Electrical Wiring Residential
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781285170954
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 13R
Is the switched portion of an outlet mounted toward the top or the bottom? Why? __________________
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