Clinton News-Record, 1980-10-23, Page 45Goverment figures
;,tell,us that half the money
we spend on heating our
hones is lost through
"infiltration.,, .
That's the engineer's
word • for air leakage
through cracks in and
around windows, doors,
vents and other openings
in the walls or roofs: otour
houses,
One of the: great
developments brought on
by the energy crunch is
the development of storm
windows specifically.,
-desigiued to—reduce—in—
filtration through. and
around windows.
While all storm win-
dows save energy by
reducing heat Foss
through radiation and
nduction, the recently
eveloped interior storm
window is tops at stop-
ping infiltration.
That's because these
plastic . sheets are
fastened directly to the
inside window frame. In
this way all air coming
through thecracks in the
window glass itself or
be ween the window and,'
fa a is stopped virtually
co pletely.
In fact, an independent
laboratory testing inside
plastic storm windows for
Plaskolite, Inc., a )major
manufacturer in
Columbus, Ohio, found
that 'Plaskoliies in-Sider
cuts heat loss through
uninsulated windows . by
up to 88 percent!
The In -Sider is a rigid,
crystal-clear: _plastic
, sheet fastened to the
window frame by vinyl
' mouldings. This sheet is
easily cut to fit inside this
plastic moulding which
:snaps open and closed.for
simple installation
Another P1aslkol to
product, the Weatherizer
is send -rigid and: fastens
to the window frame by
plastic tape,, According to
independent tests it cuts '
heat loss by up to 93
Percent!
It is also: shown: by
these same tests, to be 26
percent more effective
tan typical triple track
storm windows,
Made of DuPont's
Mylar, the same crystal-
clear material used for X-
ray film, Weatherizer is
w- `sena r gid higlr-dpt1caf
quality plastic sheet
that's tough to tear.
It is also scratch -
resistant ,
cratchresistant, and can be
easily removed and
stored in ; its original
carton and re -used year
after year.
It comes in a handy -to -
handle rolland when
,placed against the
window it h.ngs straight
and • wrinkle -free. After
installation it is .prac-
tically invisible.
Installing the
Weatherizer is simplicity
itself. Tie.` only tools
needed are scissors and,a
straight edge. A special
marking pin is provided.
Each Weatherizer kit
contains a roll of
Weatherizer sheet large
'enough for one window,
(38" x 60" or 48" x 80"), a
1" x 25 ft. roll of mounting
.e. a markine Din and
structions..
For further in-
formation on We atherizer
and The In -Sider, readers
may contact Plaskolite
Inc.,. 1770 Joyce Ave., Box
1497, Columbus, OH
43216.
You know the scene ...glazed expressions, screaming radio,'and burning
rubber. A portable disco full of kids with one eye on the speedometer -
and,no e er on the- road. ninny-Ming:when they're-norinh cars -most .-of:_.__._.
these -kids are bright, responsible people. But put them behind the wheel
of a car and they switch off their brains.
One out of every five drivers k under twenty-five.
Yet they're involved in one third of all fatal •accidents.
The way to stop theni is to demand thorough driver
education. and to set a better. example.
Remember,. 92' �f of all car accidents ,
are caused by human error,
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