9/16    Humdinger. Pippin. Doozy. Ripsnorter.

9/16    When installing a three-prong electric socket, should the ground prong
        be on the top, on the bottom, or either way?  All the sockets at my
        home have the ground pins on the bottom, but a electrician told me
        that the ground pins should be on the top.  Thanks.
        \_ It doesn't really matter, but most three-prong plugs will hang
           better with the ground prong on top.  -tom
           \_ Wall warts hang a lot better with the ground prong on bottom.
              And a polorized wall wart without a ground pin hangs for shit
              if it's upsidedown.
        \_ The "traditional" way is to put the grounding prong on the bottom.
           Some electricians prefer to put it on top, with the reasoning that
           if something conductive slips between the plug and the wall, it will
           rest on the grounding prong and one live prong instead of both live
           prongs.
           \_ That's exactly what the electricial told me.  Is there any
              Federal or CA law that says it has to be one way or the other?
              --- OP