The future of the domestic wiring installation. Part 1: Immediate developments

The purpose of this paper is twofold:¿ (a) To draw attention to means of improving the method of installing the electricity services into residential premises. It urges that present-day methods should be improved by the adoption of standard service apparatus and its mode of installation. The service arrangements provided should be made suitable and adequate to deal with the requirements of the consumer, and should anticipate his possible future loading. (b) To show that while it is certain that we shall ultimately develop still better and more convenient systems of wiring if house materials move away from the traditional bricks and mortar it is clear that even with existing materials the small house with all reasonable electric facilities is easily within our reach at a small expenditure. One might almost say that it is within reach for the same expenditure if we spend more intelligently. A very large measure of agreement could be obtained for building houses with the equipment described. Let us accept this as a standard and get on with the job, and reluse to cloud the issue and arouse unnecessary opposition by talking about all-electric houses.