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STATE OF THE ART MOULDING

2-ln-1-Stove

An attractive free-standine dual fuel stove that offers both the edonomy of wood and the convenience and reliability ofgas is new from HearthStone.

The Gemini system features a gas porvered burner that attaches to the rear of a HearthStone woodstove and burns either LP or natural sas.

Winter Pipe Protection

A new winterizing system for protecting water supply lines against frozen or burst water pipes has been introduced by Minn-E{ech of Montivideo, Mn.

Smoke Sensitive Wallcoveri ngs

Wallcoverings which can provide an advance warning offire before there is smoke or open flames are new from BF Goodrich.

When heated to 300" F, Early Warning Effect wallcoverings emit a colorless, odorless and harmless vapor that will activate ionization-type smoke detectors. The 300'trigger point is well below the ignition temperatures of most common room materials.

The effect is present in all but one of their line of more than 2,000 colors and patterns.

Logs are loaded into the stove, with the gas staying onjust long enough for the fire to get going. When the fire begins to die down, the stove can be re-loaded or the gas can come back on to maintain the comfortable room temperature.

Safety features include an automatic gas shut-off in case of flue blockage, power loss, flame loss or over heating.

The AquaPurge system injects a protective. non-toxic winterizing solution into the lines and automatically retrieves it for re-use. Reportedly, the average home can be winterized in less than l0 minutes and dewinterized in less than 15 minutes.

The compact unit measures l0 " x 10 " x 7t/2" with a l0 gallon solution reservoir. It contains a thermally protected and pressure activated DOV pump which delivers 2.2 gallons per minute.

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