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Show Inadequate Electrical Wiring Creates Hazard in Most Homes ( Bocau.se more than 80 piMvent of American homes are imulciuiatcly equipped for modern electrical liv-inir, liv-inir, Kennecott Copper Corporatio.i will help call attention to the situation situ-ation in a national alwitisintr campaign, cam-paign, i' was announced this week. A Kennecott spokesman said the National Adequate Wirinjr iiureau . believes the 80 percent figure is conservative. The trend toward electrical living is evident by counting count-ing tin number of electrical appliances appli-ances in general use today compared com-pared with those used in the Thirties. In 1!:!J there were about 20 appliances in general ase. Today there are about (10. and the end is not in s.ght. It was pointed out that only 17 percent of American residences are less than 10 years old. "The fact that 8:( percent are mere than 10 years old can only mean that their electrical efficiency is obsolete," the spokesman said. He added that these figures present a challenge to awaken Americans to the hazards and discomforts of living in the dark ages of the electrical world. 'Here is a ready-made moderniza tion market that may well run into many millions of dollars," he added. Thx spokesman railed attention to the present situation in the automotive industry. "Today's tremendous tre-mendous output of automobiles and trucks would have been impossible if the industry had not awakened America 30 years ago to the need for better roads," he said. "Sales figures would not he at their present pres-ent level if the American public was faced with driving on bumpy roai.s," he added. He railed attention to the fact that utility companies have the electricity and manufacturers are producing the appliances. But the home owner does not have .deuuatc wiring. "Many modern appliances such a? air conditioning units, electrii ranges and dryers need special wiring," he said. "In most cases the buying public doesn't realizt this until the appliances are do livered and the discover they mus have larger capacity wiring in stalled." The Kennecott advertising cam paign began in June. |