Re: Electrical problems

Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:

> I don't think you've seen a lot of it done in new construction.  I

With electrical, I haven't seen every outlet come directly from
the breaker box, true. And I didn't even mean each being on its
own circuit. But I have seen star method being used rather
than a chain. Ie. a big cable comes from the breaker to a nearby
distribution box, and then from there to each outlet.

Except at my work, where when I got a new computer room, I requested
that the computer room's outlets were each on their own circuit, and
separate from other equipment.

But as far as water goes, definitely it's done so that all pipes are
individually drawn from the main line all the way to the faucet. This
prevents stupid things happening like being scalded while taking a
shower when someone flushes the toilet. Which seems to be an American
phenomenon.