The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Give Study to
Heating Home
Comfort of FonilY
Depends on System

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heating system should take first
place. No other single factor OF
home equipment ranks in impor-
lance with an adequate method Of
keeping the house at a comfort
able temperature. A person can
be more comfortable sitting on a
box in a well-heated home than
when sitting In the most luxurious
over-stuffed chair In a cold. damp
home.
When considering heating
plant for either new or existing
home, first thought should be
given 10 the type Of fuel to be
used. In Tacoma and the north
west area, we have a wide choice
81 fuels. with furnaces designed
20 burn each type efficiently.
The home owner may choose
from wood. sawdust. coal. oil, gas
and electricity Heating equip
ment has been designed especially
20 burn each type Of fuel most
effectively. So. In choosing a new
heating plant. one should select a
furnace constructed for the kind
OF fuel he decides 70 use.
For economy In cost OF equip
mcnt, n wood burning furnace
ranks first. For this economy. the
home owner. sacrifices the con
venience and even temperature
available with other types OF FUR
naces.
The addition Of N sawdust burn
err TO a woodworking furnace.
properly installed and operated,
brings semi-automatic heat that
has given satisfaction to many
home owners. Figures have been
compiled to show that sawdust Is
the cheapest fuel available In TIA
coma. Sawdust burners. to give
satisfactory results. should be- in
tailed by men thoroughly se-
quainted with this type OF equip
ment. Individual conditions Of In
atallations affect the efficiency of
rawdust burners. SO they should be
bought from firms specializing In
sawdust burners.
Coal stokers Popular
For economical. trouble free
heating. automatic coal stokers
take a high place In Tacoma Cost
of fuel is within the reach OF the
average home owner. An even.
controlled temperature is main
tained and the better known
makes have very little mechanical
trouble.
The automatic coal stoker. how
ever. u not entirely automatic. In
the hopper-type models. coal must
BE- put into the hopper by hand.
and chnkers must be removed
from the fire-box at least every
other day. Those accustomed 10
hand firing, find care of a coal
stoker a trivial task.
Many Oh Burners
Home owners who decide on oil
have a wide choice of heating
equipment. For minimum in
vestment. the oil burning circulat-
ing heater has enjoyed wide popu-
larity. Rapidly coming into favor
ms an inexpensive oil burning unit
N the floor furnace. These heat
ing plants require no room space
and can be installed in homes
without Easements For most eff
eient results, floor furnaces are
being installed with cold-air reg
listers and returns to provide cir
culation without floor drafts
Oh burning furnaces provide the
nearest completely automatic heat
ing OF all the units discussed so
far. With . standard make Of oil
burner. little or no attention IN
required TO maintain an even. con-
slant flow Of heat. Most fuel
dealers win assume the responz-
bility Of keeping . supply Of fuel
IA the tank and only an occasional
inspection % the unit BY ths firm
that installed n n neceanaxy- ~
must be remembered that any me-
device requires occasional
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