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PAGE 6-HOME IMPROVEMENT SUPPLEMENT, APRIL 20, 1973 Split-system central air conditioners offer family a cool way to beat the summer heat The living room or bed­ room can get awfully crowded during those hot summer months if it's the only air conditioned room in the house. Every room in your home, however, can be made com­ fortable to work in, sleep in or just live when you mod­ ernize with a General Elec­ tric split-system central air conditioner. This quiet, efficient sys­ tem can be added directly to present central warm-air heating plants easily and inexpensively. The cooling coil fits into furnace duct­ work and is connected to a weather resistant condens­ ing unit located outdoors. Silence is golden GE's Deluxe split-system air conditioner not only cools and dehumidifies the house, it does it. without disturbing you or your neighbors. The condenser, which can be located anywhere out­ doors, features top dis­ charge which forces hot air and noise upward where it can't disturb anyone or damage expensive founda­ tion plantings. An electric central air conditioning system can increase the resale value of your home and make it more attractive to pros­ pects, and it will help pro­ tect your home and your valuable furnishings from the ravages of excessive summer humidity. House helps By maintaining proper levels of humidity in every room of the house, a cen­ tral air conditioning system will check sweating pipes, peeling wall paper, warped doors, sticky drawers, buck­ ling tiles and floors, mil­ dewed leather goods and rusting of tools and sports equipment. And if you have a base­ Thcre's no need for the family to gather in the only air con­ ditioned room in the liou.se on those hot summer days. The whole house can be made comfortable by installing GE's De­ luxe split-system electric central air conditioning. Deluxe sys­ tems can be used individually or in tandem to cool houses of any size quietly and efficiently. THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT CONSERVING ELECTRICITY Set your clothes washer and dryer for savings. Using the correct settings on your automatic washer and dryer can cut your laundering costs. On both your washer and dryer, adjust the setting for each type of item. Less hot water in your washer and a lower temperature in your dryer means less energy is consumed. For example, a permanent press item can be washed in warm water and dried on a warm setting. Higher settings waste energy and often do an inferior job. Also, you may be able to regulate the operating time on your washer or dryer to save energy. On your washer, partial-load settings use a shorter cycle to clean smaller loads. A "damp dry" setting on your dryer not only reduces the energy used but also prepares the clothes for immediate ironing without sprinkling--cutting down on your laundry time, too. These hints are included in our free booklet "101 Ways to Conserve Electricity at Home." For your free copy, write Commonwealth Edison, Department AV, P. O. Box 767, Chicago, Illinois 60690. Commonwealth Edison concern tor your total environment ment, it can be turned into the valuable, useable space it was meant to be by put­ ting an end to dampness and musty odors. Besides being attractive, GE's Deluxe system also is efficient. It produces up to 10 per cent more BTUH cooling per watt of elec­ tricity Uo£u thau l'uusl other competitive central systems. Reliability is another plus feature. Exclusive spine fin heat transfer coils elimi­ nate the need for dozens of brazed connections which may crack and necessitate costly repairs, while the use of pre-charged coolant tub­ ing reduces the possibility of coolant contamination which can lead to prema­ ture failure. General Electric also of­ fers a low-cost extended national service contract on its equipment for home- makers who want the as­ surance that they'll be free from budget-wrecking re­ pair bills. This low-cost plan pro­ vides protection for service problems which might oc­ cur during the second through the fifth year of ownership, and is sold only at the time of purchase or installation. Deluxe central systems are available in a range of cooling capacities from 24,000- to 72,000-BTUH, and can be used individually or in tandem to cool any size house. Add storage Here's a way to add storage space to a small bath: install a wall valet over the toilet.: The Butt-Williams unit has two closed-in shelves and one open, plus a galleried top for show-off accessories. End space needs use wall valet Sfrace! No home ever seems to have enough of this precious commodity, so you have to look for and find it. Finding storage space in a bathroom is a particular problem, since this is one room it's generally difficult to add-onto. Rutt-Williams offers an answer in a new wall valet to mount over the toilet, where wall space is often wasted. Styled with louv- ered or paneled doors above an open shelf, the compact and attractive unit is only 22 inches wide, 9 inches deep and 24 inches high. ( A brass or pewter gallery rail in effect adds a top shelf for decorative acces­ sories such as colorful boxes and bottles. The wall valet is a fine example of easy improve­ ment for an existing bath­ room; a unit to keep in mind also if -you're plan­ ning to carve a half-bath out of a closet or tuck one under the eaves. You'll find it at your neighborhood bath shop.