Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
New Steel Boiler
Is Both Efficient
And Attractive
Modern Welded Heater
Comes Intact and Is
EosiIy Installed
Nv LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

1t wasn't so long ago that boilers
for house heating had to be large
affairs of heavy iron to be consid-
cred rugged and durable enough for
constant use over period of years.
Recently, however. there has been
a trend toward lighter and more
compact equipment of all sorts, and
home boilers and furnaces have
fallen into line.
Instead of purchasing mammoth
arrangement of many cast iron sec
tons, which have to be assembled
laborioulSly on the job. you can now
obtain handsome steel boiler with
modern welded construction in one
piece, to be installed intact. Natur-
ally it is made of such size and
shape as TO go through an average
door without tearing the house TO
pieces and all to be done is to con-
meet the necessary supply piping
and cover the unit with its attrac-
tive metal casing.
One of the. newest of these new
steel boilers has unique interior
construction which, the makers
claim, gives ii high operating eff
cheney. Extra heat is extracted from
the fuel oil. To obtain this high eftl-
cheney this boiler has been provided
with a combustion chamber and t1ue
travel which really would seem 10
give the escaping f1ue gases an aw-
full workout before they are finally
allowed TO escape into the CHM
ney. After being ignited and par
italy burned in the bottom COM
buStion chamber, which is also sur
rounded with water in so-called
water legs, the gases from the
burning oil are passed through a
series of bent passages in the in
terror. which break up the body
of boiler water into a number of
thin, easily heated layers. A num-
Der of tubes also carry water hor-
izontally through these hot gases.
and it isn't hard to see why this
boiler should be able to bring water
TO a high temperature in an abso-
lutte minimum of time.
" loCiIitdtC any SiCniliuS OpCi 10
lions. which should be performed
on every boiler from time to time,
this new unit has been provided
with large clean-out plate which
gives access TO the f1ue passages
and is easily removable. We also are
advised that ample hot water for
baths and kitchen is made avail
able by means of tankleSs heater
made of copper. This heater has a
capacity of $50 gallons per hour
and is supplied as standard equip
ment
Designed primarily for homes of
the small or medium sized type,
which are becoming as completely
equipped as their larger and more
expensive brothers. these boilers
should fill long-felt need for an
efficient heater at moderate cost
They will fit into the basement
game room very well. The good
looking cabinet encloses the boiler,
oil burner and all the controls I'M
der steel case of two-toned blue
lacquer.
Venetian blinds have become a
must" in the decoration of mod
ern houses and apartments not only
because of their smart looking ap-
pearance, but also because they
really give adequate control of light
from outside. With a simple pull
on cord it is possible to turn on
all the light, defect it upward OF
downward as desired or cut 1t off
almost completely. things which are
rather hard TO do with any other
kind of window covering.
If you have been laundering for
some Venetian blinds and have been
stymied by the somewhat high
prices which prevail you will well
come a new blind which has re-
Gently been brought out, which is
made to At into the brackets of the
regular window shade. Further
more. these new blinds are made
of pressed cardboard with a water
proof coating and are we'll REIN
forced with a layer of wood. The
Stats look for all the world like
the ordinary Stats and are a full
2 inches wide. The blinds come in
sizes ranging from % inches TO SO
inches wide and are "a inches
long
Arranged TO fit into almost any
scheme Of decoration, these clever
new blinds are made with ivory col
ored Stats. white tapes and nickel
plated hardware. and you will be
amazed when you find out how low
their cost is.
If you would like TO know the
names of the manufacturers of the
products which are described in
this column just tear the article
out and send it with a stamped,
self addressed envelope to Lawrence
Crolius. SO East Sixty-seventh street.
New York City.