New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
The ''Frigidaire'' Is Just That.
Ideal Refrigeration With
Lou Running Costs

TO raise or lower the temuera.
lures within range of about 10
degrees. In case the cabinet interior
IS not cold enough the damper should
De opened further by moving a
thumb lever to the left, or if it be-
comes SO cold that liquids in the
lower part Of the refrigerator begin
to freeze the condition can be cor
reeted by moving the damper lever
to the right.
The exceedingly cold tank of
brine in the upper left-hand corner
OF the cabinet takes moisture as
well as heat away from the air cir
cuiating past it. The moisture
freezes on its surface to dry, white
frost that should be removed once
or twice a month, depending upon
the rapidity of it's accumulation, by
turning off the current to the motor
and opening the refrigerator doors
for a few hours.
Uncovered pans of warm, moist
food or liquids give up considerable
moisture to the dry, cool air pass
lug over them. 1t is advisable to
cover foods of this character in or
der to minimize the frosting Of the
brine tank.
Neat and Efficient Construction
Two inches of solid cork and an
interval of air space between the
White enameled, laminated wood ex-
terror and the porcelained steel lin
Ing are of considerable assistance
to the refrigerating element in keep
ing the inside of the cabinet cold.
Double rows of live rubber ridges
make tight seals around the edges
OF each of the doors when they are
ciamped shut, thus preventing leak
age Of the chilled air from within.
Door hinges and locks are of
heavily nickeled brass, so that cor
rosion of those parts is impossible.
Neither can there be any corrosion
or inaccessible repositories for dirt
IN the corners of the food compart-
ments, as the functions Of the porce-
lained steel walls are seamless and
rounded.
Installation Requirements
About six square feet of floor
space, an ordinary lamp socket
source of electricity, such as would
be used in operating a washing ma
chine motor, water at reasonable
pressure and a drain are needed for
the installation Of this automatic re-
frigerator.
The machine tested in the Insti-
tute laboratory used from eight to
ten cubic feet of water a day, which
would be a negligible expense at
the rates for water within the
vicinity of New York City.
While running, the motor takes
about half as much current as an
electric toaster, and unless freezing
Ice the machine will be in operation
about third Of the time. The hum
OF the motor and purr of gears while
not at all unpleasant may be con-
slderably mufled by seeing to it that
the part of the floor upon which the
cabinet is to set is perfectly solid.
With the five non-corrosive. re-
movable racks in place the floor
space available in the refrigerator
amounts to II square feet of area.
The total volume of the food cons
partments is 8A cubic feet, and III
addition to this the three trays slid
ing into the freezing chambers will
make more than nine pounds of ice,
divided by metallic separators into
72 classified cubes, or hold a gal
Ion of beverage for rapid cooling.
The motor, compressor and auto
matte controls responsible for the
efficient operation Of the Frigidaire
are all confined within 20 inches
of the floor behind the lower walls
of the cabinet. By means of the
automatic controls the current to
the motor is turned on or off with
rise and fall in the temperature of
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the brine tank, located in the upper
left-hand corner of the cabinet. The