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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-10-25, Page 37FOR MAXI UM ENERGY SAVINGS, aluminum residing panels should be installed over a sandwich of insular •ousist- ing of two layers of reflective foil, foam backer board and an air space between the old and new siding provided by 3/4' furring strips. • For cuhh'd efficiency .. . If ct's time for a 'facelift' . . Insulate when re -siding your home If re -siding is inyour old home's future, go a step further and consider insulated siding. In addition to giving the house a facelift and reducing maintenance, it will help cut the amount of fuel you use. . Increasingly popular as en- ,-ergy supplies decrease and heat- ing costs increase. insulated aluminum siding on a home with uninsulated walls can re- duce fuel requirements. Insula- tion comes in a variety of types, each with its own degree of effi- ciency; and to secure the best value for the money. you should know what is available and what each will accomplish. Combine your heating system Record -cold winters three years in a row. coupled with the possibility of a recurrence in 19110. and many U.S. home- owners; seeking alternate nlcthodsof keeping their homes euntfortilble next Winter. - The addition of an all -electric Weathertron"' heat pump from General Electric to a forced -air tiissi1-fuel heating system can - help to solve this problem, - This alternate system. called Plus -One. can reduce the home- owner's dependence upon short supply and/or expensive fossil fuels. • When adding a heat pinup to a fossil -fuel heating system. General Electric recommends operating a heat pump as long as it can keep the indoor tempera- ture at the desired level without the use of the furnace. It then automatically switches over to the fossil -fuel system when the heal pump can no lunger handle The complete heating require• stents. The idea is to provide eco-. no4nical heat pump operation and reduce hone use of short - supply and,'or expensive fossil fuels. DODGE Mpyoa MERCEDES BENZ fOR° TOYOTA 0. 4 VW _eer A OA rsuN VOL MG FIAT GM -11 'ti,3 See Us... MSW MOTORS LIMITED 184 EAST. ST., GODERICH Here at M -W Motors, we do not only sell and ser- vice- the 'responsible' VOLVO and •i the 'economical' MAZDA, but we also service ALL MAKES of automobiles. Whether they are American, German, Japanese, English, or whatever. Our qualified service department can help your car (whatever make) beat the cold Winter. WINTERIZE NOW! M -W MOTORS LTD. VOLVO-MAZDA SALES & SERVICE phonfoan 524-7212 appointenowmentr to suit you.... The heat pump principle may be new to manv consumers. even though it's not new in the heating and air conditioning in- dustry.. Basically. it I. central air conditioning system that can -both heat and cool. '1 In summer it extracts beat from the air inside a home and pumps it.tu the outside and. in winter. extracts heat from the outside air. raises the tempera- ture and distributes it inside the house. The heat pump isn't magic. hut it has the cap,lhility to .pull enough heat from the outdoor air during much of the heating season to ki!ep the indoor air comfortable. This is.possihle because even at cooler tempera- tures. there is still heat in the outdoor air ---and the •hitt pump takes advantage of that heat. • Hollleow'ners• w'Itl1• existing electric furnaces may also hone• fit by adding a heat pump 10 their system. 'I'hcy'can save considerably. when compared with forced -air electric resist- ance hearing costs. Actual sav- ings vary..of•course. according to where and how you live. . Pre -finished aluminum sid- ing usually repays its initial cost by eliminating the need for per- iodic painting. However, insu- lated siding cuts the cost still further because, of fuel savings. "R" values • The effectiveness of insula- tion materials is measured in "R" values—numbers indica- ting how much resistance the in- sulation gives to heat flowing through it. The higher the num- ber the better the insulation properties. Aluminum -siding. along with vinyl plastic, steel or hard - hoard, offers no real insulation on its own. But a system composed of aluminum siding over.a sand- wich of insulation consisting of foam plastic hoard, two layers of reflector foil and an air space provided by 3/4 -in. furring strips has a 1.. 5.6-6.0 value. Using this type insulation. the owner of a house with a wall area of 2000, square feet in Bos- ton, Mass.. using heating oil at 701: a gallon. could save as much as $280 a year. In Denver, Colo.. that figure could reach over $300 and, in Milwaukee: Wise., as much as $375. Savings would he more for the fancily heating with elec- tricity and somewhat less with gas. Another type is aluminum siding over an extruded poly- styrene or polyisocyanuratc in- sulation hoard, having a 4.7-5 R value. A hollow -hacked aluminum siding with a polystyrene backer provides a 2.5-3.0 R value, and aluminum siding with foil alone has an R value of 1.1. • Expert advice How siding is installed can he as important as thc.material cho- sen. For the most effective re- sults, the aluminum siding ex- perts advise incorporating air spaces into the new wall system because dead air acts as an effi- cient insulator. For instance, if the contractor adds furring strips to separate two layers of aluminum foil, along.with an insulating backer board, to the original surface of your house, you'll have the maximum protection provided by three air spaces—one be- tween the foil and the old siding; the second between the two lay- ers of foil; and the third between the foil and the new siding. Whatever insulated alumi- Page 7 num siding you choose, ie sure the contractor does a good caulking job around windows and doors to ensure air tight- ness. This should be done be- fore trim and accessories are added to the siding. Be sure he shows you the wide variety of new colors and textures available in aluminum siding, along with the selection of matching or contrasting alu- minum trim and the various panel styles. Choose your contractor care- fully, because it is his expertise that will give you the best job for the money you invest. rWINTER 10.411°. We Specialize in • Wheel Balancing • Headlight Aiming • Lubrications • Oil Changes • Tune-ups • Shell Oil Filters Open 7 Days a Week ED'S SHELL SERVICE STATION 37 VICTORIA N. 524-7422 Ammiama Protect Your Insulation and Live More Comfortably! Because we tend to over humidify our homes in winter, this air seeps into the attic —� area. When it does, i1 condenses on the cold inner roof and attic rafters. 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