WATER HEATERS

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIII, Issue 4044, 22 September 1944, Page 4

WATER HEATERS

FARMERS’ UuMrL/AIIN ID “NOT AS MUCH KICK.” At the, recent monthly meeting of the Te Awamutu Electric Power Board the same opinion was expressed as that 'mentioned at a recent meeting of the Cambridge Power Board, that there was not as ; much heating in electric water heaters as formerly. Some doubt was expressed by more than one member at the Cambridge meeting and the engineer was asked if it was due to thermostats or what was it due to? ■t At Te Awamutu suppliers to the Hairini Dairy Company complained that if they used all hot water in the morning they could not get any at night, As Mr H. C. Oaten had explained at Cambridge it was also mentioned at the Te Awamutu meeting that the thermostats were only operative when temperatures reached the minimum or maximum heats. The farmer himself must be the system. If hot water was used for scalding pigs or washing clothes they would not get hot water at night. Under those conditions the farmers who expected better results from the water boilers were those in many cases the ones who thrashed the system. Most of the hot water was required in the morn-' ings, and if they required it hot at night they should fill up the boilers to the amount required at night. Mr G. Donaldson said despite being careful he could not receive as much hot water now as in the winter time. Mr McArthur said they had to cut down the use of power in that respect, so that the hours were restricted to 15. It was up to farmer to say how it was to be done. Mr Donaldson, said it was very hard for practical farmers to save, power. They could not do it while calves were being fed and in the flush of the season. It might be possible to do so after that period had passed. It took at least 18 hours to 'get a satisfactory hot water service.

Mr V. A. Re Coek said nothing could alter the fact that it takes a certain amount of electricity to heat a certain amount of water, thermostats or no thermostats.

Mr Re Coek went on to state that there dH not. seem to be the same amount of/kick in the power as there used to be. When in Auckland he noticed a marked difference. It was definitely lower here than in Auckland.

Mr Rhodes agreed with the latter contentibri.

The secretary-manager, Mr McArthur, said it might be due to the period of the year. Later meals might be cooked an 4 d there would be -a gap between the cow load and the domestic load. Mr De Cock stated once the lights became bright when used later in the night but it was not so now. -

Mr Kay stated there was a marked fluctuation in his district.