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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1962)
Fri., April 13, 1962 The Newi-Revlew, RoieSurg, Ore. 5 Meme-building odeling ? raying D D nan 3en Why Do So Many American Families Use Electric Heat? Millions of American fomilies use clean electric heat. About 70 of all new homes constructed in the COPCO Division, Pacific Power & Light, service area include this most modern of all heating methods. Why? For mony reasons, but principally because electricity has put out the fire in modern homes . . . and with it, all those messy flame byproducts soof, smoke, smudge, and dirt, or gases which contaminate the air you breathe. Electric heat is clean, safe, controllable, efficient, economical . . . the only truly new advance in, space heating since prehistoric man discovered fire. Hidden Economies in Electric Heat The cost of heating your home is not told entirely by the fuel or energy bills you pay. Consider that in the case of electric heat, original installation ' costs ore, in many cases, lower than for flame-type systems. Consider that no flues or vents are necessary, no heat goes up a chimney. Consider that electric heating systems require little or nothing in the way of maintenance, cleaning, or other expensive servicing. What Kind Of Heating System Do You Need In Your Home? That depends on many factors, and your favorite CalOre Electrical League electrical contractor or your power company should help with your planning. Normally, this service is free. Below are some of the more popular electrical heating systems. One (or a combination of two or more) is sure to fit your needs: HBTOSiillgall Electric Baseboard Electric Baseboard Units ore installed oround outside walls. Units take no floor space, blend with any room decor. Particularly adaptable to new rooms and wings, baseboards offer the electric heat feature of individual room control. Radiant Ceiling Cable Radiant Ceiling Cable provides exceptionally even heat. Small resistant wire is stapled to ceiling board and covered by plaster or plasterboard. Heat radiates naturally downward, insulation reflects heat directly Into living oreqs. , " s - Electric Wall Pane! Electric Wall Panels are well adapted to small rooms where ceiling surfacs and baseboard space are limited. Units are installed in or on walls, som with decorative grills others with flat, heat producing surfaces. Blowers ore optional. Electric Furnace Electric Furnaces can be Installed In practically ony location . . . (unusei closets, awkward under-stair spaces) ... air is pulled over heated coils, filtered and ducted throughout the building. Electric furnace units cart be adapted to serve os central cooling systems. Hydronic systems ars available to supply heated water to baseboard or radiators. Electric Heat Pump Electric Heat Pump installations provide oil-weather climate control and automotic regulation of humidity, regulated for hot and cold weather by a simple setting of a thermostat. Initial cost is comparable to traditional central heating and cooling plants. Proper Insulation Will Save You Money No motter what type of heat you install, insulation to keep the heat inside where it belongs is extremely important. (Good insulation will also help keep your home cool in summer.) Insulated ceilings and walls, weather stripped windows and doors, storm windows or double-panes of glass will pav for themselves many times over by cutting your monthly heating bill substantially. Discuss insulation thoroughly with your builder, heating contractor, or real estate agent. . . . you owe it your family's health and comfort. Before you buy a home, build a home, or purchase a home . give careful attention to the heart of the home the heating system. If you investigate carefully, you will probably choose flexible electric heat for compete climate control for your family's health and comfort. HEAT-ON-TME: Ask your dealer or contractor about the heat-on-time plan, allowing you lo install clean eleclric heal in your home withoul down payment and for as little as $10 a month. Madson & Stokes Elec. Contr. OR 2-4488 Suiter's Bldg. Supply Co. OR 2-2674 Town & Country Refrigeration Ser. OR 2-4392 Montgomery Ward & Co. Tozer's Heating & Sheet Metal Trowbridge Electric Lansing & Oliver OR 2-4811 OR 2-3379 OR 3-5521 OR 3-6636
