Evening star., 1940-11-16
Portable Humidiiier
Is Designed 10 Add
HeaIthfu| Moisture
New Unit May b
Hooked to Permanent
Water System
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

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A portable supply of moisture for
the parched air Of your house or
apartment is the latest help toward
making life . bit more bearable
during the long, hard winter" to
come. Designed to add healthful
moisture to the dry air which
usually comes out Of the registers
OF hot air heating plant, as well Is
the dried-out atmosphere Of room
heated by means Of radiators, this
new unit Is light and compact
enough to be moved to any desired
location with q minimum Of effort.
Inclosed in an attractive walnut
cabinet Of modern two-tone design,
this little OUTFIT will also At In with
the decoration Of practically any
room.
In order to make this humidified
completely portable and independ-
ent Of water connections. it is fitted
with a metal water tank of five gal
Ions capacity. The tank is made Of
heavy anti-corrosive metal and
treated with two coats of paint
which are also highly resistant to
deterioration so that you should
be able to use 1t many q day without
danger Of leakage and resultant
damage. 1t is filled by pouring
water through 4 convenient opening
In the top Of the unit and we are
advised that the capacity provided
will supply adequate moisture for
. six-room house under ordinary
conditions. This five-gallon tank
will last about day when working
to capacity against unhealthy dry
air, and your throat and nasal pas
sges will feel the change in atmo-
sphere in no time.
Has Evaporating System.
To prevent the mist and vapor
which issues from some humidifiers
when they are working full blast this
new unit has been equipped with .
unique water-evaporating system.
Instead Of merely blowing air
through a veil Of water, q method
has been provided which pre-
evaporates" the moisture before it
gets out into the room. Thus, the
dry air from the room is drawn
in through the back Of the unit.
passed through the combination
filter and moistener. and forced out
Of the top grille by means Of .
sturdy propeller fan. The double
filtering and humidifying effect Is
obtained by means Of . new type
Of pack" made Of q microscopic
material which has been specially
treated to avoid the odors and
bacteria growths which are some
times associated with devices Of this
type.
Moisture is supplied to this Alter
arrangement by means Of q special
water pump located on the same
shaft on which the fan Is mounted.
The motor draws no more current
than an ordinary 50-watt lamp and
can. Of course. be plugged into an
ordinary electric light socket. II
you should want to make . perma-
nent installation for this little unit
you can have it connected to q small
water supply line. This supply would
then be controlled by means Of q
float valve assembly built right into
the humidifier.
Remote Control Doors.
II you have one of those handy
overhead" doors installed on your
garage you can make it even handler
by equipping it with an electric
operator for remote control. With
. unit Of this type installed you
need not step out Of your car to
open the doors on q rainy night,
or any other time, for that matter,
but it isn't hard to see how con-
venient 1t would be, particularly
during inclement weather.
These operators are quite simply
installed right in back of the door
In its fully opened position and re-
quire only small amount of addi-
tional space, which Is unusued any,
way. The operating motors are of
the heavy-duty type and manipulate
the doors through efficient v belts,
driving a simple system Of leverage.
Switch Stand Outside.
Outside the garage at q con-