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Reemery Is The • Operative Word In Water Heating ,r^Wash An( Through The } % Dial Method Washing and drying with.the modern dial method is as simple as dialing a "CAN YOU TOP THIS?" program onyour television set. Someof the 1968 line of electric washers and dryers do almost everything except place dirty clothes in thewasher and, when ready, transfer them to the dryer* Depending upon the model, these new washers give a choice of from three to five washing cycles for any load from delicates to extra-dirty clothes, all 4 the turn of a dial. Most have two wash - spin speeds to provide the proper combination of agitation and spin speeds according to the cycle selected. And there are five water temperature selections to meet every wash or rinse need. Water level selectors, bleach dispensers, fabric softener dispensers -- all operate automatically to provide the necessary amount of water for the load, dilute bleach properly so "raw " bleach never reaches the fabrics and spin softener solution into the deep rinse to leave fabrics soft and fluffy. Self-cleaning filters, with hundreds of nylon "fingers", trap lint continuously and flush it down the drain. Pump guards catch pins, buttons or otter small items that could clog or damage the pump. An4 permanent-press fabrics receive special attention from a cool-down cycle in which the tub partially drains, then refills with cold rinse water before spinning begins. This keeps clothes from twisting;! or matting and, when spinning Starts, garments are back intheir original shape. Creases and pleats are intact and therefs no ironing A second-grade teacher, after a class lesson on magnets, gave her students this onequestion examination:' "My name starts with M, and I pick up things. What am I?" Ten of her young scholars wrote, "Mother". Harold Massey, managing director of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, tells that story in connection with the term "high heat - recovery rate", a phrase he uses frequently in GAMA matters. And he has been asked -- more than once -- if it doesn't pertain to an orbiting space ship's re-entry into our atmosphere. "High heat-recovery rate is quite a down-to-earth, though highly important expression, relating to a pretty sophisticated piece of equipment", Massey said. "It simply means the heating speed -- the rapid heatrecovery ability -- of modern gas water heaters. Automatic gas-fueled water heaters can raise the temperature of the water in their tanks 100 degrees in a short time. Other types of heaters may take three to ten hours to do the same job." Massey points out that in households where outmoded or slow heat-recovery water heaters are used, laundering has to wait until the heater restores the hot water supply used earlier for showers and Mtchen chores. But in the million* df hbmes equipped with as being plagued by sudden drops in water tenqperatures." If that happens in your home, isn't it time to stop for a new automatic gas water heater? gas water heaters, the laundry may be done at any time, even while the dishwasher and Junior's bath are drawing hot water. "Now, about Mother's having to pick 19 after the family", Massey continued . "No doubt it is one of her tiresome tasks --certainly we have to take the word of those seven-year olds. Therefore, surely, she's in no mood to be vexed by other unnecessary inconveniences, such IT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY Easy Washday Work With Electric Dryer Dial "S" for sunshine to make washdays easier with an automatic electric clothes dryer, Commonwealth Edison Company suggests. An electric dryer dries clothes in minutes and ends the "pin up*' drying chores of lugging and hanging. The sunshine machine also permits the housewife to launder when she chooses, without consulting the weatherman. Precise control of time and temperature keys the electric dryer's performance. The unit automatically adjusts heat and timing cycles to the needs of fabrics ranging from sheer lingeries to rugged rugs. Sensing devices guard the process to prevent under-or-over drying. When finished, the clothes are fluffy, unfaded and odor-free. Today's electric dryers provide improved drying efficiency through a combination of lower heat, smooth tumbling action and swift - flowing air movement. The clothes are dried in billows of warm clean air. Many special features are available with flameless dryer models. They include wash and wear settings to minimize ironing; high- speed cycles; automatic dispensers; and built -in ultra-violet lamps. WALTZ THROUGH WAQHHiV •W V. \MttrtMtiewathtr Mil' com#* new DEWRINKLING TIP Even non-washable fabrics such as slacks, dresses and men's suits, which are of suitable synthetics or blends, can be dewrinkled by a dryer's permanent- preescycle. Complementing these versatile electric washers are equally versatile dial-electric dryers that complete the laundry task easily and efficiently. A dial setting will turn out clothes slightly damp, if you prefer to fold things while they are moist, or very dry, if that is your preference. An automatic control stops drying action at the degree of dryness you select. For permanent-press fabrics there is a special cool-down period at the end of the tumbling from which the clothes emerge soft and fluffy, with creases and pleats sharp and crisp and fabric surfaces smooth and free of wrinkles. Larger drying drums permit the fast drying erf larger loads. Clean permanent - press clothes, rumpled by short use or wrinkled from packing, may be fluffed back to their original condition in a few minutes. For proper drying of any fabric there is a choice of five heat selections. Bigger loads are handled in less time and a buzzer sounds to indicate when the drying is completed. In addition to all these selectby- dial conveniences, the new washers and dryers are available in beautiful decorator colors. Your laundry room will take on new luster with these gleaming beauties. They come in edged avocado, edged sapphire blue, edged fawn and edged coppey, as well as white. TONS AND MILES If you're trying to get by without an automatic clothes dryer, you haul 'n* hang two tons of wet clothes and walk 40 miles a year if there are four ihyourfariiily.