The Washington times., 1928-03-19

marked than in any other part of
the house.
The appliances usually located
in the cellar are the water heater
for hot water supply, and the boiler
or furnace for heating the home
The ideal arrangement is to have
both these appliances automatically
controlled, so that no attention is
required from the householder to
obtain the hot water and heat
necessary for comfort and health
This can be done readily when
gas Is the fuel, for it lends itself to
easy and safe control, and, further,
it burns cleanly in properly con-
structed devices, without odor,
smoke or residue. All people living
in the more or less-populated COM
munities are familiar with gas for
acquainted with the application of
this fuel for housekeeping purposes.
Many Advantages
With the increased demand for
comfort in the home, rapid develop
ments have been made by manu-
faeturers of gas fuel appliances.
While there were always pioneers
in this field, it was not until the
change in living conditions had
reached its present stage that the
commercial possibilities warranted
the extensive manufacture of auto
matte heuse-heating boilers and
furnaces using gas as the fuel.
equipment is available, so that the
home owner should give due con-
sideration to the desirability of
heating his home with gas.
What are some Of the advantages
to be expected when using gas as
the fuel in modern house heating
equipment?
First. as the gas is supplied
through a pipe line direct from the
gas works to the boiler, there is no
dirt of any kind incident to the
delivery or storage of the fuel.
Second. the fuel Is uniform in
it's heating ability, for in most cities
the gas works are operated by COM
panies which are subject to require.
ments established by Public Service
Commissions to maintain the
quality.
Third, gas is dependable as to
supply. More than 100 years OF
uninterrupted public service is the
slogan nf one gas company, and
numerous other companies can
make a similar claim for. the entire
time that has elapsed since gas
manufacture was first started in
the communities they serve. Biz
yards and coal shortages have no
terror for the householder using
gas.
Automatic Firing
Fourth, the labor and care OF
tending the furnace are eliminated.
The gas company really assumes
the duties of firing both day and
night.
Fifth, gas-fired boilers are
equipped with automatic devices so
that a furnace, when placed in
operation in the fall, will require
in the spring. Hot-water boilers
can be adjusted to deliver any de-
sired temperature of water. Steam
boilers can be adjusted to main
tain any desired pressure or
vacuum.
Sixth, the newer designs of gas
boilers are equipped with depend
able safety devices such as ther-~
mostatic safety pilot, which is
device that prevents the main gas
supply from being turned on il for
any reason the pilot light is acct
dentally extinguished. Steam boilers
are also equipped with a device
that automatically shuts off the
gas IL the water in the boiler drops
to a low level. These devices all
go much further toward making
the operation of the boiler not only
but safe in every respect,
Every gas boiler installation
should he equipped with an auto.
matte room temperature control,
For the ordinary private dwelling,
this consists of small thermostat,
located on an inside wall of the
living.room or hall, operating suit.
able mechanism to shut the gas off
or turn it on as needed. The in
strument is capable of heing reRu.
lated to give any desired tempera
ture.
Most of them are SO designed
one temperature for the day hours
and another for the night hours.
The usual practice would be 10 de-
grees from z a. m. to II p. m., and
either 55 or so degrees for the re
naming night hours. With these
devices acting
in the gas supply, the householder's
responsibility, time, and labor are
not only transferred to the gas
works, but vastly greater degree
of heating comfort is obtained.
1t is interesting to note the pur-
poses for which the cellar space