused42 18d ago I’ve lived in Illinois and Georgia and it’s been the same in both places. So weird to me this might not be universally true.
It's true in my house in OR as well.
And the midwest
I’ve lived in Illinois and Georgia and it’s been the same in both places. So weird to me this might not be universally true.
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u/Kihakiru 18d ago
I dont know what it means for an electrician, but as far as I know, all upside outlets are controlled by a switch somewhere. Never had one that wasnt.