The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-03-30
Do You Know Why
Electrical Fuses Blow
Out And Lights
Flicker?

The popularity or electrical nome
equipment has contributed con
-'derable influence toward es
tablishing the streamlined pattern
of living which has transformed
yesterdays harried housewife into
today's carefree leisured home
maker.
This change has come about so
quickly that, in most homes, more
service is demanded of the house
wiring than anyone anticipated
Consequently, tn e emergencies
which result from inadequate home
wiring make it necessary for the
housewife to acquire an understand
ing of the power element in her
very nearly self-conducted home, if
she is to retain her share of this
new freedom.
To help her in her dilemma, home
economics experts and national
authorities on home planning are
publishing in leading magazines
helpful solutions to typical
problems of this nature.
Katherine Fisher, director OF
Good Housekeeping Institute, ad-
vises, "Unknowingly many people
are not getting value received
from their electric appliances. 1t
can happen with the best OF appli-
ances and where rates are lowest.
Inadequate house wiring is the rea-
son. The sluggish toaster, lights
which dim and flicker when the
refrigerator cuts on and, in its acute
form. blowing" of fuses, are some
of its symptoms. Time lost, unsatis-
factory results, and the inconven-
ence of not being able to use
electricity when and where and
how you want to, and in some cases
even the use of more current than
should be necessary, are all too
commonly experienced in the in
adequately wired house. A compel
ent diagnosis often shows that in
stalling additional circuits and con-
venience outlets will prove a worth
L;I :r-acfrnarft ~
Esther Kimmel, an outstanding
national authority on the science
of homemaking, published her
practical suggestions in Pictorial
Review Delineator Magazine: III
inconvenience persist in the electrl-
cal equipment OF your home, or II
YOU are planning a new one, Il
would be a good idea to investigate
a simple Installation called an
appliance branch circuit. This is
designed particularly for kitchens,
dining rooms, or laundries, and
carried 1890 watts to give full
service where it is most needed.
The main thing is to know what TO
expect of your present wiring; then
you can plan accordingly"
Eugene Raskin, R. A, who teaches
architecture in Columbia University
has published in Better Homes and
Gardens Magazine an analysis OF
the need for adequate wiring in
modern home planning. Helping
readers ito solve their own
problems, he stressed the following
points: "If you're about to build or
buy a new home, suggest to your
architect that, in writing his speeifi-
cations, he may relax strict
economy when he comes to the
wiring. Ten or fifteen per cent more
spent on wiring now will save
good deal of money later on. Be-
sides, your system will be able to
fulfill the requirements Of the
fture as well as the present. II
you are buying a house that has
been built to sell, insist on seeing
the wiring drawings and specifica-
lions that were used in the build
ing's construction. If you already
have a home which is suffering
from electrical anemia, call in
good specialist. Have him examine
your house and prepare an estimate
for you. 1t may not be as much OF
a Job as you think. 1t may even
turn out that your trouble is mere
" local, due perhaps to your hav-
ing installed few power-consum-
ing devices. In this case all you'll
need is new service conductor
and an additional one or two
circuits to feed the new members
of your electrical family. "-Arizona
Silver Belt, Miami.
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