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TOM DUIZER
PLUMBING & HEATING
Box 212, ,Londesboro 'Ont. ,523-4359.-
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Now you can set back your
thermostat and save money!
SOME SET BACK DEVICES like the Thermotimer are
very easy to install. It can be installed in four easy steps.
Since it mechanically couples to existing round ther-
mostats, there is no wiring, necessary.
If you drive to work, do
you park your car and let the
engine run until it's time to go
home? Of course not. You
would be wasting gasoline
and, in turn, wasting money,
'Well, if you don't dial
down your thermostat at
night when you're sleeping or
when no one is at home dur,
ing the day, you are in effect
letting your engine run. After•
all, why use expensive fuel to
heat/cool an empty home,
apartment or business estab-
lishment?
It is a fact. Dialing down
your thermostat during
periods of inactivity in the
home saves energy and
money.
If a family were to dial
down their thermostat ten
degrees at night from 10 p.m.
to six a.m. (the sleeping
hours), they could save from
10 to 20 percent of their heat-
ing fuel depending on what
area of the United States they
live in.
When the cost of energy
began to skyrocket a few
years ago, many of us started
to dial down, but we soon
learned there weic problems
in doing so.
First of all, dialing down
was a very easy thing to
forget. When we did re-
member, we were waking to
a cold house, and after a few
cold December or January
mornings dialing down did
not seem to be a very com-
fortable way to save energy.
This is not the case any-
more, because now there are
devices available that dial the
thermostat down and back up
again automatically, making
it easy to cut those home
heating bills.
There are a number of
these set back devices on the
market today, and they all
operate on the principle of
using a timer to dial the ther-
mostat up or down automati-
cally.
Their cost ranges from $10
to $150 depending on what
particular functions they per-
form. For example, some are
for heating only while others
save on both heating and
cooling.
Basically, there are three
types of automatic set back
units on the market. The first
is simply a replacement
thermostat with a timer for
set back capabilities.
This type is the most ex-
pensive because you are pay-
ing for a new thermostat. Un-
less you absolutely need a
new thermostat, you would
be spending more money
than you have to, and you
would probably need a
trained serviceman to install
it for you.
The next type ,is called
"Foolers." They function by
heating the air around the
thermostat. They plug into an
A.C. outlet and have a wire
leading to a heating element
below the thermostat.
Although they are slightly
less expensive, you must
consider whether you want
an unsightly cord along the
wall from the plug to the
thermostat, and a. heating
element in an unprotected
area of the home. Foolers
also distort the thermostat's
temperature reading.
The third type of unit is
that which is designed to
work with your existing
thermostat and is probably
your best buy. The Ther-
motimer,
_ _ . , is a good
example. It is relatively low
in cost and will more than pay
for itself the first heating sea-
son. It is powered by a bat-
tery and contains a timer and
control for indicating what
the temperature change is to
be.
It fits almost all round-type
thermostats, and mechani-
cally attaches to the thermos-
tat so there is no electrical
rewiring necessary. You can
install it yourself.
Once set, you can forget it,
because it will dial up and
down automatically. It works
with both heating and air
conditioning, and has an op-
tional 4-cycle time dial.
This allows you to set it to
dial the thermostat up or
down twice each day: say,
during the sleeping hours and
when you are at work, ap-
proximately doubling the
savings you normally would
have with a single set back.
And most important, it
does what it's supposed to:
save energy. There are a
number of other set back de-
vices that will work with your
present thermostat, however,
unless you are thoroughly
acquainted with electrical
circuitry, it is best to select
one that mechanically at-
taches to the thermostat.
Naturally, weather in a
given area can vary the, sav-
ings figures to some extent.
But, in any case, dialing
down the thermostat is a pro-
ven method of saving energy
and thus saving money.
And, automatic set back
devices such as the Ther-
motimer make it easy to save
dollars, not just pennies.
,. .
New use for
old jeans , . .
When your teenager's be-
loved denims are finally
done-in, don't throw then);
away—deck the walls with ;
those used overalls! Snip off
the pants pockets and use
them to create an inexpen-
sive, original, thoroughly
'70s bulletin board.
The project is a snap, and a
snappy-looking decorative
plus for your teenager's inner
sanctum. All you need, in
addition to the pockets, are a
piece of masonite (or foam
board, or even extra heavy
cardboard), Elmer's Glue-
All, a length of new or used
denim cut to fit around the
masonite with about a two-
inch overlap onto the back,
and a few odds and ends.'
Start by spreading a gener-
ous' amount of glue on the
front and sides of the maso-
nite, then smooth on the
denim and glue the overlap of
fabric onto the back. Let dry
(about two hours). Add a
rick-rack border by applying 4
glue to the rick-rack and I
pressing it onto the denim
background.
Now apply glue around the I
edges of each denim pocket ,
and press onto the (
background. Leave space for
your teenager's favorite
pin-ups and posters.
/Go through winter .. . .. . .
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and the roof over your head is sound.
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