A Word to the Wives - 1955

[philcobendixduo]

Here is another great film from archive.org
The "plot" is how to get your husband to buy you a NEW house so you can have your DREAM kitchen!
You'll see appliances from Caloric and Whirlpool and a Ruud water heater with TWO tanks at TWO temperatures!

Enjoy!

 

[hydralique]

Sounds good to me . . .

But first I gotta find that husband!

 

[3beltwesty]

At 10:58 it has a two temperature gas hot water heater; one with two hot outputs of different temps.

 

[appnut]

Darren McGavin with his chest shaved.  YUCK!!!

 

[washerlover]

And starring Marsha Hunt, no less! Loved her in "Thousands Cheer" with Lucille Ball and Ann Sothern...

 

[a440]

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I have never seen a two temp gas or electric hot water heater.  I wonder if this was something that was actually made and sold?  I just can't imagine how a gas hot water heater, especially of this vintage would be able to do this. </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I also like the incinerator.  I wonder if there are any left in use?</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[autowasherfreak]

But first I gotta find that husband!

Me, too, LOL.  I would love to have that "dream" kitchen!

 

 

[a440]

Found this on the internet about the Ruud-Monel Duo Temp!  Interesting!

 

 

 

[a440]

Curious...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Did anyone have any experience with the home incinerators?  I think they are so interesting.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">When did they stop making them for consumer use?  Were they very popular?</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[gansky1]

I would love that water heater. I wonder if there were two outlet feeds - one for the water at 180F (150-160F demand output) and the lower temp was achieved by tempering it with cold water and a thermostatic valve.

Incinerators were pretty common in homes from this era. I've seen many at estate sales, still in the basement. They are prohibited by city ordinances now and most have been disconnected from the gas service and chimney now. I never knew anyone who had one in use, my grandparents and other relatives had a burn-barrel in their small-town back yards but those were never legal in the city when I was young.

 

[akronman]

Incinerators

We had a gas incinerator installed in 72 in a home in cleveland. Since then, however, whenever I have seen one it is disconnected entirely, just not always removed from the basement since it weighs so damn much. Every realtor I know says get rid of them before a home inspection, illegal in most urban localities.

I'd love to know how that 2 temp tank works too. Maybe a hottest draw off at the top, then a medium tap from halfway down the side? Any other guesses?

 

[a440]

Ruud was very good.....

Here is their 1914 Tankless Heater.  200,000 btu's.  Burners kicked in like the Tankless today. 

Check out that gas line!  Wow!

 

 

 

 

[a440]

Doors Open

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[a440]

Ruud I grew up with....

Ours was Monel. 

 

Look how the water "tank" suspends in the cabinet.  There is not flue going through the tank.  The burner actually heats the whole unit. 

My mom loved this tank.  It was quit fast on recovery.  It was in a unheated laundry room.  When it was on the outer cabinet gave off heat.  You could touch it, but it warmed it's surroundings.

Brent 

 

[tolivac]

The Dual temp water heater is nice-never heard of that until now.since its gas would be expensive to run in my area-the natural gas prices are high here.an electric model would be cheaper to run in my neighborhood.Gas incinerators went out because of pollution laws,fire hazards,and the development of hydraulic high compaction trash trucks.Garbage trucks of that era had mechanical chain or screw compactors-run from the trucks transmission.The Hydraulic compaction systems gave better releibility,and higher compaction forces.The Hydraulic compaction bodies simply used a hydraulic pump run by the trucks PTO instead of the complex mechanical compaction mechanism.also another thing that killed the home trash burners-increased use of plastic and glass product packages.and cans.the residentual incinerators were good when most of the waste was paper.

 

[launderess]

Clean Air Act

Helped kill off incinerators as did the Clean Water Act clamp down on dumping garbage into waterways.

Growing up remember many large buildings/complexes had incinerators, you can still find the chute with doors on each floor. However those things either terminate into a compactor or a bin that has to be emptied.

Many urban, well at least those in NYC feel the rodent problem started growing once buildings stopped burning garbage. Now it sits for one or two days (hopefully), inside the building waiting for collection.

Dual Setting Hot Water Heater:

Always wondered how homes coped with 180F water coming out of the taps. I mean I like a good hot shower as much as the next person, but there are limits. Especially with children and or the elderly in the house.

Would *LOVE* to know more about those Rudd water heaters.

Monel water heaters are in high demand, by scrappers! *LOL* That is if the plumbers installing the new unit and charged with disconnecting the old don't make off with it. *LOL* Happy for some many young plumbers don't know what is before them.

 

[jamiel]

Can't see how it could be anything but a built-in tempering valve...you've got the cold water right there...branch off an arm of the cold into the tempering valve...bigger issue would be the re-plumbing needed to get the hotter water to the laundry/dishwasher.

 

[tolivac]

180F water would scald you-would think with that water heater system only the high temp water would go only to the washer and dishwasher.the lower temp water would go to the sinks and bathroom.
one apartment building I used to live in(Wash DC area)had a Morse Bolger incinerator in the basement trash room-the incinerator was removed and the trash chute emptied into a dumpster.The transmitter site I work at now(Govt facility)also used to have a Morse Bolger incinerator-was used until the early 90's,then replaced with commercial trash pickup-dumpster.
In one old appliance repair manual I have they show an electric version of that trash incinerator shown in the video-it has an elecric element connected to a timer instead of the gas burner.the element ran long enough to ignite the trash put into the units hopper-than shuts off.

 

[combo52]

COST OF OPERATING A GAS WATER HEATER

Hi Rex what are you paying for a therm of natural gas and a kilowatt of electricity in your area? If you supply this information it is easy to figure out the cost difference of operating a gas vs electric water heater in your town. I would be very surprised if the electric model is less expensive to run, the day that gas is that expensive you wouldn't use gas for anything as even electric resistance heat would be cheaper than gas heating.