Evening star., 1940-01-06
BY DOROTHY DUCAs and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

A new boiler for your heating Sys-
tenn means delving into q compli-
Gated mechanical world, which to
the average householder is as un-
charted and incomprehensible as the
land of OF or Erewhon.
What do I know about boilers?"
you say. How can I judge what Is
good and what is bad?"
Far be it from us to suggest that
every home owner take a lightning
course in engineering before pur-
chasing a boiler. But there are a
few fundamentals which hould be
considered and which may be guides
to better buy.
First-Buy your boiler from a
competent heating contractor, whose
reputation In the neighborhood you
have checked.
Second-Buy large enough boiler
to take care of the amount of radia-
ton you want in your home You
can never get the maximum efhcien-
cy from a boiler that puffs and
strains to supply more heat than It's
natural capacity insures.
Third-Consider whether it has
provision for the heating Of domestic
hot water as part of its winter func-
tioning and possibly, with proper
setting Of the controls, for summer
time. too.
A boiler which meets all of these
demands, coming in the correct size
fDr heating small homes and con-
taining water tank or instantaneous
hot-water coil, has come to our at
tention. It is one Of many improved
models on the market today de-
signed to make home heating easy,
efficient and inexpensive.
All-steel, welded throughout,
noiseless, this boiler is adaptable to
steam, vapor or hot-water heat; to
oil or stoker firing. It comes in a
glossy red rectangular casing which
would improve the appearance of
your basement if you use it for a
recreation room. 1t is insulated, of
course, and equipped with most
modern controls, yet it costs no more
than an old-fashioned cast iron
boiler and IS per cent less than
some boilers Of smaller size.
Light in weight (only 375 pounds),
two men can carry it into your base
ment-and carry 1t In assembled.
It's prefabrication is one reason for
its inexpensiveness. It is shipped as
single unit, which means savings
In labor for the installation. Be-
cause Of prefabrication, too, it can
employ the water tube technique
which is used so successfully in
dustrially.
If you want indirect heat, which
means radiators and pipes instead
Of registers and ducts, you should
investigate the new boilers.
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New tile made of rubber in solid
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day. They are new enough to make
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enough to make housekeepers sigh
with relief.
Rubber tile can be installed right
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turbance. Also, it Is flexible, so it
will not crack with the movement
OF the wall due to temperature
changes. And 1t is waterproof, cas-
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Thirty-six solid and marbelized
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Feature strips and holdings also
can be used In contracting or har-
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the design.
1t costs between SIS cents and IS
cents a square foot, installed, de-
pending on how much space you
have TO be covered. This includes
cement used to affix the tiles to the