December, 19 2 2 
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The portable oil heater has been 
perfected so that it is now odorless, 
safe and light of weight. Courtesy 
of the Central Oil &* Gas Stove Co. 
supply and price are a perpetual menace to 
winter security,comfort,health and financial 
resources. On the other hand, there is 
plenty of oil on the market. 
Hand-controlled fires are more extrava¬ 
gant than thermostatically-controlled fires. 
Thermostats may cost a bit more at first 
but will be a saving ultimately. Anyhow, all 
these oil heaters are equipped with them! 
A thermostat is placed in a convenient 
part of the house. It is set for a desired 
temperature and the operation is then con¬ 
trolled automatically by the termostat. For 
example, if the thermostat is set for 70° and 
the temperature in the home is 69°, the 
thermostat will start the motor, furnishing 
sufficient air to form a suction which lifts the 
oil and carries it into the combustion cham¬ 
ber, where the ignition takes place. The 
burner will then operate until the tempera¬ 
ture of the home reaches 70°, at which point 
the thermostat will automatically stop the 
motor and therefore the flow of oil. There 
will be no more fuel used until the tempera¬ 
ture of the home again drops below the 
point for which the thermostat is set. 
Therefore, with the exception of providing 
a supply of oil, there is no attention neces¬ 
sary to the heating system after the equip¬ 
ment is once put in operation. 
The following precautions are taken from 
the magazine “Lubrication” published by 
the Texas Company. Heed these: 
“1. Be sure that the apparatus is in¬ 
stalled in accordance with the regula¬ 
tions of the Board of 
Fire Underwriters, 
andyour local munic¬ 
ipal authorities. 
2. Inspect the system 
daily to see that 
everything is operat¬ 
ing properly, and 
that the pilot light 
tip (where used) is 
free from carbon. 
Never hunt for leaks 
with a candle or any 
naked light. 
3. In installing a new 
system be sure that 
all flues have been 
cleaned out and 
dampers are open 
wide before starting 
up. 
4. Keep all papers, rags 
or other rubbish out 
of the furnace room. 
5. Do not allow un¬ 
ignited oil to spray 
or drip from the 
burner into the fur¬ 
nace at any time. 
This oil may collect 
on the furnace floor 
By heating a large thickness 
of iron and throwing out the 
heat indirectly this gas stove 
warms a large area. From 
the Sanitary Heating Co. 
and result in the accumulation of 
combustible gases which may cause 
an explosion when the burner is 
lighted.” 
6. Allow no one to experiment with the 
apparatus. 
7. Wherever a motor is installed, in¬ 
spect the bearings for proper lubri¬ 
cation twice a week. These are usu¬ 
ally ring oiled and will require addi¬ 
tion of new oil about once a week, 
and cleaning out of the oil wells 
about once every three months. A 
light motor or engine oil is suitable 
for such lubrication. This oil may 
also be used on other wearing parts 
of the system. 
8. It is advisable thoroughly to over¬ 
haul the equipment at the beginning 
of each heating season. This should 
preferably be done by the company 
that installed the burner, which usu¬ 
ally maintains a service department 
for this purpose.” 
There are safety devices on the best 
heaters to ensure against all danger of 
overflow of oil, too rapid, too slow flow, 
dripping, etc. 
Portable oil heaters really heat, are safe, 
sound and odorless if kept in clean and or¬ 
derly fashion. The oil range companies 
make these heaters with skill and efficiency. 
They should burn without odor, (2) be well 
constructed, the wick in constant touch 
with the oil, (3) rust proof, (4) convenient 
to handle, (5) so geared as to make “smok¬ 
ing” practically impossible, and, (6) have a 
quick detachable drip pan. 
Gas steam is a method of producing 
steam by gas. It has been used in the East, 
West, North and South and has been found 
of immense comfort and 
help, utility and service. 
It requires a unit system 
of cast iron boiler radiators, 
using gas for fuel, with au¬ 
tomatic regulation. There 
= is no central heating plant. 
You have the advantage of 
a small stove with the com¬ 
forts of a heating plant. It 
is used in huge structures 
and in small residences as 
well. 
Briefly, you have a radi¬ 
ator with a Bunsen burn¬ 
er, filled with water to 
the depth of 1". With a 
match the gas is lighted 
when turned on and five 
pounds pressure is exerted 
in about thirty minutes, 
and as this pressure is cre- 
= ated the gas flow is auto- 
- matically reduced. Every 
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