Evening star., 1941-08-23
New Type Of Healer
Developed for Homes
Without Easements
Air Conditioner Also
Port Of Compact
Burner System
By LAWRENCE CROLIUS.


Compact quickly constructed
homes for workers and others en-
gagged In defense activities are be-
ing put up at a great rate in all
parts of the country These homes
are models of efficiency, not only in
the speed of their construction, but
in the utilization of the maximum
number of modern materials and
labor saving devices New types OF
wall construction are being tried
out. new paints. new paneling, up
to-date electrical devices and
plumbing equipment are being built
into hastily constructed houses.
which, nevertheless. are very apt to
outlast many of their older coun-
terparts.
Many of these new homes are be-
ing built without Easements to cut
down both time and costs, hence it
has been necessary for new type
of heating system to be devised
which would supply the house with
q plentiful amount of heating COM
fort from the simplest possible unit
These units are so compact that
they require only 20 inches by 20
inches of floor space and can there
fore be fitted into a small closet or
In corner of utility room. Fitted
with an efficient pressure type oil
burner they spring into action auto
matically and will maintain ideal
weather conditions inside the home
as long as they are supplied with
fuel.
Efficient Air Conditioner.
Not only does this heater heat,
but it is an efficient winter air con-
ditioner and filters, humidifies and
circulates the air as we'll. The. jacket
which incloses the working parts is
made of smooth, auto body sheet
steel which has been decorated with
q hornlike Hammered" gray finish
baked on by the very latest infra-
red electric baking process. This
Jacket also minimiZes loss of heat
into the basement because of the
metal liner in the form of refiec-
tor which inclpses dead air spaces.
A copper bearing steel heat eX-
changer with 10 square feet of pri-
mary heating surface and 1914
square feet of secondary surface is
mounted directly on a quiet operat-
ing blower fan of the squirrel cage"
type. This large amount of heating
surface makes sure that the great
est possible amount of heat is ex-
tracted from the burning gases be-
fore they are allowed to escape up
the f1ue.
A refractory chamber is also built
Into this heat eXchanger before the
unit leaves the factory, making it
possible for the unit to be installed
and put into operation by merely
mounting the burner and making
the necessary fuel and electrical
connections. All controls, including
the line switch, primary control and
combination fan-limit switch are
also mounted on the unit at the
factory and completely wired.
Air is filtered by spun glass filter
after it has been returned from up
stairs, and after it has been heated
1t is properly humidified from mois-
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humidifier.
PIastics Used for Trim.
Defense priorities have cut deeply
into the supply of aluminium for
decorative holdings, hence it has
been necessary for new products to
be devised to take their place. One
company has turned to plastics as
an answer to this crying need for
color and smart trim for cabinets,
sink tops and kitchen drain boards
These new holdings are even more
attractive than many of the alumni
mum products they now supplement,
because of their bright. built-in
coloring. and are available in a
number of shapes for various appli-
cations.
These new holdings will brighten
up almost any detected kitchen, or
game room if they are used to trim
linoleum and other types of top ma
terial or paneling. They are avail
able in crimson, jet-black and bone
white, and include among their
many shapes edgings for counters
outside corners for wall linoleum