Show house wiring needs services of expert when you push a button or turn a switch in your home and your lamps light your flatiron or curling iron gets hot your washing or sowing sewing machine begins to move or your refrigerator hegins begins to chill you know what happens but do you know why it happens do you know how the electric current one of the most frequently used homemaking home making agen agencies cles brings heat fuld and cold light and motion all at the sanie same time maybe if you understood it better you could use it better in this day when practically everything Is being done el electrically the tendency Is to put heavier fuses its in the circuit and attach on every kind of 0 an appliance po possible isible tilts tills Is in line with modern progress and very commendable but a few precautions should be given before loading up it circuit too heavily when electric currenti current passes through n conductor of any sort it heats it up tills this Is commonly ho ticen in the various heating appliances and the lights that tire are used in iii a home A Ilat tron will become very hot while rhile the ahe cord to it will become but moderately warm due to the differs daffer ence in resistance use used tile the more current that Is passed through it a wire tit the hotter it becomes large wires will carry more current tha than n small amali wires ires without li enting up tip as muc much h the ordinary home if wired anum a number of years ago has haa rather small wiring designed only to carry a light load of lights if tills this system Is taxed with a n of current consuming devices such is as flatt flatirons rons heaters rs and motors the amount of current that these wires must carry Is increased A few extra floor door lamps ora or n small motor tor for a washing machine etc will not appreciably increase the lighting load but the addition of a number of hent appliances stoves and other things consuming large amounts of current should have the approval of an experienced electrician before installation s stal aaion lation Ellec electric ranges installed in such old homes should have separate wiring installed this can he be done tit nt a small expense the dealer who sells a new appl apall 1 anc an cecan eean give the wiring of your home an inspection and advise you if additional wiring Is necessary |