ELECTRIC HEATING.
SUCCESSFUL SCHEME. Per Press Association. OAMARU. July 2. An entirely new system of heating is being installed at the childrenls annexe at the Oamaru Hospital. The floor is constructed of kiln-dried timber a.nd dry river 'Sand, five inches thick. In the middle of the sand are run electric heating wires spaced a few inches apart. These heat the floor to about 100 degrees. The walls contain an insulated space two feet thick. A noteworthy advantage of the system is its safety a.nd the long retention of the heat by the compressed sand between the floor boarding. 'Experiments proved that after the power was switched off the temperature of the floor fell only five degrees in three hours, so that the power can l>3 switched off during the peak period, resulting in no addition to the hospital electricity bill, the board being charged on the flat rate.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 16
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148ELECTRIC HEATING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 16
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