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> Shutters on outlets have been mandatory in residences The only shutters on outlets in any US homes I've ever lived in have been... ones I put in myself.
by crooked-v 3y ago
> Shutters on outlets have been mandatory in residences
The only shutters on outlets in any US homes I've ever lived in have been... ones I put in myself.
- pxx 3y agoThey've been mandatory since 2008. (NEC Section 406.12). Many people don't notice they exist. You have to examine the outlet fairly closely to notice them but certainly any new construction is all TR receptacles now (with the possible exception of the ones very far off the floor).
- bombcar 3y agoMost residences are more than fifteen years old, so people won’t notice changes. Also modern shuttered outlets are better than the first ones that were available, so you won’t even notice unless you look closely.