THE ELECTRIC HOME.

Shannon News, 13 September 1927, Page 3

THE ELECTRIC HOME.

MELBOURNE CONSUMERS .ENJOY VERY LOW RATES. MELBOURNE, August 20. A home with every cooker and convenience operated by laboursaving electricity, at a cost of 255. a month, is possible, under the new domestic tariff to-be introduced by the Melbourne Electric Supply Company, on September 1. Under the name two-part tariff, tincharges are exactly the same as the new domestic one, to be known as “tarift' ! G.” A service charge of Is a month for each main room in the subhouse is made, and a unit charge of for each unit of current consumed.

“Personal experience and the actual cost of running an all-electric home might be of interest to some of your consumers who are still in doubt as to the advisability of using electric power in their homes,” writes an engineer.. “Our home consists of five rooms and sleepout, and is classed as a sixroomed house under the twopart -tariff scheme; We have 17 lights, and are not at all economical appliances in their use. We also have electrical appliances in use as follow: Electric stove, vacuum cleaner, bathheater (storage tpye), two radiators, iron, kettle, toaster, egg boiler, waffieiron, coffee percolator, teapot, sewing machine motor, cake, mixer, and bed-warmer. “Our last account for six months, from January to June, 1927, amounted to £7 9s sd, or an average of 24s lid a month.' Additional equipment does not necessarily mean extra running cost, as we have been able to effect economies by the use of extra appliances. Our bills are lower today, and we are, obtaining infinitely better service. n

Commission officials who have tested the scheme in their own homes report the remarkably low consumptions of 1.23 and 1,3 units per person per day.