A SILENT WORKER.

Shannon News, 21 January 1929, Page 2

A SILENT WORKER.

ELECTRICITY FOR HOUSEHOLD PUMPS AND FREEZERS. Information of an interesting character relative to the development of electrical devices, is elicited from time to time at meetings of the Horowhehua Power Board. On Tuesday the Engineer (Mr J. A. Smith), in his monthly report, referred to the assembling of a household pump by the workshop staff. In, answer to Mr Blenkhorn’s request for particulars, he stated that the pump, which was equipped with a ] h.p. motor, was manufactured in Christchurch and was intended for farm or domestic use. It would pump water up to about 130 gallons an hour and force it to about 125 feet. The running cost was £3 10s a year, and quite a number of these pumps were, in use. Replying to Mr Blenkhorn’s request for information concerning domestic refrigerators;' Mr Smith stated that two or three of them-were in operation in the district. If driven by a motor not exceeding i h.p., they cost £3 10s a year for current; that, amount of poAver Avas quite sufficient for them. The freezer in question, Avhich was larger than the ordinary ice-che3t, could bS plugged into a Avail-socket. In the winter it could be taken atvay, and a radiator, plugged in; some of the refrigerators were provided with castors so that they could be rolled away when not required for a season, ■■ r ” v -1