Outside Plugs
Is anyone beside me aggravated by the exterior plugs are horizontal ? It puts a strain on the cord of anything plugged into them. Why can't they be vertical like all the other receptacles?
Forum Discussion
CA Traveler wrote:wnjj wrote:Yes and so does vertical mounting with a cover since those covers are also hinged at the top.
Horizontal mounting means the cover acts like an umbrella when something is plugged in.
I don't have any strain orientation concerns for a 20A plug. 30/50A yes if the ground is not on the top.
Ours is like this one where they are individually hinged along the long side as are all of the ones that show up in Google image search. Having a hinge on the short side would be flimsier.
At home I installed bubble covers where you can move the hinge as needed but those wouldn't be road worthy.
