Home (NAPSA)—Whenpurchasing a new home, most consumers are in the dark about what kind of wiring infrastructure is in place before they buy. Siew AY Homebuyers should ask their realtor about a house’s wiring before agreeing to the purchase. Yesterday’s wiring infrastructure was not designed with today’s electronic lifestyles in mind. Oldschool wiring was meant to sup- port one or two phones anda television. Homebuyers today demand both higher speed capability and greaterflexibility for Internet connections, home office and home entertainment locations, and remotely managed security/energy management systems. Homebuyers can prevent future headaches with a little upfront knowledge about proper wiring. Homebuyers should ask the builder and realtor about the wiring in a prospective new home before agreeing to purchase. Modern structured wiring (or network wiring) uses two category 5e cables, two RG-6 quad shielded coax cables, and the proper low voltage outlets where telephones, TVs and computers would go. Network wiring facilitates the use of fax machines, PCs, security, and home entertainment systems, keeping today’s homes current with today’s technology. For more information, visit www.HANAonline.org or www. connectedhome.org.
