Why Some Outlets Are Installed “Upside Down”: A Small Secret Many People Don’t Know

on purpose. It can serve as a subtle clue: this particular outlet is controlled by a wall switch. In other words, you plug in a table lamp or floor lamp, flip the switch, and the room lights up as if you had a regular ceiling light. This was especially common in rooms that did not have built-in overhead lighting.

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