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AUTHORS' PREFACE
To equip so small a book with three authors may seem
a sin against proportion, but the subject, though not
large, ranges over a big area and engages the services of a
number of different experts. A perusal of the chapter
headings will show a rough division into three parts,
dealing respectively with the apparatus, the installation,
and the supply. Each of these branches requires specialised treatment if electrical water heating is to attain the
success for itself, and the service to the community, of
which it is capable. Finally, and certainly not least, the
consumer with a regard for his pocket must be served
with what he wants at a price that he can afford.
In introducing this triple authorship it should be stated
that Mr. Bolton has made a special study of the economics
of electricity supply and domestic utilisation, and is the
author of a number of papers thereon. Mr. Honey
was for twelve years on the staff of the Croydon Electricity Undertaking. For most of this time he was
directly responsible for their water heating business, and
has now left them to take up similar work for the Electrical
Development Association. Mr. Richardson is an installation engineer with a long and specialised experience of
domestic water heating contracts. The harnessing of so
diverse a team proved no small matter, and the necessary
editing has been done by the first-named author.
In acknowledging the very great help obtained from
all quarters, first place must be given to Mr. J. I. Bernard
for his continual encouragement and advice. The following must also be thanked for permission to reproduce
portions of articles or illustrations :-