commercial or institutional building, it may have been installed that way intentionally rather than randomly.
5. Someone May Have Replaced the Receptacle
Here’s another very ordinary explanation.
Perhaps the original receptacle wore out, became damaged, or was replaced during a renovation.
The replacement may have been installed in a different orientation from the old one.
This can happen especially when homeowners or contractors replace individual receptacles rather than every outlet in the room.
Suddenly, you have one outlet that looks different from all the others.
Nothing mysterious happened. Someone simply
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