Allvantages Aduertising System

Water Down Bills

Electric bills during summer months reportedly can be reduced as much as 3090 with the EconoMister. The unit, which connects to an ordinary garden hose and is placed near a home's air conditioning unit, disperses a continuous, ultra-fine mist around the condensing coils. The surrounding air temperature is lowered, heat is removed more quickly, the unit's operating efficiency is increased and electric bills come down.

The unit retails between $10 and $ 15. The average increase in a home's water bill is said to be about $l per month.

Charge lt

Pow'r-Mate, a complete new line of battery chargers and electric welders designed specifically for the fast-growing do-it-yourself market, is available from Century Mfg. Co.

Included in the new line are ten chargers, from the 60 amp wheel type heavy duty charger to the I amp, l2-volt bench charger.

Also, a specialized line of three different welders includes a 230 amp AC/140 amp DC model with three types of welding currents.

Deadeye Drilling

Precision drill guide, a new multipurpose tool from General Hardware, reportedly converts your customer's portable power drill to precision workbench accuracy.

The portable, lightweight guide can be adjusted to drill any angle by turning the knobs to a setting on the marked base. It answers a wide variety of drilling requirements, including 90 o, center and angle drilling, as well as edge sanding and chamfering, doweling, carving, shaping and lock installation.

The product attaches to all Va", %" and Vz" electric drills with %" x 24 threaded shafts. It features an adjustable depth stop, strong, highimpact fiberglass construction and folds flat for tool-box storase.

Pop Goes The Sprinkler

A sprinkler with a 4-in. pop up height for unobstructed spray distribution has been introduced by the Turf Div. of Rain Bird Sales, Inc. The model 1804 has a patented co- molded, multi-function wiper seal which is said to clean the stem as it pops up, flush debris away as it retracts and keep it from entering the unit at the nozzle/wiper seal interface.

It also features a filter screen under the nozzle to prevent clogging and a fully open t/2" threaded inlet to facilitate case flushing and speedier installations. The sprinklers are available in a full range of nozzles.

Watertight Case

Channel Drain, a new basement waterproofing system, is a do-ityourself product to be installed by the homeowner.

The 4-ft. sections of ABS plastic channels, which retail at $4 per ft., are sold in units tailored to fit the problem area in each basement.

The cost of the sections is said to be about Zth the price of conventional waterproofing systems.

Top Drilling

Engine. Drill, a 1.25 HP gas powered tool from Tanaka, is useful at remote sites or where electricity is unavailable.

The drill features a23 cc, forced air cooled, two-cycle engine, high torque reduction gear box, cen-

CoolContainers

Six clear plastic containers for the refrigerator sit on an ll-in. trayturntable, keeping food visible and available.

Each triangular container holds more than I % cups and has an airtight white plastic lid. The Stack & Spin, which is 4" high, retails for about $20.

Wallboard Adhesives

W.W. Henry Co. has a line of three different wallboard adhesives developed to fill contractor and d-i-y needs.

A solvent-rubber based #117, a non-flammable latex based #236. and a rosin-based mastic #736 are adhesives recommended for use on smooth, sound interior subsurfaces for the installations of pre-finished hardboard, tileboard, chalkboard and fiberboard.

The manufacturer supplies specially tooled 5 in. x 5 in. spreaders inside each carton.

Fuel To Spare

trifugal clutch, all-position carburetor, Vz" Jacobs chuck. and weighs 8.8 lbs.

It features quiet operation with one hour long fuel capacity. The electronic ignition module has a five year warranty.

U.S. Metal Container Co. now has two new Blitz spare fuel tanks in l-gal. and 2%-gal. sizes, which reportedly exceed governmental safety requirements.

The tanks come with a pouring spout, which stores under the hand grip and has a brass screen.