NEW P ODUCTS

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Substitute Doors

Alcoa Building Products, Inc. has a new replacement door, which reportedly offers energy efficiency, added security, low maintenance and easy installation.

Available in slab. colonial and crossbuck designs, the door's construction is said to make it 2Vz times more energy efficient than a solid core wood door with a storm door.

These energy-saving features include compression weatherstripping, a self-sealing door bottom sweep, and foam and honeycomb core, which all help reduce air infiltration. The door qualifies for the l59o energy tax credit.

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Beacon in the Night

A small battery-operated light that automatically illuminates bedroom drawers, cabinets or automobile glove compartments has been introduced by Redilite.

The light installs with double sided sticky tape and operates on two AA batteries. A two-way switch rolls on and off in drawers and pushes on and off in cabinets.

Suggested retail price is $2.95.

Fuel to Fire

Kero-Sun, Inc. recently introduced a premium-quality kerosene fuel, Ultra K.

Kero-Sun developed the new fuel, which is packaged in 2.5 gallon lightweight plastic containers, to provide owners of new-generation kerosene heaters with ready access to high quality kerosene for both vented and unvented heaters.

Sealed in Concrete

Consolidated Aquathane is a water base urethane concrete sealer and coating that can be used in interior and exterior applications. It reportedly has a low odor and high flash point, which allows it to be used in areas where ecological, environmental or safety standards prohibit use of other systems.

Here Comes the Heat

A new heat circulating fireplace with a42" wide front opening is from Temco Fireplace Systems.

The Energy Conserver fireplace provides 427 sq. inches of usable hearth space and has a brickembossed firebox fully lined with steel-reinforced refactory that will not distort. The unit heats and recirculates warm inside air with a louver system that requires no special duct work.

Fans for increased heat output and distribution, glass doors for safety and efficiency, and a combustion air kit that uses outside air for combustion are all available options.

The triple-wall, air-cooled chimney installs with snaplock sections that require no sheet metal screws.

ToolKita Plus

Campbell Hausfeld's new Power Pal, a Vz h.p. portable home air compressor, is being offered with a free consumer tool kit (a $30 value).

The compressor and 5-piece tool kit, regularly selling at $179.95 will be offered together at a suggested retail price of $149.95. The product, which operates off any I l0-volt electrical outlet, has numerous uses including inflating, painting, spraying, cleaning and caulking.

A Bright ldea

Piezo Electric Products is producing the Bulb Saver, an inexpensive attachment to light bulbs that reportedly extends bulb life by at least three times and shows no visible decrease in light output.

It is a thin disc, consisting of a thermistor with a silicon rubber ring, which sticks to the bottom of the bulb. When the light switch is turned on, the product slows down the initial surge of electricity that can cause bulb filaments to break.

Locks on Display

Schlage Lock Co. has new visual packaging for its A, B and F series locks. Transparent packaging retains informative copy and illustrations and the Good Housekeeping Seal. Retailers will be able to continue utilizing shelf merchandising pegboard displays and existing spring action racks.

Garden UnderGlass

The Greenhouse Window, new from Capitol Windows, offers the do-it-yourselfer the pleasure of a year-round indoor garden and a novel way to increase the value of his or her home.

Nailing fins around the entire frame is said to make d-i-y installation easy, and the hollow extruded aluminum frame provides structural strength. Standard features include built-in ventilation control, adjustable shelves and a fiberglass screen insect barrier.

Capitol ships the product unassembled in a convenient carton that takes a minimum of floor space in the retail store.

Stowaway Storage

Rubbermaid's new roll-away storage cart is a three-basket cart with coasters and baskets which slide out.

The product comes in chocolate, white or yellow. Packaged knockdown, it assembles without tools.

A four-color carton with illustrations for product use protects the contents from damage and dust while requiring only minimum floor space. It can be used as an end cap display.

Cover-upTape

A new Kraft tape, saturated to prevent bleed through, is now available to give sharper edges to painted, varnished or stained surfaces.

Easy-Mask painting tape features a special easy-to-remove adhesive that reportedly will not dry out, pull up finishes when removed or leave residue. Also. it is said not to stretch when applied, which makes straight edses easier to achieve.

Trash Smashed

A new built-in trash compactor by the KitchenAid Division of the Hobart Corp. features interchangeable front panels and a redesigned control panel.

Model KCS-200 comes with tuo upper and two lower reversible front panels in solid colors of almond and white, and harvest wheat and onyx black. Each panel can be reversed or interchanged with another panel.

The trash drawer is 1.7 cubic feet, and the exclusive tilt-away trash basket within the drawer allou's use of the compactor with or without bags.

Air Conditioner Cover Up

Winter shield from Mortell Co. is a cover that weatherstrips, insulates and decorates in the wall air conditioners. Reusable, the product, made of durable expanded polystyrene foam, fits most sizes.

With a wall-fastening system and weatherstrip gasket which seals off drafts and holds the air conditioner cover securely to wall, it may be removed for the summer.

Brassy Sinks

Abbaka Trading Co. has a ne\r' model in its sink line from Juvel of Denmark. Seamlessly' drawn from one piece of solid brass, the selfrimming sink features a drainboard r,r'ith the bor,r'l measuring l3%" x I I," x 5%", r,r'ith 3%" drain opening and outside dimensions of 28t/:" x l6t/:"

The sin k also is available in l8-gauge, satin finish stainless steel. Accessories include solid brass or chrome plated strainers and a solid teak chopping board which, when fitted to the bowl, converts the sink's opening to a usable counterrop.

Finger Tip Sealer

Touch 'N Caulk. a sealant for the home care market, is a push-button, no-gun caulk that dispenses at the touch of a finger.

Made by Convenience Products, Inc., it is a high-grade, siliconized acrylic, formulated for ease of application and durability. Paintable and resistant to mildew and yellowing, it carries a 2}-year guarantee against hardening or cracking.

The size of the hole and the weight of the touch on the nozzle control the size of the bead expelled. Waste is eliminated because dispensing stops upon removal of the finger rather than continuing to ooze out as in conventional systems.

Extraordinary shelf life before and after opening is achieved because the product, in an airtight cell, won't dry out.

Rub the Magic Lamp

Aladdin Industries now has a Black-Out kit, designed to meet emergency lighting needs during power shortages, hurricanes, tornados and other situations.

Add a Security Closet

A neu steel door and frame from Benchmark has been designed to turn a closet into a home security vault. It installs into an existing wood frame opening.

The pre-assembled Safe-T-Closet comes complete in one carton designed for point-of-sale, and features a keyless pushbutton deadbolt lock. The security door can be merchandised with a number of sales aids including a working floor display, literature and audio-r'isuals.

Heat Exchanger Kit

A new line of do-it-yourself heat exchanger kits that mount on wood or coal stoves to provide supplemental home hot water is from Tubular Systems Corporation. Installed with plumbing connections to a water feed line, the units are rectangular shaped, flat pancake coils for optimum surface contact.

Furnished with pressure relief valve, the kits come in three standard sizes. Ifpainted black, the kits can be used as solar heat exchangers. They are priced under $125 each.

A Staple lorStaplers )

Staples reportedly are positionedautomatically and driven into hardwood flooring at the proper angle with the Bostitch Mark II pneumatic floor stapler.

Staples are driven with a tap of the companion hand mallet atop the tool to activate the pneumatic mechanism. The product drives coated chisel-pointed staples from I 3A" to 2" leg lengths. Staple penetration is controlled to meet fastening requirements without causing hammer marks.

The air-driven flooring tool can be converted into a conventional trigger-operated stapler by removing the flooring shoe and handle attachments with a wrench.

Under Lock And Key

Super Lock, an innovation in Jecking doors, chains the entire doorknob to the door and wall framing.

Resisting sawing, filing, forcing or slipping, the chain is completely encased by a loose fitting steel cylinder which rotates with the motion of a saw or file, preventing access to the chain inside. A 3 in. deep mounting bolt resists the application of force to rip the lock from its mounting.

The lock can be removed only when the door is completely closed, making it impossible to slip the lock from outside. With the exception of the stop, all parts are steel, brassplated for corrosion resistance and appearance.

The lag bolt is inserted directly into the wood door framing, providing a secure mounting. A plastic stop fits over the end to hold the chain at a distance from the door, preventing scratched wood. The protective cylinder surrounds the chain which is

Heavy Oll Pentachlorophenol

Water borne Pentachlorophenol attached to the lag bolt at one end and to the doorknob-sized ring at the other.

The unit is mounted to the door stud at a distance that requires the door to be completely closed for placement or removal of the ring latch from over the doorknob. Once the ring is resting against the neck of the doorknob, the door can be opened just like a conventional chain lock to permit conversation, receiving of small packages and visual identification of callers. Suggested retail price is $5.99.

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