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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-06-26, Page 24ME NE Insulating your home now makes more sense than ever bofore. Energy costs are expected to rise by as much as 26% before the next heating season ends. With up to 'MO. available from the CA A131AN HOME NSULATION PROGRAtittot e.homeowner cost of retrofit , , iiisulatidn can be reduced. Bluewater Insulation services include cellulose, fibre attic in- sulation and foam-in;Place wall insulation. •' Homes with any type of exterior surface can successfully be in:, sulated from the outside; Care is taken to clean up the job When you deal with BlueWater 'Insulation you have the rsatisfactiorrOtknowing that,.the'perso4 who s.Als You t e Jo works on the actual installation ltinsulating materiiils are CMIIC accepted and high quality workmanship is guaranteed to ensure your tasting satisfaction. • Prices are available on request and a no evaluation can be easily arranged. • INSULATION DOESN'T COST obligation home IT PAYS CALLTODAY Blpte:waier splation Mark Stephens BOX 158:: OiNir IO. • 5657263:3, , .„ • ' • RIERGY goNsERvA" 1.cok SUPPIMMENT Tunedup .ars .170.004n arivers•_. . ,opei4064, Toileoup ,a Cat' TalIyoleSigned 10 Cc/IMAM the fuel econolnY Of Various ws, bp- kire and after 4, ium-uo, an4 a driver education seminar.. TO • , date, four rallies have been spon- sored by EM12, and the Canadian, Aqtomobile: lil.isociation (CAA) iYstipeouve(„ Citta, Qtfebec • City fnd TorqA0, 'Volunteer drivers helped to demonstrate that gasoline savihgs of up to 41 per cent are possible, simply. by tuning up their cars and prac- • tising good drying habits. Phase Ili After 4,,,feurd4Y$ tP practise en- grgy' 'cOnServing .driving tech- niqUeS, he third and, finat phase begins. The 'participant S again record their mileage and gasoline consumption as 0(0 drive their "tuned -up" cOrs.to,-WOrk, in an energY efficient manner, ' The results havebeen Startling.. Even, sinaller C4r$.11.4e achieved large gasoline SaVIngs.In one ral- IY, a 1978 Datstin F710 driven by Jacques Bevelin of Montmagny., Quebec achieved a 31,7 Per cent Phasel 71":he prograin 'is -divided into' three one-week .phases.,.During ,Phase,l, the participants drive:as Usual arid* reeattli their inileage-.' and their gasoline, consumption. , • , • ,, • • .• .• • • Phase Ik • • '• • ''.'IrkPlgfet'll each car( is givcp a'. • e OA!" • • Ost t p • bji (he 'CAA All' and ;Mechanical: tions:are,hked as ' spsperlSfor0:cifilivf.', histrit; - mentation, " -exhaust, • fuel . and • cooling .SystemS,, brakes, tightirig • anderieral Condition Of the ear.,. All malfunctionsor' rtii'speljuSt= :.ments affeeting fuel ceoludiny are: cO.riected necessary, the timing.elleckednad . „ , , • • receive nei.v.• points, pri.!13$, cba7 • ga's filterS, and rtitbrs, • Onte„the cors'are,". •••• the .drivers _ "i Uned-in"., :energy 'Conservation:driving ha, bits. 'A ,OrgailiZed echiCate .1(i"e volunteerwho also.. • .reeeiVe a,Sopy,'.Of EMR3s. • "-l'he foctiscin the ,lg coriservatioh driving tips presented in V. 6 of-tlie'book.1 improvement itt fuel econonly • a saVings. of tiver$300 per. year. •• to date, the "star" OP Opera- , tion is Max Keeping'of :Ottawa driving a 1979 Buick, !id irriPrOved.his fuel economy.by art' arna?.ing.. 41.4, per cent; • a, savings of over ,$500::Pet year.: , 'The averagelMhecivement-in.fuel etionornY. was.1,76 percent., .• In addition to, iner.cased3101 • and inel ',savings, " cars: are. properly; driVeri .itild maintained, 'will ,prOvicillinriroyed and' marc • reliable' performance, The life o'f, • the car ;will ',a1SO he ',extelided, supplying even liirther entirgy''' , and ciollarsayings. „ rove it to yourself Phase. I • .. For, the. next week or so;,dri've as you riortrialfV. would, record., • ing thg nuiriber 'of kilometres (mils) you driVe; and how. rimeh • fuel you' use, 3 -he accompaiiYing, •• chart wilthelp yot4eep a record. , surnption ,for phasees land 111. • 'Weather can significantly af- =feet-Bret -consumption. So if the • temperatiire and weathercorldi- tions are drastically.dif ferentle- .•tweri Phiie I and 111, you may want to start over again., ENERGY-SAi7ING DBIYING • During' the Second week of the • test, take:your:car in for a prb- fesSiO,nal tuneAm, tieing' sure to have, your the .Pressur.e., wheel. alignment, , and.. brake Arag' • 'choked,: Uie Phase II•toPractio , driving according to the ener.gy!-, • ,saving driving iechniclues'. listed .. : 'Phase III% •.• •: •- During;the third week, in yout tuned -op eat using 'energy effl- cit diving habits, keep ord of'distances,driven 'and ftiel, 'on 'Then 'ea Z. late the amount of gas you've saved, • and the dollari yoti:.can Start sash., •irig by comparing -the •fuel 'con $1 II O Death 1 4 " .‘ ZZ As gasoline prices soar, many lirge 'gas guzzlers"' (both neW and used) are being offered at bargain basement prices: Don!t be fooled by 'discount prices., You'll Pay for it at the, PuraPi And you'll pay.,..again4Mher14o try to sell that, gas -hungry car in a marketplace overrun with tarot cars that nobody wants. The size of car you buy will, of .cburse, be determined by your needs. But if Y94 are in the mar- ket for a new car, consider buy- ing a smaller, -energy-efficient model Many people still view %'‹ small cars as uncomfortable, U—eramped, slow attel--bomPY. • Those •characteristics are no longer valid, Many itnaller „cars are very comfortable, fun to drive,'easy. tdiSark and have sit- A typical sub compact car can achieve 11% better fueleconomy With a, 4 -speed manual transmis- sion than With an automatic' , tranrnission. New lock-up auto- matic transthissions which are available ,o -n seyeral new models also achieve gbod fuereconomY.. • • . AnY transmission, manual Or automatic, with a higher number of gears will generally use less, fuel than a transmission, with • fewer gears. ThUs,,the mosf ener- gy efficiehi. is either -a .5 -speed manual tranSrnissi6P; or tt., lock- , , 1. Try to . Maintain a 'conitatit highWaY :speed of '90:.ktIfili45,' • mph).; Most .cars Use•about 20%'.. • lessluel,wheri being .driVeri. at.90 • km/II:instead O'ff‘: I:10 ••k'rrilh .(70' mph): • • 2. 'AVOid„ jack rabbit starts. • 3. Accelerate.' 'strioothly • wheh -Passing Or merging with:fat traf-: • • 4. WatChtraffic well. ahead of you so.'you •ean,, change .lanes •:, andlor adlugt sped, irnoothly., • • Anticipatestops ahead - .Of, • time so that pit .catt,slow down,. • gradually, •. • " •' • • Turn,p t e motor I you are . waiting for someone Or caught in' 'a'traffie.jaitt, • now perior handling qualities, This is • especially true Of the front wheel • drive • vehicles which offer improved control on snoWy or - icy roads. Most importantly, the 'small ' • car--effers—inereased—ftle , Gansidiai4 8.11r0 More Than. • Gas When They Drive ' "close to one half of all vehi- cles in the Montreal and Toronto, areas show evidence of improper engine maintenance and are ., therefore wasting fuel, excessive- . iy polluting the air And otherwise' performing poorly". • This stat env was made by Charnpion4park Plug CoMpany ---afttr-coaducting:-a-series-of--wbi norriy which means -not only • • money, in the bank b,ut energy ,saved, moving Canada olte step closer to energy self-reliance. cle inspections, Preliminary find- ings in anotherIest by ChampiOn indicate that, sirnPly by proper maintenance, an • average ijn- pr�yerlaentof 9% in fuel earn°, mytan be realized, (After'a thor- ough tune-up, one car in the (est achieved a reduction in fuel con- sumption of 55%0 A well-maintained car Will last longer, Thus over your lifetime, you need to buy fewer cars yet another ene.rgy and money saver. ' For an easPto follow monthly and seasonal car •maintenance checklig, see the 0•: Mileage Book. This EMR publication is- avt1sh1e from: Car ,Mileage. Book, POBox Station "C", Ottawa, Ontario. KlY 4G1. • up automatic transmission, •' • • Car air conditioners _operating at maximum output can increase fuel consumption by as much as 20%. The mere presence of an •air conditioner will add extra weight tb the car and can reduce fuel economy by as ,much as 6% in ,sub coMpacts. • ' • • A 6 -cylinder engine averages • 1.5%-20% better' . fuel economy •than a V-8 engine. • Cars are the largest single con- sumer of petroleum in this coun- • try — Thesconsume 20% of Pe- troleurn, fuels, At current growth• , rates, that percentage is due to increase significantly. • • Of all mechanical triodes of transportation, .the- uncycle is the • most efficient that is, it travels the greatest distance per unit of energy Leave your ,car, 'home' for short; irips. It'll slum your fuel • bills.,And you ton! ,• enerSave • •