Evening star., 1941-07-19
Even Modest Homes
Can Have Winter
Air Conditioning
Advantages Of System
Now Available in
low-Priced Model
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

BY LAWRENCE CROLIUs.
Any one building or remodeling a
small house should look into the
matter of installing winter air con-
ditioning. Not only will value of
the dwelling be enhanced by in
stalling the last word in heating
systems, but the advantages which
go hand in hand with this type of
equipment will be brought to you
and your family. For example, the
home will be kept uniformly warm
with none of those cold spots"
which are so uncomfortable and
unhealthy. Dust. dirt and SCOT will
be cleaned out of the air so that
cleaning worries will be lesSened,
and healthful supply of fresh air
will be assured. BY adding humid
fly to the air, when necessary. a
winter air conditioner prevents that
stuffy, dried-out feeling which
seemed to bring on long series of
coughs and colds. Air will be dis
tributed to all parts Of the house so
that every corner in even the ordi-
narily hard-to-heat rooms will be
benefited.
Lower Priced Equipment.
You say, That is all very nice,
but where am I going to find money
enough to have an expensive sys-
tenn like that put in?" A few years
ago that would have been hard to
answer, but in recent years low
priced winter air conditioners have
been put on the market which find
place in even the most modest
homes. Consider, for instance,
new winter air conditioner which Is
being manufactured by one Of the
largest makers of air conditioning
equipment in the world. This new
unit is so compact that 1t can be
fitted into closet or utility room on
the first floor, or tucked into a tiny
corner in the basement. 1t stands
lust a little more than shoulder
high and is less than 2 feet wide.
so it can be placed in even q piano
box" of house.
Equipped with new type OF rib
bon flame" gas burner, the new con-
ditioner will provide the house with
automatic heat with maximum econ
omy. Furthermore, the new burner
is so designed that 1t operates with
none of those upsetting little ex-
plosions which go of when many
older types of burners turn on and
off. This new burner is made with
hundreds of tiny sievelike openings
which create a flame similar to that
of an old-time safety lamp for
miners, which were used for almost
a hundred years.
Dual Flow Principle.
Another major feature of this new
conditioner is the use OF a so-called
dual air flow principle. This means
that cold air which Is being blown
over the filmed heat exchanger by
the sturdy motor-driven blower Is
directed first at the hottest part OF
the furnace" This prevents the
formation of condensation which
cause rust, corrosion and subsequent
trouble and expense. Then, after
the air has been heated to a rather
high temperature, it is allowed 10
fioW along over the heat economlzer
on the fue end of the furnace, and
thus pick up additional heat.
Humidification is provided auto
matically by this new unit through
the use of a non-rusting, self-f1lllng
pvaporative humidifier A float valve
regulates the amount of water IN
the humidifier by checking the depth
of the water. and the warm air which
rises from the heating surface alb
serbs the proper amount OF moisture.
For Sprucing Up Concrete.
Do YOU have a basement playroom
floor, or a sun porch, or sidewalk
that looks pretty shoddy and is
solely in need of a sprucing-up treat
ment? Not only can the pores OF
concrete floor be sealed and made
dustproof and easily cleaned, but
the surface can brighten up with
any one Of nine handsome dye COL
ors. A new concrete floor dye does
this Job with little trouble and can
be put on like any other floor finish.
Concrete finish in this way will be
protected as we'll as beautified, and
the finish, once on. is not affected
by water when cleaned. In fact, the
dye becomes an actual part OF the
surface of the concrete by penetrat-
ing each pore The colors which
are available will At in with practi-
cally any scheme Of house decora-
ton, since they range all the way
from tile red through green, brown,
gray, maroon to orange.
This new dye is put on by first
cleaning the floor thoroughly, then
rinsing with mild solution of muri-
attic acid. After the acid has been
removed, the floor dye is spread on
like any other paint and allowed to
dry. A second coat will be required
in most cases to round out the job
evenly.
Note-For further information
about any of the products de-
scribed here, write Mr.. Crolius,
The Evening Star, and incl0se
stamped, self addressed envelope.