Ran out of wire at this point so this will be the location for switch & outlet ..

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Originally posted by tigereye313:
Would bother the Mrs. for sure.

Yep.

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Originally posted by radioman:

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Originally posted by slosig:
I’d been told that new code is to put the outlets in “upside down” so the ground is on top instead of the hot and neutral.......

Unless they changed it within the last year, it wasn't part of NEC, but rather a recommendation, so not absolutely required.

Which version of NEC requires it?

Ah, then the electrician I was speaking with was confusing a recommendation with actual code. This was a year or two ago (which probably means three or four), so I’m sure the electrician was just confused.

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Originally posted by konata88:

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Originally posted by slosig:
I’d been told that new code is to put the outlets in “upside down” so the ground is on top instead of the hot and neutral.

I don't have a new house. But in my house, only switched outlets are upside down. Easy to tell which are switched vs always on.

That sounds like a good application. Of course, it might be a little challenging with “half hot” outlets (one side switched, the other side always hot).

Not just a regular no...

That would drive me nuts! Have your electrician tested for any Schedule 1 controlled substance.

I still think the optimal solution is to put the plug on the opposite wall on the left side of the sink instead of the right side of the sink.

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Originally posted by 83v45magna:
Considering that there will be a sink nearby, shouldn't that be a GFCI to be up to code?

That said, I also have seen more than one hotel with a similar setup.

I wouldn't assume it's not. You can use one GFCI to protect other outlets. All in how you wire them together.

I was buying something that needed work, no.
New house, it would bother me very much.

To update, I did email the builder today and asked them for a solution / fix for this .. I’ll keep you posted.

Yeah, thinking that I'd have a new house and have to look at the cords strung around to the side of the wall the whole time?

My OCD just wouldn't allow it.

Unless all my counters (bathroom?) were like that - the contractor is changing it or, all the others.

Looks wonky to me. Is the outlet a new work or old work box? I’m trying to figure what the framing looks like that would dictate that placement, because I can’t imagine anyone would do that on purpose.

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Originally posted by radioman:

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
No. All my outlets are on the ceiling.

I do not think it would pass Code. Skins would know.

Ceiling outlets are common, for example to power an electric garage door opener, or an old-school TV projector.

Of course outlets can be on the ceiling. That’s how luminaires work.

Now, as for receptacles. Receptacles can be on the ceiling. The GFCI cannot because it must be “readily accessible.”

those cabinets are total cheap junk, I wouldn't put them in an outhouse. BTW the plug in might be sideways because of a pocket door and no other place to put it.

Someone was thinking ahead with that setup. The switches are position to be convenient to the Vanity, something almost universal in a bathroom. As for the outlet, think about the convenience of a charging station at the Vanity. Now you can plug in your Waterpic and have a 3 or 4 way USB charger for watches, phones, and any other doodads that need a charge. About the only fault I see is that outlet should be a GFCI outlet.

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Originally posted by Copefree:
To update, I did email the builder today and asked them for a solution / fix for this .. I’ll keep you posted.

You’re paying them

You tell them how you want it done

I wouldn’t “ask”

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Originally posted by Copefree:
To update, I did email the builder today and asked them for a solution / fix for this .. I’ll keep you posted.

And...???

Yes. Looks awful. Would bug the heck out of me.

No GFCI required for location next to the sink ?

As long as the GFCI is the first in the branch, the entire circuit and all receptacles "downstream" are protected.

You would not need an actual GFCI outlet at that location as long as one is inline before it.

(I actually would have the heebeejeebies trying to reset a tripped GFCI with wet hands, but I been jumpstarted a few times and I do not like it)

I'm more bothered by the cheap plastic switch/plug covers and the drywall blemish above the outlet.