[GreenKeys] Switch polarity

[drlegendre .]

In many US domestic installations, the circuit breakers are in a horizontal
orientation. So no up/down, more like left/right. The main breaker(s) is a
common exception, they are almost always vertical, with up = on & down =
off.

On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Sam Hallas <s.hallas at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> dd1lm at t-online.de wrote:
>
>> Besides, I was taught also that if something falls against the
>> switchboard it would increase safety if something would be switched
>> off instead of on. At least in Germany all circuit breakers are off
>> in the down position.
>>
>
> Oddly enough here in the UK where light switches are down for on, our
> circuit breakers are, like yours, down for off.
>
> Sam
>
>
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