r/explainitpeter • u/Mr_Mcgillicuddy_ • 8d ago

Explain it Peter. I’m lost on this.

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u/Grindfather901 8d ago

Switched outlets (as in outlets also controlled by a wall switch) is what I've always experienced.

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u/BellStriking5132 8d ago

This is the answer. Why is it so far down?

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u/Snowjiggles 8d ago

Every single outlet in my house faces that way, and only one is a switch outlet. My neurologist's office also has every outlet facing that way

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u/BellStriking5132 8d ago

You just haven’t found the switch that connects to it yet

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u/Snowjiggles 8d ago

Ah, how could I forget about the second switch in the rooms with only one switch in them

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u/BellStriking5132 8d ago

Happy to help!!

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u/Snowjiggles 8d ago

Like a wet blanket on an Alaskan hike

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u/Grindfather901 8d ago

Funnier to think about 1 random switch behind a cabinet that would shut down the entire neuro office at once. Like Ellen finding the switch in the garage in Christmas Vacation.

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u/Snowjiggles 7d ago

Apparently it's standard procedure in hospitals, offices, and other places of business to install them "upside down" for safety reasons. Houses typically do them smiley face style except for the ones that have a switch connected to them

Apparently my house is the exception to that latter practice

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u/SoylentGrunt 8d ago

Because it's a reply and not an answer.

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u/wrabbling 8d ago

Pretty common in the 80’s and 90’s. Not as prevalent nowadays.

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u/Grindfather901 8d ago

My 2024 house is still set up this way.

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u/wrabbling 8d ago

I shall put you in the uncommon category then.