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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1960)
alK rp Frlrlav. April 13, 1 & PACT, SFVFN o IN OUR AREA 'IN 1 CJILDERS CHOSE HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath F; 959. SEVEN OUT OF TEN HOME B MODERN ELECTRIC HEAT! r - - fa-3i:yis..'J fat--Jra tain 0 A Hi-ii IP -f UNCLE SAM, the notion's largest landlord, agrees with most everyone else obout electric heat. Quarters for personnel Kingsley Field, near Klamath Falls, are all-electric; so is a large housing development for Air Force personnel ond their families nearby. 1 Perhaps the most important of all modern conveniences in this home is the ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM--and you can't even find it in the picture! Electric hat is as silent as sunshine; there are no odors from fumes or messy flame by products; electric heating devices are often completely concealed from sight . . . but if you can't see jt, smell it, or hear it --you con always feel it-as soft and warm as sunshine too! o ... FIVE BIG ADVANTAGES OF MODERN ELECTRIC HEAT just for the heat he uses; Cleanliness and Conven ience. There are no rad iators. 'You place furni ture anywhere and deco rate the way you wish. Jt Over-all home building orjij costs are less, because 'th you save space which is bs wasted, for chimneys, jtfA ducts, etc., if 'other sys tems are installed. Entire house stays cleaner longer when electric heat is used. Ease of Expansion. Add ing an extra room or a complete wing is no prob ... lem with an electric heat ..'a ing system. Just run a new i J ' cieui t il. luuic - less 1 1 iui i 1" in diameter -- and in stall a new electric heat ing device. All electric heating systems operate on 240-volt current, the same used for electric ranges, water heaters,-and clothes dryers. Room-by-Room Control. 1 Luyi i iuuiii iii yuui i hji i ic PrVcan have its own instant heating system and ther mostat. Each room can be kept at the exact tem perature you want with out overheating the rest of . the house. Unused rooms need not be heat ed. No Flame - No Ash - No Furnace. Electric Heat takes the furnace out of your home and puts in on electric Dower dant miles away. There is no fuel to.drder or store. The entire system is as safe as electric light. Complete Efficiency. No heat-loss through chim ney, pipes, or duct sEi'im inates hard-to-heat prob lem area's such as bath rooms, basements, attics, enclosed breezeways and porches. Homeowner pays if r 'A Contractors And Architects Confirm It: Over-all Building Costs Are Usually Lower When Electric Heat Is Installed . . . Cleanliness, Convenience, Flexibility Given As Additional Reasons For Surging Popularity Of Electric Space Heating. In 1959, approx imately seven out of every ten new homes built in the COPCO service area in southern Oregon and northern California were equipped with electric heat. With the 1960 building and re modelling season getting under way, building contractors, archi tects, and other authorities on home building predict that elec tric heat usage will rise at an even faster rate. Most contractors agree that electric heat is a strong selling point in the modern homes they build "I would recommend elec tric heat for anyone building a home these days," says one local builder, who installed electric heating systems in 14 homes last year. LOWER COSTS CITED Economy has been a major fac tor in the growing popularity of electric space heating. The in stallation cost of an electric heat ing system is usually much lower than other, more complicated systems. In addition, most arch itects and builders agree that an electric heating system normally lowers the over-all cost of home construction. Electric heating allows more efficient use of building materials and eliminates expensive duct work, vents, flues, chimneys, furnaces, and furnace rooms. Modern electric systems provide more usable floor space and allow greater flexibility in furnishing and decorating the home. You can place furniture anywhere in an electrically heat ed home. Maintenance, repairs, and re placement are practically elim inated. "In all the installations I have made with electric heat, I have never had trouble," says a Grants Pass builder. "I don't think I have been called back once." CLEAN, CONVENIENT, EFFICIENT No other system brings you so close to 100 heating efficiency as electric heat. No heat is lost through vents or flues; the heat you pay for heats your home, not the outside air. Electric heat is as clean as elec tric light -- and just as easy to operate. Flick a switch or turn a thermostat to the proper temper ature setting, and you have heat without bother or fuss. In the words of a Klamath Falls con tractor, "Electric heat is always ready it's always there." Often you hardly see unobtru sive electric wall heaters, base board units, glass panels, cables in ceilings or floors, or other compact electric, heating devices. Electric heat is as silent and odor less as sunshine. But if you can't see, hear or smell electric heat, you feel it feel it wrap itself around you and your family with the healthy warmth and cleanli ness of sunshine. . These are just a few of the many reasons why the great majority of people now building or re modelling homes in the COPCO service area choose modern elec tric heat. Along with the low cost of in stalling, an electric heating sys tem, here are the things which most home owners in this area seem to like best about the most modern of all methods of heat ing. Note that the important factor of econorny is present in all of them. COPCO Offers Free Advice On Electric Heating Systems Business Boosts Profits With Electric Heating Wire-On-Time Plan If you'r remodelling or plonning to install a nw heat ing syitfm in your h o m e through Reddy Kilowott'l Wirt On-Time Plan, you can completely re-wire your horn for electric heat without down payment and for ot little ot $5.00 a month! HEAT BETTER, ELECTRICALLY!
