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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1963
Page
7
In Canberra oil burning heaters have become a common home heating choice over the past two to three years. They come in many shapes and sizes and cost more to run than slow combustion units, yet offer cheaper heat than electric devices and even heat distribution throughout the home. Prices with installation range from about £55 to £150, with running costs between 25 shillings and 50 shillings per week.
The division uses electricity oil briquettes and kerosene to heat bases at Macquarie Island and the three continental stations Mawson Davis and Wilkes. A new central system using waste heat from diesel generators will be installed at Davis. Humidity is maintained by artificial means and snow-melt provides water to raise humidity in the living quarters.
Standards Association Australia upholds high standards for electrical appliances and issues approvals across states. A simple clothes dryer using hot air helps during wet weather, especially with infants at home. Thermoelectric science began in 1821 with Thomas Seebeck’s discovery of power from heat.
Instructions describe building a safe fire starting with a clean grate and loose newspaper, then finely split timber, followed by wood and briquettes. It emphasizes building from wood to coal and keeping the fire well established.
The slow combustion heater offers a visible yet sealed fire behind a glass window providing efficient heat. It minimizes smoke and grime and leaves little ash to clean, suiting those who balance streamlined living with sentiment.
The article explains slow combustion heaters keep rooms safe from sparks and falling debris. Refuelling is needed only at long intervals with briquettes wood coal or loake. New models draw in outside air through louvres and vent warmed air inside. Prices start around £40.
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