Plumbing Short Cut For New Home
PACKAGED UTILITIES for the new home arrive in one compact unit (left); when installed
(right) water, gas, sewer, electrical, heating and ventilating systems of kitchen, laundry and
bath connect directly to this core eliminating a network of pipes and conduits under floors.
STREAMLINED SERVICE provided through kitchen unit (left) and bathroom unit (right).
By WILLIAM J. CONWAY
i/P) Newsfeatures
CHICAGO—A new central util
ity core — a virtual mechanical
heart for a home—has been un
veiled for detailed inspection by
architects, contractors and others
m the housing field.
Assembled within the unit’s
compact frame are the household
heating, plumbing and hot water
facilities. The unit is rolled into a
house under construction. A com
plete kitchen, bath room and laun
dry are built around it. The wa
ter, gas, oil, electric and other
connections are made, appliances
and fixtures are put into position,
and the unit is ready to operate.
The unit was designed to save
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space, and to save time and money
spent in buying and installing
each item separately. It also makes
basements unnecessary, and elim
inates the need for an extensive
network of pipes and plumbing in
floors and walls.
At the Home Show
Full details were disclosed for
the first time when the unit was
set up as a feature exhibit for the
exposition of the National Associ
ation of Home Builders.
The manufacturer, the Inger
soll Steel Division of the Borg
Warner Corporation says:
“The Ingersoll untility unit is a
mass - produced, line - assembled
consolidation of household utili
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ties, fixtures and appliances en
gineered to make l^ome construc
tion more efficient and economi
cal. It consists of a compact cen
tral steel core containing furnace,;
water heater, plumbing and other j
domestic utility fittings, and,
around the core the complete kit- i
chen, laundry and bath appliances
and fixtures.
Fits Into Plan
“The utility core and its kitchen
and laundry cabinet attachments
and paneling form an L-shaped
wall which segregates the kitchen
laundry area from the bathroom
and units with any conventional
wall finish designated in the arch
itectural plans.
“Water, gas, sewer, electrical,
heating and ventilating systems of
kitchen, laundry and bathroom
connect directly to prepared con
nections in the central core. The
unit floor area is 90 square feet, of
which about 19 is covered by the
central core and 71 by cabinets,
work counters, refrigerators, sink,
stove, laundry and appliances,
bath tub, toilet and lavatory.
“These components, pre-assem
bled in the factory, can be trucked
in sub-assemblies directly to the
home construction site and can be
unloaded, installed and placed in
operation quickly after their ar
rival.”
The frame of the central core,
made of steel, is 90 inches long, 77
inches high and 30 inches wide. It
contains a furnace using oil or gas
for fuel, and a hot water heater
operating on gas or electricity. It
also contains flues, water and gas
pipes and electrical circuits.
Around three sides of this core
the component parts of the kitch
en, laundry and bathroom are as
sembled.
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