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10 A FRIDAY. APRIL 13. 1912 MEOFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Buying modeling r a a a aing Re Why Do So Many American Families Use Electric Heat? Millions of Americon families use clean electric heat. About 70 of all new homes constructed in the COPCO Division, .Pacific Power & Light, service oreo include this most modern of oil heating methods. Why? For many reasons, but principally because electricity has put out the fire in. modern homes . . . ond with it, oil those messy flame byproducts soot, smoke, smudge, ond dirt, or gases which contaminate the air you breathe. Electric heot is clean, safe, controllable, efficient, economical . . . the only truly new odvonce in spoce 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 are, in mony cases, lower thon for flome-type systems. Consider that no flues or vents ore necessary, no heat goes up a chimney. Consider that electric heating systems require little or nothing in the woy of maintenance, cleaning, or other expensive servicing. to What Kind Of Heating System Do You Need In Your Home? That depends on mony factors, and your favorite Cal Ore Electrical League electrical contractor or your power compony should help with your planning. Normolly, 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: mmm 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, boseboords offer the electric heot feature of individual room control. Radiant Ceiling Cable Radiant Ceiling Cable provides exceptionally even heot Smell resistant wire is stapled to ceiling board ond covered by plaster or plasterboard. Heat radiates naturally downword, insulation reflects heat directly into living oreas. Electric Wall Panel Electric Wall Panels are well odapted to small rooms where ceiling surface ond boseboord space ore limited. Units ore installed in or on walls, some with decorative grills others with flat, heat producing surfaces. Blowers ore optional. Electric Furnace Electric Furnaces can be installed in procticolly any location . . . (unused closets, awkward under-stair spoces) . . . oir is pulled over heated coils, filtered and ducted throughout the building. Electric furnace units con be odapted to serve os central cooling systems. Hydronic systems ore ovailable to supply heated water to boseboord or radiators. Electric Heat Pump Electric Heat Pump installations provide all-weather climate control ond automatic regulation of humidity, reguloted for hot and cold weother by a simple setting of a thermostat. Initial cost is comparable to traditional centrol heating and cooling plants. Proper Insulation Will Save You Money No motter what type of heot you install. Insulation to Veep the heat inside where it belongs is extremely important. (Good insulation will also help keep your home cool in summer.) Insulated ceilinas and walls, weather stripped windows ond doors, storm windows or double-panes of glass will pov for themselves mony times over by cutting vour monthlv heating bill substantially. Discuss insulation thoroughly with your builder, heating contractor, or reol estote ogent. . . . 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-TIME: Ask your dealer or contractor about the heat-on-time plan, allowing you to instal clean electric' heat in your home without down payment and for as little as $10 a month. BROOKS ELECTRIC SP 2-5209 ELECTRONIC SERVICE SP 3-1971 ENLOE ELECTRIC Talent KE 5-1269 FELDMAN & OLSON ELECTRIC SP 3-2811 FLYNN ELECTRIC SUPPLY SP 3-1841 GRAHAM'S ELECTRIC SERVICE 772-8950 MODERN PLUMBING & SHEET METAL, SP 3-5368 MONTGOMERY WARD & CO SP 3-5553 ROGUE ELECTRIC SERVICE SP 2-6603 RUSH ELECTRIC COMPANY SP 2-4960 SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY SP 3-6661 TROWBRIDGE ELECTRIC SP 3-6241
