HOUSEHOLDS THAT RUN SMOOTHLY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 241, 10 September 1932, Page 8

HOUSEHOLDS THAT RUN SMOOTHLY.

REGULAR ATTENTION TO PLUMB ING AND HEATING.

At a time when domestic expenditure must ho regulated with the utmost care, efficiency in the home becomes essential. In the long run efficiency spells economy, for up-to-date equipment, kept in good repair, enables the home owner to secure a maximum of service from the facilities at his or her disposal. When things are continually getting out of order minor repair charges mount rapidly and poor heating equipment, means big fuel hills. The remody lies in a careful overhaul, not once in a iong while, hut at regular intervals. It is neither wise nor safe to wait until trouble becomes acute. If one docs so the inevitable expense is greater, and, in the meantime, there is constant risk of an inconvenient breakdown. Probably tho most familiar trouble in this household department is the lraking lap. There are a variety of causes for sucJi leakages, the most common being worn washers. What about tho hot water storage tank ? Is it losing portion of ils heat through lack of covering? A tank cover keeps tho heat within tho tank whero it belongs rather than lettiig; it radiate through the kitchen or cellar lo cause discomfort. Naturally a tank cover saves fuel. All drains should lie opened and cleaned as often as necessary, besides being flushed with a disinfectant solution at regplar intervals. Here again an occasional inspection by a drainage expert more than repays the small charge involved. Bathroom modernisation is a question of comfort and must he limited by the means at one's disposal, • hut bathroom plumbing must be of the best, however simple tho facilities may be.