Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-30
New Type Window
Misunderstanding
Recommended
Cuts Drafts and Makes
Operation Easy; Suede
Finish Given Glass
BY DOROTHY DUCAS AND
ELIZABETH GORDON.


Weather-tight windows, which
open and close easily but keep out
all the drafts and rains and SHOWS,
never are appreciated more than at
this time of the year, when all of
us settle down and admit that from
now on it is going to be cold.
If our house is equipped with fair
ly new. modern windows we don't
have to worry. Modern window units
are designed to do all this, what
with up-to-date balancing devices,
Misunderstanding, etc. But suppose
yours are not the latest model in
windows; suppose you have difficulty
pushing up the sash, and also have
neglected to have a good weather.
stripping job done; wouldn't you like
to make them smooth operating and
draftless at one and the same time?
There is a new service we have
Just come across (for double-hung
windows only which does both
these things. 1t can be used with
new windows, in which case the
growing and fitting is done at sash
mills, or it can be installed on old
windows by your carpenter or wealth
erstrip mechanic.
1t consists of strong yet flexible
aluminium alloy channel strip which
serves a double purpose. The chan
mel strip acts as a housing for
long-life coil spring replacing the
old system of weights and pulleys.
This strip also acts as an efficient
weatherstrip, operating in groove
plowed in the sides of the sash.
-Four of these strips and coil springs
are used to each double-hung VIM
dow. Instruction sheets showing
photographs of the various steps
of the installation accompany each
shipment of the sash balances and
Misunderstanding.
Once in, the sash balance and
Misunderstanding presents a neat
appearance, as it covers the full
runway. An important feature of
this equipment is that its efficiency
is not affected at all by shrinking or
swelling of the wooden parts of the
sash or frame, this being due to
the flexible construction of the alloy
channel strip.
Hot Water Mixing Device.
If you are tired of the nuisance
of regulating and temperature of
the water at your kitchen sink or
lavatory by letting first hot then
cold water run, you might consid-
installing a mixing valve adjacent
to your water heater or hot water
storage tank.
This is device for mixing hot
and cold water as it is drawn to the
faucet, so it runs into the outlet
at less than 1875 degrees. Bath
water and water for the lavatory
generally is not required to be above
120 degrees, while water for dish
washers is about 100 degrees. Once
set, the mixing valve will not let
water pass except at predetermined
temperature. How convenient to
have 1t come from the faucet ex-
actly right for the purpose!
Besides the comfort, however,
there are two other advantages of
a mixing valve One is the obvious
protection 1t affords against scald-
ing. The other is that it really in
creases the quantity of heated water
available at any time. For when
cold water is automatically added
to the volume of heated water, that
means a larger quantity to be used
in the kitchen or bathroom without
forcing the water heater to do any
extra work.
The mixing valve itself is not eX-
pensive-about S12 for the size used
in an average one-family house
The temperature can be regulated
by means of knob on the outside
of the valve, operated without re-
moving any of the parts.
SUEDE" Structural Glass.
For a truly modern effect in the
bathroom or kitchen, structural
glass in striking colors has been
favorite for long time. A sturdy
material, highly polished and
smooth, it is impervious to water
and easy to keep clean. But now it
{e available with q different sort of