Milford chronicle., 1939-12-15
BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL
FOR HOMES WITH GOOD WIRING

Happy holidays are waiting for
those whose homes are adequately
wired for the most convenient, eff
Christmas gifts that will find their
way into so many eager hands this
season Electrical home comfort is
easily planned with modern lamps
and appliances when the house wiz
ing system is efficient aud designed
for flexible service IN each room.
When plenty of duplex Conycn-
fence outlets supply undimnlshed
power from we'll planned wiring
throughout the house. the new lamps
can easily be- placed to the best ad-
vantage for both decorative effect
aud good lighting. Good planning
for convenient electrical scrvivc also
includes circuits Of larger wire than
is used for lighting. run to duplex
outlets at table height in each Of the
kitchens work centers, in the din
cite and in convenient locations
where buffet and table cookery ap-
pliances will be used in the dining
room
It's not much fun to walk into the
Fitchcu or dining room with Lrand
new electrical waffle iron or sand
wich tOaster perhaps a CIraClOuS
coffee maker and an automatic toast
or or egg coOker-ouly TO find a
dearth of outlets and an culecblcd
Cow of current from mak"sbift
connection. Then too. lamps dim I'M
pleasantly when appliances start to
work if more than its quota of clec-
trical service is expected from on"
mCagcr wire behind the wall
Fortunately. one or two supple
rules Of thumb make adequate wiz
ing easily possible for all. Every
house needs one lighting branch cir
cult for each five hundred square
feet of finished floor area one ap-
plianCe circuit of larger wire than is
used for lighting Can adequately !
serve the appliance outlets IN kltCh-
tn. dinette. pantry and dining room
When electrical laundry equipment
occupies a room of its own, one more .
appliance circuit should be- run to
those appliance outlets.
Convenience outlets throughout
the rest of the house should be
placed SO that no point along the
tioor line is more than six feet from
The outlet in a wall space umbrokeu
hy q doorway. Every wall space that
is as much as three feet in length at
The floor line needs one duplex con
venience outlet.
Lighting should always be planned
'Or good seeing in every corner of
he room. This purpose is defeated
when one must enter dark ro0m.
hallway or stairway to gropc for a
ight switch. Therefore. wall switch
's should be installed on the latch
iide of each commonly used door
way. And where there are doors
more than ten feet apart in the
anne room. additional switches are
ieeded because the chief lighting
init should be controlled from the
atch side of each doorway.
Enough changes TO bring the home
wiring system up to this simple min
mum standard can he very easily
nected without fuss or clutter. II
: a simple matter to add outlets
'herc they are needed and to install
pplianCe circuits that will leave the
ghting system unimpeded in ade
uate performance. Al tho same
me. weatherproof outlets can read
y be installed i'm the house wall on
Orches and terraces and near the
ont door. Then outdoor Christmas
ghting will not necessitate make
hift connections within the house
Adequate home wiring certainly u,
romises extra Christmas cheer to :
lcky recipients Of electrical Christ
las gifts all through the festive
'ason. Even more importantly, il :
ifers the heartening assurance of
stra home comfort for many years .
come !