Electrical news and engineering . during the two weeks,May 13-27. This is an ideal that every contractor shouldwork to. It not only means satisfaction for the owner butit means larger business for the contractor and bigger salesof appliances for the electric merchant. It is high time that the wiring of a for $50., $60.,or $75. should have passed into ancient history. Few housestoday cost less than $3,000 to $5,ono. If the electrical con-tractor fails to sell himself to the extent of five per cent ofthis cost he has failed in his duty to the house owner, tosay nothing of his duty to hims
Electrical news and engineering . during the two weeks,May 13-27. This is an ideal that every contractor shouldwork to. It not only means satisfaction for the owner butit means larger business for the contractor and bigger salesof appliances for the electric merchant. It is high time that the wiring of a for $50., $60.,or $75. should have passed into ancient history. Few housestoday cost less than $3,000 to $5,ono. If the electrical con-tractor fails to sell himself to the extent of five per cent ofthis cost he has failed in his duty to the house owner, tosay nothing of his duty to himself and the rest of the in-dustry. The Hamilton Home was well wired. It pmbably maybe said that it is the best wired home in Canada, for its size,to date. Certain things were included that the average con-tractor may not be able to sell to his customers, though itis difficult to see how anyone can argue that they dontgive value in convenience, comfort and saving of time andlabor. The house is a model fur electrical contractors to. Service Equipment Enclosed in Steel Boxes work to, and while they may feel they are making progresstowards this ideal, they should never be quite satisfied untilthey have reached it. Some of the most interesting detailsare given below: The house was wired throughout with BX cables andrigid conduit. Service equipment was entirely enclosed insteel boxes of the safety type, mounted on steel panels; thisequipment is shown in one of the figures. The meter waslocated in a cabinet, so placed that it could be read fromthe outside of the house, through a glass door; this also isshown hi one of the accompanying figures; it is a greatc; in that the meter reader saves a great deal of his own time as well as that of the housewife, to say nothingof the mud he tracks into the cellar. The service conduitwas embedded in the solid brick wall. The telephone service was also embedded in the wall inconduit; one advantage of this is that burglars are unableto cut
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