Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Aug 1936, p. 25

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0 Troday You can buy air conditioning as you would buy any- other staple commodity. The re is a choice of types- and there is difference in thepurpo'seof each piece of equipment. And. there, is, of: course, a difference in the cost,' depending on wbhat you deire. The answer to your question,"What does air conditioning cost?" may be found in the answer to the question, "What kind of air conidit'ioningdo you want." *moves the hot air 4om the attic and. drws ln the cool night air through' windows ýin the lower floors, crcating a refreshree ze. Týhe effectis ipuch lk that of a sleeping coustant.e ing porch. And the cost foir:this comfort thrc>ughout.the whole housc id 'about that of au average hôusehold clectrie rergertr SHE simplest approach to airConditioning, F more recent development are individual rcoom cooling units that provide ýcomplete summer air conditioning for limited spaces. These self-contioedrýoûincool-,~ ~ ers cool, cdean,,dehumidify and: although strîctly Speaking it cannot be considcred that, is the clectric fan. It gimes partial relief iu hot weather. Its '~ cooling effect is fundamental00 *..the moving and circulat- o ing of stili air. Because of its00 utter simplicity, it la the, most inexpensive type of cooling. The cost of au electric fan la often littie more than the cost of a straw hat. circulate refreshing air... There are several kinds and they art standard commeiajl producta of well knowu manufacturers. You may select your bed. room, or your living rooin, or your office to be air couditioned with one of these efficiently deigued units without building alterations for approximately the cost of a 9004 fut coat. COMPLETE air couditioniuoe system 1; uow ou a Here is a device thi provides great comfort in what la usually the warmest room Hot air, il, the home. food odors, cooking steamn art. drawn out of the kitchen by an exhaust fan fitted high in the room, over a window or door. A kitchen ventilatiug fan costs no more than a. fairly good radio. culation during hot weather, but woiuld also provide the proper contro1 of temperature aud humidity together with thc distribution of purified air during both siamner and wintcr monthe irrespective of outside conditions.. Thus, au entire home can have th, advazftages of cotuplete air conditiouing, iu ail its phases, throughout the entire .year. Several systems of this type arc available for new homes at littie more than the cost of a good automobile. I -AUUST20,1936- Y I

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