Warming Homes by Water 
By ERNEST C. MOSES 
PART II 
{Continued from the August Issue.) 
T he feature of cleanliness is of great importance, 
especially from the feminine view-point. 
Old-fashioned modes of heating throw out 
smoke, dust, dirt and gas which permeate the rooms, 
causing irritation, discomfort, and a large amount of 
extra housework in cleaning, sweeping, dusting and 
re-dusting. The care of stoves causes much work in 
lugging coal and ashes up and down stairs and litters 
up the house with dust and dirt. Imperfect methods 
of heating, imperceptibly at times, cause an amount 
of damage to hangings, curtains, furnishings, carpets, 
and wall decorations of a home which foots up to a 
surprising aggregate. 
In the use of the water method well erected (and 
also the steam method) there is no dust, dirt or gas 
thrown into the living-rooms of the home from the 
heater. Compared with many ordinary methods a 
very large amount of household labor and damage is 
avoided by this method. 
The water method of warming a house considered 
in connection with the very thorough result which it 
produces is the most economical. While scientific 
relative tests with other commonly used methods 
made by experts (university authorities, consulting 
engineers and by manufacturers) have fixed this fact 
and its possibilities, still its demonstration to some 
extent depends 
upon the in¬ 
telligence ap¬ 
plied to opera¬ 
ting the heater. 
The m e t h o d 
possesses possi¬ 
bilities easily 
developed and 
expert mechani¬ 
cal intelligence 
is not required 
to maintain the 
apparatus. The 
ordinarv water 
j 
heating outfit is 
as simple to run 
as a parlor stove. 
To bring out the 
best results it is 
only necessary 
to apply a few 
simple, common 
sense rules. 
With reasonable care the water method of warming 
will produce more heat (placing it where it is most 
needed) and from less fuel than any other system 
employed. In this respect, however, the steam 
method is nearly as efficient and economical. The 
radiators employed for distribution of heat are so 
located that an ample degree of warmth is delivered 
positively to each room. In the rooms exposed to 
severe or frequent winds which are the great opposing 
force to the beneficial effects of warming apparatus, 
the delivery of heat from thewater circulating through 
the radiator is not unfavorably affected by winds or 
by inner currents. Therefore, the supply of heat for 
each room is constant, inasmuch as it is scientifically 
calculated for each room with due respect to its size, 
its use and exposure to the weather. In the use of 
those methods which lack the positiveness of the 
water and the steam methods, outer and inner cur¬ 
rents often draw from and interfere with the heating 
, of the rooms on the windward side of a building. 
The water method which employs the use of radia¬ 
tors placed near the outside walls distributes warmth 
independently of air currents or exposure, insuring 
a uniform condition of comfort to all rooms. 
The necessary apparatus is very simple and 
easily managed. As the temperature of the water 
which circulates 
through the 
heater and the 
radiator is about 
the same, proper 
attention to the 
dampers of the 
heater will main¬ 
tain a degree of 
warmth just suf¬ 
ficient f o r the 
weather prevail¬ 
ing—a low fire for 
mild w e a t h e r 
graded up to a 
full fire in extreme 
weather. In this 
respect the water 
method is supe¬ 
rior to all other 
methods. 
1 here are sev¬ 
eral very ingeni¬ 
ous appliances in 
HOME OF EX-GOVERNOR YATES, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 
Warmed by Hot Water System 
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