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Show on One of Most Versatile Home Appliance The modern room air conditioner is one of the most versatile home appliances on the market today and also L-- one of the best values For less than $100 retail, units may be obtained which can be plugged in almost anywhere to bring instant relief from heat and humid Built-igermieidal filters remove most pollen du.t and other particles, and, because w indows may be kept closed, ity. e outside muse is substantially reduced. Room air comhi hurts now may be obtained in io models large enough cool an entire home or ihe smallest bedroom. Air! for comfort, heat pump models are available for heating as well as cooling. For a permanent and year-roun- unobtrusive installation, units also may be mounted in special sleeves which extend walls. When through shopping exterior for a room air conditioner, there are some important things to remember. The outside cabinet must be thoroughly protected against the weather. Because it's exposed to ram, sleet, snow, wind and sunshine, it should be treated to prevent rust or corrosion. The manufacturer' specification sheet' should indicate 'clearly just flow this protection is provided. In operation the air conditioner is often called upon cooling te provide hurry-ufor overheated rooms but person. Equally important, it must le st unify and should hold the unit rigidly enough to eliminate vibration. For maximum it also should in,' p clude pi'mmum for a weath-ertigsea! of the window. Two other important considerations are quiet operation and ease of servicing normal cooling when dur- demand is reduced or ing the cooler night hours. To meet these varying requirements, a choice of peeds is a welcome feature. Most air conditioners today are equipped with adjustable thermostats which turn the unit on and off to maintain selected comfort of A selection levels. .speeds is a further refinement for precise ccntrol of temperature and humidity. Another important feature is a simple and positive means of directed air and sounds. drafts, and permits you to direct the cooled air where it is most needed. If you plan to install the unit yourself, take a careful look at the window mountfirst The device. ing requirement, of course, is that it is well within the capabilities of the average Since 1935, when Fedders engineers developed the air world's first conditioner, low amperage has been the objective of a lowafls to 4:1 (i billion. The number of homes enjoying electric service also increased at a far higher rate than for any other comparable period. Because local and national codes upgrading wiring standards since that time were never made retroactive, a surprising number of these circuits are still in opera- 7&-am- p effort. A series of successes in this endeavor (like the 9,000 BTU model and the 14,000 BTU unit) has expanded the aire conditioning market for Fedders dealers by a far wider margin than any other type of engineering development. For the 1972 marketing year, Fedders has climaxed this effort with the worlds first air 115-vo- lt tion. Millions of these circuits are in use in older homes in cities and rural areas where "spool-an-tub- mon. Air Conditioning MOUNTAIN FUEL in Widespread homes inspired private some years later by the National Electric Code improved electric service in Fedders air conditioner is the only one that can be plugged into any household circuit in compliance with National Electric Code even into of millions circuits that still serve countless apartments and innumerable bedrooms in private homes. e wiling (two separate wires supported on ceramic insulators) is still quite com- conditioner. It will create millions of additional cus- The new GAS mainte- Fedder's Has Five Amp Conditioner tomers for air conditioning. bu deserve a better deal. for d continuing engineering The air conditioning contractor who values long service life w ith low cost operations and little maintenance is the one to listen to. A fast sale for low price equipment that won't hold up is expensive in the end. Gas air conditioning is the best in the business, and the best in the business will tell you so. Call your gas heating and air conditioning contractor for a free cost estimate. As nance, larger si.e units not easily removed from a win-domay incorporate a design that permits access to enclosed equipment without ttie cabinet disturbing mounting. For quick servicing or periodic inspections, the chassis slides out like a drawer. air conditioners Room have changed greatly over the years. There are now models to choose more from, more inexpensively than ever before. Year-rouncomfort is now within the reach of everyone. flow. This eliminates Better air conditioning contractors recommend gas. maintenance. Advanced engineering techniques have resulted in the creation of sound barrier designs which muffle or eliminate most operating -- kitchens for cooking . appliances, in living rooms for radios, extra lighting and TV, aven in basements for home laundry equipment . . . but left bedroom branch circuits unchanged With but left at was standard wiring procebedroom branch circuits dure at the time the elecunchanged more bedrooms, tric light first came to milowners are discovering this lions of American homes.' to their dismay. Within a relatively few But the widest continuing years, all America came to use of the circuit know Mr. Edisons greatest remains in the multiple-dwellin- g invention through these units in Americas circuits. The cities. Because absentee great electric utility induslandlords had little to gain try was literally built then. by rewiring . . , because During the years when they tenants who did not begin w'ere standard, the output dishwashers, autousing of electricity increased 400 matic washers, dryers, percent from 11 billion kil- electric ranges in any number until 10 years ago had little need of rewiring, millions of American families are living without air today in tne older that line , apart uicnl'bousos the sti'petif,of every great city in America. . The circuit condi-.Uonir.- ( |