ELECTRICITY MOST FLEXIBLE FORM

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31728, 11 July 1968, Page 13

ELECTRICITY MOST FLEXIBLE FORM

The most flexible of all forms of heat energy is electricity; it can be transported and pyt into operation in any part of the earth’s surface.

When discussing the use of alternative fuels, particularly for space heating, the most commonly asked question is: "Which is the cheaper, or cheapest?” There is no simple answer to the question; other questions must be answered first It has to be established whether the quest is for the cheapest running cost or if some allowance is to be made for efficiency and convenience. These have an influence and bearing on the question of cost Of ail fuels available, coal and wood are without doubt the cheapest in initial cost, but is this the only fact to be considered? Electrical heating has several advantages, included among which are: It is the only fuel in which there is 100 per cent conversion into heat, with no loss. It Is the only fuel which does not require any air for combustion and thus does not contaminate the air in any

wayThere are no products of combustion to be deposited on walls, ceilings or curtains and other fabrics in the room.

Electric heating is the most flexible of ail forms. Electric heating gives off no odours, nor ean any haatard arise or danger arise should the supply of power fail for a short while and then be restored. Electricity cannot be adulterated or altered in any way. Every unit of electricity has the quantity of heat. Electrical appliances do not require regular servicing to maintain their efficiency.

first time In most local electrical appliance centres. The ducted hot air system allows for air to pass over heating elements and then to be blown through various floor vent* to ail parts of a house. In the pant few years, there has been an increasing demand for wall panel, or skirting beaters. Many different varieties of these are available, and these can be used in every room of the house to keep a uniform temperature. Imitation coal fires, which first came on the market 30 years agq, are <mce again being sold in large numbers. These are available in models which may be free steading, or models which can ba sat into the wall.

With electric heating, there is no handling of fuel or cleaning up afterwards. Electric heating requires neither chimney nor vent, no draughts are created, nor is there any problem of ventilation. • New Varieties Although the Idea to not new, ducted hot air systems, heated by electricity are available on the market for the

Also available at tha present t'liie is a new variety of towel snd clothes drier Constructed in Invercargill, t’.ese dc »’s retail at $l3.