Evening star., 1941-08-09
New Type Of Burner
Will Reduce Cost Of
Keeping Wafer Hot
Compact Unit Uses
Low-Grude Oil and
Can Be EosiIy Installed
By LAWRENCE CROLIUS.


"The best things in life are free" !"
or so the saying goes, but there are
lots of things that are pretty nice
to have around that have to be paid
for, and handsomely. Take, for eX-
ample, fine supply of hot water in
your home. Few things add so much
comfort to everyday living, and un-
less you live in the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes, or over Old
Faithful, you definitely have to pay
for an adequate quantity of it pour
ing from the faucets.
A new type OF water heater has
recently been brought out, however,
which enables you to enjoy all the
hot water you want at an absolute
low in operating cost. Because it
burns a cheap grade of heating oil
in highly efficient burner. You can
now run all the baths you want,
wash dishes and clothes to your
hearts content and your oil bill
will only amount to about cents a
day if yours is an average family.
Compact in Size.
This new oil-burnlng hot-Water
heater is extremely compact in size
and shape, stands only 27 inches in
height. and requires only Is inches
by 1912 inches in floor area for its
complete installation. 1t is con-
nected to regulation storage tank,
your old one if it is in good shape,
and will supply 80 gallons of piping
hot water per hour with a l00-degree
temperature rise.
If you already have ar oil burner
It is a simple matter to connect this
little unit tc your present oil stor-
same grade of oil.
Externally the heater is stream
lined beauty with a modern design
enameled steel jacket which will fit
in wall with other up-to-date equip
ment. and even help to decorate your
game room if it has to be located
there. The interior of the unit is
amply insulated with a thick layer of
air cell material. and if the storage
tank is we'll insulated, as it should
be. your heat losses will be kept to
a minimum,
The oil burner is a rotary, wall
Wiping flame type and has only one
moving part It's tiny motor is only
one -hundredth of a horsepower.
Consequently the burner can be
operated for long periods of time, if
necessary. and YOU will hardly be
able to notice it on your electric
bill
Has No Pilot Light.
A chromium steel hearth adds to
the rUggedness and long life of the
unit. and the steel flame rim and
erills of the same material assure
peak operating efficiency within
few seconds after the starting of the
burner. The oil is ignited by an
electric spark which is on only
when the burner is operating. Hence,
there are no low flames or pilot
lights which are apt to waste fuel.
The actual water heating is per-
formed in a great length of Is feet
of coiled copper tubing cne inch, in
diameter. The fame from the burner
wraps all around the COIL and the
gases are forced around the coil
by battles before they are allowed
to 90 up the f1ue at the top.
Full automatic controls are pro-
vided on the unit and it comes all
ready TO be installed in a factory
assembled, contained form
which makes it a simple matter
for it to be installed by any COM
petent heating man or plumber.
New Type Wallboard.
If you are contemplating any re-
pairs around your home which in
volve the putting up of new walls,
or the refiniShing of old ones, you
will be interested in new asbestos
cement wallboard which has num-
Der Of unique features. This new
vaIlboard is made of combina-
ton of asbestos fiber and Portland
cement which gives it exceptionally
easy working qualities. In fact, it
can be nailed, sawed, hammered
and perforated with ordinary tools
and you don't have to worry about
Its cracking or splitting.
For new and different decorative
effects YOU can use this new wall
board to make curved corners, be-
cause it can be curved around a
radius as small as 4 feet. without
breaking. The sheets come in sizes
48 inches by 48 inches, 48 inches by
96 inches and in three thicknesses
3-l6, D.. and 3s inches. If you want
to use them in a bathroom they
can be obtained in 4 by 5 inch
squares which make it look like tile