Interesting Facts on House Heating 
Method of Amount of air warmed by one 
Heating ton of good anthracite 
Hot air 1200 cubic feet 
Steam 1600 cubic feet 
Hot water 1800 cubic feet 
The following table is deduced from 
both theory and practice. So much 
depends on different methods of firing, 
different types of equipment etc., that 
the exact ratio will never be deter¬ 
mined. 
While a comparative estimate of the 
costs of different methods of heating 
is desirable, it is not advisable for any 
home builder to select equipment on 
that basis of one set of figures, even 
though a particular friend has paid 
;^200 to have a furnace put in, and his 
neighbor expended $400 for steam 
heat, while a third friend, in almost 
the same size of house, had to pay 
^500 to have hot water equipment 
installed, the home builder has no 
way of telling what the different 
equipments will cost him for his house until the differ¬ 
ent rooms were properly measured up and an exact 
estimate made by heating contractors. Buying heat- 
If proper equipment is installed, a healthy uniform temperature may be 
maintained with economy, in spite of wind and weather 
ing equipment is not like buying 
plumbing fixtures even. There 
volved. One house of eight 
a refrigerator or 
is a problem in¬ 
rooms might cost 
$250 for steam equipment, 
while another house of 
eight rooms would cost 
$600. The size of 
rooms, the amount 
of exposed wall 
and window 
surface 
should be 
The water boiler is most 
economical of fuel 
There are three different methods of radiation 
direct, the semi-direct and the indirect 
The 
c a r e - 
f u 11 y 
figured 
when determining the size of ra¬ 
diators and boiler required, or 
the number of pipes and size of 
furnace necessary to heat the 
different rooms properly. Then 
too, local conditions will enter 
into the cost of equipment and 
installation. The particular ex¬ 
posure of your building might 
demand special consideration, 
or the cost of labor might be 
variable. The home builder 
who builds well, must consider 
future comfort and economy. 
He will never regret giving bis 
heating problem all the personal 
study and attention he can, and 
making early provision for the 
equipment of his choice. 
An outline view of a Hot 
Water Heating System 
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