New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Heating the Home No Longer
Great or Costly Problem
Progress Made in This Direction Has Made Country
-Year-Round Dwelling Place for City Work
ers; Four Systems Developed for Small Houses

humiditier, or water pan. attached to the
heater. Indoors in winter should be as
healthful and as comfortable as out
doors in summer.
1t cannot stop, because it is based on
powerful positive natural law-that
ccid air dcscends and warm air as
cends. The value of warm air heat
ing installation depends on the com
pleteness with which it enables this
natural law to operate the air vitalized
by the circulation which is so beneficial
for health
What Is Steam Heat?
The power of a steam boiler. that
enables it to drive live steam through
long runs of pipe to distant rooms,
makes this type of system adaptable to
any type of building.
The installation of a steam heating
system costs less than a hot water
system, largely because the pipes and
radiators are smaller and because manv
Of the fittings are more simple. Next
to warm air heating, it is the most
simple of the four good methods for
heating, IN installation and operation.
The boiler is the heart of the steam
heating system. If the boiler is ample
N power and correctly designed to get
maximum heat out of the fuel. the
steam heating system responds quickly.
II heats the pipes and radiators quick
~ and thus meets conditions when tenn
peratures fall suddenly. Its pressure
can be reduced quickly, and this makes
1T adaptable to conditions when varv-
ing weather demands varying degrees
OF heat or when heat is required only
a part of the time.
Inc ire IN steam heating plant
win the proper boiler can be allowed
10 simmer--that is, be kept at q
Fc1nt where 1t consumes hardly any
coal and requires very little attention.
it can be kept SO indefinitely and vel
at any moment it can be increased ~
house. sne
inis responsiveness of the steam
heating plant is one of its Qualities
that make it satisfactory in the earIv
morning, when warmth is particula rlys
desirable. Ii can be shut down at ned.
time TO point just sufficient To nre-
vent the house from chilling. and be-
tore It is time for the inmates to arise
u VIII be sending it's heat powerfully
through all the rooms.
Another advantage is THAI II viii,
drive its heat to great distances from
the heating plant, making it feasible
10 place the boiler at any convenient
point in the building.
Vapor System is Economical
The vapor-vacuum- -pressure system
Is adapted to the usual home and fo
larger buildings. 1t can be used
Wherever the steam system can BE-
used Ds
It has the most flexible control of
any system. The supply in each radi-
ator can be controlled aenAratelv.
Noiseiessnegs is a feature of the xys-
TEN. There is so little to get out &c
order that it has long life. n raiId
weather it permits an immense xadue-
ton of fire.,
Hot Water Heat Is for Homes Only
Hot water heating systems are espe-
c'aily adapted to homes, as compared
with ofFice and other buildings. ii Is
somewhat limited in its adaptability,
but not within the field Of house heat
ing.
This system requires larger pipes
end radiators than steam. bst the hot
water circuiates With q lesser degree
OF heat 4 $50 degrees. rs against 212 de.
Srees for stcam1. This makes il an iur
vestment that pays dividends in saved
The water circulates as soon as It is
sufioiently heated to expand The ex-
pansion drives it from the boiler
through the pipes and into the radia-
tors, which arc practically the same IN
appearance as steam equipment.
The circulation is continual becaua~
as the water cools II passes through rs-
turn pipes to the boiler to be heatca
again. -