Hire Your Own Wire

Building a home, is a lifetime dream, isn’t it? But do we really pay heed to all the minute details required for building it up? The answer is no! Today let me share with you a recent incident. My friend bought a flat last week and asked me to accompany her to the new place. While taking a look at her house, all she would talk about was, which color shade will look the best on the wall?, what kind of interiors should be bought? When I questioned her, “What type of wiring have you chosen?”, she was totally blank!

It was time for me to step in. We had a detailed discussion with the electrician and asked for the correct size and type of wiring to be used. The electrician guided us to get wire nuts and an MCB installed to reduce the risk of fire or shock. He got the wiring covered to avoid getting damaged by a dry wall or wall covering fasteners like nails or screws. He also made sure that the walls were clear of any wiring while getting wholes drilled as the wiring may get damaged.

After helping out my friend, I knew I had to discuss this with you.  Well, did you all know that wiring is a very important constituent for building homes? We all use electronics that are completely dependent on wiring systems like air conditioners, television sets and kitchen appliances to name a few. If the wiring of your house is not proper or has become old, you have an accident waiting to happen. Like a house provides safety to you and your family, wires add safety and longevity to your electrical appliances. Here are some essential wiring tips you might want to keep in mind while building your house:

1. Your electrician is the most important person. He should be consulted at an early stage in the construction process to approve and supervise wiring. At the same time one should not be totally dependent on them and have thorough knowledge about what wiring is being used and why?
2. Create a detailed map of your house wiring, you will make repairs and added extras far easier at a later date.
3. It is important to have a central point in which all your wires run from. The most appropriate place would be next to your other electrical furnishings like the fuse box.
4. The color coding of your wires and tubing can add to the ease of wiring your house. If you keep a check of what all the colors correspond to you will always know exactly what has been installed.
5. You must also ensure that you install basic sockets into each room like a plug and a phone socket. By doing this you are ensuring that you will not need to return to the wiring process again.

Although it may seem like a lot of extra work to begin with, it is all very time saving in the long run. Havells offers a variety of wires and cables for your need.

For instance, Havells ZHLS (Zero Halogen Low Smoke) wires are apt for being used for building new homes. Everyday thousands of hazardous Halogen gases are released in the atmosphere leading to the green house effect. Havells ZHLS wires contain practically 0% halogen with a very high oxygen index. These wires give your house superior protection against fire as they do not catch fire easily. They do not release hazardous gases which make them extremely eco-friendly. These wires make your house and the environment a safe place to live in.

So the next time you plan to make your dream home, I hope you will put a conscious effort to get your own wire!

Havells CFL – Sometimes a little good can do a lot in your life

“You are fired!” I told the employee last week who had been a non performer for last 6 months. He was a nice chap, very friendly, hardworking but just not cut out for this job. Sales was not his cup of tea. I had a feeling of guilt in my mind for a few days after that.

How many times have you been in situations like these? Things that you may want to do when you have little choice. Sometimes our karma leads us to doing strange things. Things that we have to do as part of the ironic life that we lead.  In our busy, mechanical daily lives we often commit misdemeanors that leave us with a sense of guilt and heavy heart. How many of us have actually thought about the people at the other end who suffer because of the job that we have to do. Maybe not consciously, but just because we have had no choice at times. It’s true, happens with the most of us.

Sometimes we have to hurt others because of the work that we do.  For example a debt collector has to harass many people in order to collect the money owed to someone else. So many times salesmen have to conceal certain truths in order to sell certain products. Butchers have to kill so many animals on a daily basis just to earn their livelihood. Sometimes a ticket collector has to take money from someone who has genuinely forgotten his ticket and leave him in dire straits.

Certain professions like that of Policemen, Anti terrorist squads and soldiers from the Armed forces end up taking lives, but that is part of their job. May not necessarily feel good about it but they have to do what they have to do. Very similar to what a Hangman has to do for a living. It’s Karma after all.

And many times we get opportunities to do good things, things like donating blood, helping others with kindness, money or deeds. Simple things like planting a tree, helping old people cross the road. These are the kind of acts that we all do of course without any expectations. Something similar to saving electricity. The more you save electricity, the better it would be for several villages and people who don’t have access to it.

The point gets demonstrated by the voiceover: Zindagi mein hum sabko paap karna padta hai, kuch to punya kama sakte hain.

While we all hope and pray we don’t have to do such things for a living, we can always contribute to somebody else’s better by saving energy and helping environment. A point well taken in light of the upcoming ‘Earth Hour’ on the 27^th of March.