HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-10-28, Page 44Mr
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Ler talk about controlling'
your heat levels for both
winter comfort and Nei
fieleneY.
Is your thermostat on en
ide wall free from windoW
r Oes it
record the average tem-
Pe.ratare the e? If n
about, ot,
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sure Ws" away from radios,
television sets, lamps °totter
heat -producing units that
might cause a false reading
and shut off the furnace
before the proper tem-
Perature Js reached. If it is
near such appliances, don't
turn up the thermostat; move
the lamps, TV sets, etc.
Playtime summer tem-
peratures are often Ina range
from 60-65 degrees F (1548
degrees C). Quite cam-
fortabte. Yet in winter many
of us insisk dm_ t wecan 0111Y
be comkrtabli at 76 degrees
F (21 degrees C) or higher.
Give it a try at 68 degrees F
(20 sregrees•C). If someone in
the family feels a little chilly,
suggest a sweater: Don't turn
up the thermostat for one
person! "
For each Fahrenheit
degree above 68 degrees F
your fuel consumption goes
up an average of 2½ percent.
If you permanently lower
your thermostat setting from
72 degrees P to 68 degrees F
(22 degrees C to 20 degrees C)
you'll save about 10 percent
on your fuel consumption.
Look at it in dollars. If you
now spend $300 a winter on
heating, a 10 percent savitig
on fuel saves you $30. It could
be a little more or less,
depending upon your in-
sulation, local weather
conditions and the cost of
fuel.
For an even bigger saving,
drop your thermostat by 5
degrees F (about 3 degrees C)
at night.
Each degree of night -
setback saves 1 percent over
an 8 -hour period. Lowering
your temperature from 68
degrees F to 63 degrees F (20
degrees C to 17 degrees C)
will save about 5 percent or
$15 a year.
You'll probably want an
extra blanket on the bed. If
you'd rather use an electric
blanket, along with the lower
temperature, you'll still save
energy. It costs less to keep
you warm than the whole
house.
Most doctors will tell you
that it's healthier to keep the
temperature down.
For those who forget, or
can't face the thought of
stepping out of bed onto a
chilly floor in the morning,
there are thermostats on the.
market which will
automatically lower the
temperature at night and
raise it again in the morning
just before you get up.
If your present tem-
perature is 72 degrees F (22
egrees C) all the time, and
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Pickering generating station),
east of Toronto, are being
developed to provide
recreational areas for district
_resident.s. A storage' cam-
palthd- used • during tnttlal
station construction has been
transformed into a 284(cre
hilly parkland and material
extavated during the present •
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u lower it to 68 det
doduring
1 cut it back another
.effees r degrees C) at
aTat, your combined saving
could he. 15 percent. That's
$45 on an *Afloat fuel bill of
WO.
Could Canada use an extra
12 million barrels of oil and 37
million cubic feet of natural
gas?
That's how much we could
save annually right across
Canada if everyone followed
the combined savings plan
Wove. In dollars-, itadds up -to
a saving of about S200 Million
a year for Canadian con-
sumers. quite a windfall!
If everyone is at work or in
school. during the day, or if
you're away for the weekend,
set the thermostat to about 63
degrees F (17 degrees C). It
doesn't make much. sense to
keep the furniture warm.
When you come home, set the
thermostat for the tem-
perature you want— not
higher. The furnace can only
produce so much heat at one
time. Turning it up high will
not speed up the heating
process.
Most electrical heating
systems_ offer a degree of
"zone control", with different
sections of the house con-
trolled by separate ther-
mostats. If you have a room
or area that isn't occupied,
turn down its thermostat and
close the doors leading to it.
With warm -air systems and
water or steam distribution,
it's osuelbrPussihte to MOO off
the flow of heat to certain
areas. 1, you have a room that
being used — guest
aSe,aleatt pantry,
garage shut off all or most
of its and close the door.
Send your heat, to where you
really need it.
A crackling fire makes a
room cosy. 114 -What happens'
when the fire dies out? If the
damper , left open, warm
room air shoots up the
chimney. Just as soon as the
fire is out, close the damper.
Take a flashlight and make
sure it fits tightly. If it
doesn't, fix it yourself or call
a repairman.
If you have a fireplace
that's never used, close it up
by putting a plug of some sort
in the chimney, or across the
fireplace opening.
If you are buying a new
house with a fireplace, or are
having one built, insist that
-hot and cold air vents be
installed at .each side of the
fireplace. These vents will
take out most of the heat that
would otherside escape up the
chimney.
Drapes or curtains —
especially lined ones — help
to insulate windows and stop
drafts.
In winter, as soon as the sun
has gone down, pull your
drapes to help keep the -warm
air in the room. If you don't it
will move outside by both
conduction and radiation.
The sun's warmth is free
end can help to heat up a
ream. S0 keep the drapes
open during tIie day. (In
summer. of course, do the
opposite.)
Each time you turn on a
kitchen or bathroom exhaust
fan in Winter, warm air gOes
out and cold air is drawn in to
replace It. Take a minute to
make sure the filter in your
kite -hen fan is clean. This will
move out the odors and
smoke more quickly, SO you
can shut it off sooner.
Be sure the flap on the
outside vent closes tightly. If
Am: don't use the fan at all,
seat it UP for the winter.
A humidifier puts moisture
back into the air and in -
=MS the comfort in our
centrally heated houses. Very
low humidity irritates nasal
tissue, and Odes but both skin
and furniture. A reasonable
levet of humidity can over-
come these problems, and
help to conserve energy by
cutting down on evaporation
from your skin.
Let's
taik! about car loin's.
And how we con get you rolling!
If you've decided on the best car for you,
Bank of Montreal-can-he1p you decide on
the best « yment plan: For you!
We've « • n financing cars since the
Model 7. And we've probably dealt with
every dealer in town.Just as cars are
their specialty. loans are ours. We even
have a loan that pays the full price of the
car . . . with up to fouryears to repay.
So. if you're planning to borrow money
to buy a car. come to The First Canadian
Bank first! Whether you're a B of M
customer tim or -not.
'The First Canadian Bank
Bank of Montreal
4: Victoria St.. Clinton
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