Evening star., 1936-09-05
~ ELIZABETH GORDON AND
DOROTHY DUCAS.
- ONE rooIipu fe bara

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The millionaire's air -condi-
tioning is available today for
the average man. II you can
afford q house costing between 81, 600
and $1,000, you now can have COM
plete conditioning, including COOL
ing, IN spite Of the fact everybody
has been saying 1t would be 10 years
before this apex Of comfort was within
the means of ordinary people.
A new year-round conditioning
package for a whole house has Just
been introduced that gathers together
all the various processes of making
air pleasant to live in, as well as
an electric refrigerator, an electric
range and awnings for the west side
of the house-all at a cost under
$500. Up to now air cooling has
been too expensive for a small house
of this size, where q heating system
alone costs around $3.50. The mex
pensive package" came as somewhat
of a surprise to the engineers who
have been saying that a condensing
unit, which cools air in Summer, is
a luxury the middle classes cannot
expect to afford for quite some time.
Up to now, Summer air-conditioning
for a man with house costing under
$4,000 meant circulating and filtering
of air only, but with the package
equipment" actual cooling by re-
frigeration is possible for the family
with moderate income. Just as ade-
quate cooling for the small house as
the millionaire has in his mansion!
"The butcher and the baker will
enjoy the benefits Of year-round air.
conditioning before the banker and
the broker" the president of the COM
pany making this new equipment is
reported to have said.
That Is why the package" has
been designed to make its debut in
8 six-room house. AS a result of the
experience gained in the smaller home
this company anticipates that year.
round air-conditioning equipment will
be made available for any well-in-
sulated house in the lower priced
group. This market, comprising the
majority Of people in the country,
seemed to offer the richest possibii-
ties to this manufacturer.
The house for which the 81 500 air
conditioning-plus Is designed Is q
normal, attractive, completely insu-
lated, caulked and weather. stripped
house, with boiler burner unit (oil) =,
an all.year-around conditioning
system circulating either warm or
cool air throughout the rooms, hu-
midifying in Winter or dehumidify-
ing in Summer, a comfort darnper
for control of night air, standard ducts
to carry the air throughout the house,
selection controls so you can use any
one of the processes separately if
you wish and a 220-gallon fuel-oil
storage tank. The installation of the
equipment and one years free serv-
ice is included in the cost of the
package.
Don't be misled when We speak
Of "the" house; the "packagers" do
not sell houses. They will, however,
submit the layout, heating and special
wiring plans and mechanical draw
ings for incorporation in the plan,
so that architects, if they so desire.
express the personality and taste of
the owners.
The electric refrigerator and range
ere nationally advertised products
which have been used for years. The
awnings play an important part in
cooling the house. The west side of a
house Is the warmest in Summer;
help reduce the room tenn
perature. thereby saving your operat-
ing expenses.
There has been q lot Of discussion