Clinton News-Record, 1979-10-25, Page 33Gas or electric . . .
New water heaters same money, energy
Up to 30 percent of your fuel
bill normally goes to heat
,titer -450 .gallons. a week' for
-the average family of four in the
United States.
in fact, next to. space heating
and cooling, water'heating.is the
second largest consumer of en-
ergy in most homes.
With this 'year's heating sea-
son upon is, you might heed the
advice of experts who tell us
that we can. save energy and
lower our monthly fuel bills by
replacing our conventional
water heater with a new energy
conserving model. yu;
To be called an elegy effi-
cient water heater in today's
market, a unit must meet or ex-
ceed industry standards (Amer•i-
ean'Society of Heating, Refrig-
eration. and Air Conditioning
Engineers—ASHRAE Stan-
dard 90-75). .
Typical of the savings. possi-
ble with a new, more energy ef-
ficient, water heater is the ex-
ample of .the Rheemglas Energy
Miser water heaters which meet
the standard.
Save $456 in fuel costs
Rhcem projects that a 52 -gal -
kin electric Energy Miser will
save a homeowner 5456 in•fuel'
Mk costs over a 10 -year period.
1. This figure is based on a typi-
cal cost for electricity of'50 per
kilowatt hour ( KW -HR ).. and an
annual savings of 912 KW -HR
for the 52 -gallon model.
Figures used in this story 're-
flect today's typical .energy
costs. .Since. most experts. are
betting that fua costs will con-
tinue to climb, fuel cost savings
with an•Encrgy Miser aim'',
would increase over its lifetime.
• Compared ,to conventional
water heaters, the Rhcemglas
Energy Miser's combination of
a high -efficiency heating ele-
ment, extra thick insulation
Rlieeni Gas "Energy Miser"
Water heater
and "isolated tank'; design
heightens heat retention and
fuel savings, •
'This design eliminates metal -
to -metal .contact between the
outer jacket and the inner water
tank, reducing the transfer of
heat to the outside (standby heat.
loss).
Test your water heater •
If you think your pre;sent.
water heater is wasting fuel dol-
lars, make' this simple test: put
your hand against your water
heater.
If it. feels hot, heat is escap-
ing. You're wasting fuel. En-
crgy Miser water heaters cut this
heat loss significantly.
RheenrElectric Imperial
Energy Miser (eutama?')
For consumers using gas. a
40 -gallon Energy Miser is capa-
ble of saving $ 128 in fuel costs
over ten years.
This figure is based on a•typi-
cal cost of 24¢ per therm for nat-
ural gas consumed aid a savings
of 53,4 therms per year while
heating .450 gallons of water a
week. (LP gas models are also
available.) -
These gas water heaters gain .
their efficiency through an en-
ergy-saving. low input pilot
which requires one-half of the
BTUs of conventional pilots.
Again, thick quality .insula-
tion and efficient tank design re-
tard standby heat loss and con-
tribute to energy savings;
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Figure your savings.
Cost of electricity and gas
varies across the nation. if .you
are curious about exactly how
much a new water heater could
save you. check your last utility
bill.
Electricity is m.easur.ed in
KW -MR, gas in therms (one
therm is 100 cu. ft. or about
100,000 BTUs). Apply your
rates to the number of KW-HRs
or therms saved. as noted above
in this story, and you will .be
close.
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4,.
Your localplymber pr water
-heater dealer also is a' good
source of information on sav-
ing,s possible with the new.
more energy efficient water
heaters. And, he can tell you
about probable installation
costs, .too,
JOE ESSERY, Proprietor'
Licensed Auto Body repairer, 10 years
experience.
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