HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-06-26, Page 26ENERGY CONSERVATION SUPPLEMENT
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Advises
Qn Home..•
ust 1
"FibreglaSs? VapoW barrier?
' R..I7? Weather stripping? Cathe-
dral ceiling? Where and 114 to
begin a home insulation program
is often--; NI" the uninitiated —
.an overWhelMing and confusing
task,
• ." To' ele•yonthrough the instil-
atiorrinaze;.Energy, Mines St Re-
sources is currently operating the -
ENERSAVE Advisory Service:
ENERSAVE 'provides personal;
ized answers for your. specific in-
sulation questions• ,
The primary feature of the
progratit 4 a free compOter anal-
ysis of your home's insulation
,requirements. You simply corn-
piete the 32pc?int ElsIgRSAVE
questionnaire, supplying data on '
pUrZ,..iglar' age construction,
illation On. household energy .Con
servation. . .
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and Ottawa -Hull residents call
995l 801 ,
• size .an hApe •as :well as. the
amount:tqf existing insulation;:'
type "of .heating" fuel Used; "and
winter thernibstat settings.
The. EINERSAVC • computer
the processes: the data to, pin-
point areas in y,our home. where.
insulation is required: Weather-
stripping, storm windows and
• thermostat setback are also rec-
oinniended where -appropriate.
Becauthe deciSiOn to insulate
depricis• 'largely •on economic.
• .considerations, • a full Cost -
benefit.'" aria1y4is •is • provided,
Each reconunendationisAceoni- ,
panied by estimated MatOrial and
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dollar sai!Ings, and payback Peri-.". •
• , , .
od: Your -personalized cotannter„.,
• analysis alsd akevinto ;account :
'regional -variations, in climatic• '
conditions, as• dg 11.3.(lifg and
insulation costs.
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. a,telephOne advisory ervice that ,•
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' • HEATLINE:s . bilingUal "PersOn-
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" home insulation,. on fed-
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HOW DO, INSTALL:IT A$ 1
HAVIS AN OLDER HOW:
THAT ALREADY HAS SONIC
INSULATION. IN THF
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Ijoimeho)der: in Sydney, IN:S,
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Yes, 0 vapour barrier is a
mfromPit'l'OsairlscSrngh
it tPrre:LICeb.. and
con.
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densing inside the. walls of your
home. Moisture can reduce the .
effectiveness of your insulation
and, in extreme cases, Cause dry '
Install the vapour barrier (6.
Mil polyethylene "is recommend-
ed). on the heated or room side of
the insulation, _
• ' in older homes where a vapolir
• barrier can't be nStalled without
. replacing, the walls', two or three
' coats of Oil base paint, or one '
coat of Spe'cial' vapour barrier
paint or viny wa paper on wa s
„and will .reduce the
amount of rnoiSture entering the
cavity. Be sure to seal all cracks
including those arotind plumbing
vents ,,and electrical fixtnres,
: Weatherstrip the attic hatch -or-
door.
If you are about to add insUla-
tion to your attle,, check to see if
„ there is arready a vapour barrier,
If mineral Or $las fibre batts,
were used, chickfor a tar;im-
• pregnated or wax -coated kraft
paper vapour barrier; (Black
building papers are no(effective
vapo.ur barriers.) Some hatts are
• :manufactured with .a paper
CitirSI PE
.facing on both sides bur only one
- f these is a vapoOr barrier. If
these double-faced hafts were in-
correctly. Installed, i.e, with the
asphalt vaPOUr barrier on the,
cold side, they should be turned,
Make sure that the vapour bar,
rice faces the warm side, before
adding Another layer ofinsula-
tion. •
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VAPOOCZ
•OAP PlER
ON WARM
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EAFORTETTUBLICUTiLiT1ES:COMMISSION
nergy Efficient HQe rogram:
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umtnary•of Technical Guidelines ..-"( eity, Home
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...Moitture -RedUeiotn C.1ec
The follOwIngeheeklisttiveS a
:variety Of inet hod's :that :witt help
• lower hOuschold nioisturo-
Auction::
e ; pr
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—. Consider redticing t'he. use Of
• ,portable humidifiers or vapbri-•
zei-Sr-• . '
--•%• Check the setting ori a fur-
riace.attached humidifier. 1( may
"4"1" be necessary to reduce the setting
or -to shut it off ,tirriporarily.
• -7°- :Vent yOur'clothesAryer to the
out-of-doors, not to the attic,
. basement .or crawl'ipace (make •
.• .stirethat the edges of the 'vent are,
scaled).- • '
. drying cicitheS indoors. •
during Winter
L--"Enstife tat. your basement is
"properly , dramed , Or damp -
proofed. • ' • .•
— If your cellar or crawl space
°.has"an eirth floOr, cover' it with a
•-layer of 6niitp�lyethykre to re---
' duce the amount of moisture that,
•enters. froin the grotind. A :five• '
centimeter.. (two inc)?) layer. of '
sand, 'Will protect ,and hold the • :
. plaStic in place. •• • '
Vent your *bathroom and kit"
chen fans outdoors (not into the '
attie) and use them when wash-
ing, bathing* cOoking.
. . • ,
InsUJadonIovOIs.
Ceilings
Roofs
Walls ,
Floors
Slabs-on-brade ,
, Basement walls
7.0 (R40).
RSI 6.3 IR 36)
RSI 3.5 IR 20)
RSI,4.9 IR 28)
RSI2;6 IR 15)
RSI 2.1 IR 12)
For. axarripla 150 mrn (6')„of mineral wool pr •
glass : fibre,' provide an insulatiqo value of RS
3,5 IR 20) of heat losslasiStance•
Windows and glass 'doors:
Total Window and glass dOor area should not ,
ag,q_ead 15% Of the gross floor and 10% of
baSethent area. Triple glazing for areas.exceed,-.
in 5800 Celsiu.S.degrae days (10500 Fahrenheit
9
d.d.)
Double :glazing for areas below 5,800 Celcius:,'
degree days.
Doors (other than glass doors): ,
insulated door with thermal resistance o
• RSI 0.7 (R.4) or uninsulateci door plus storm
—=dbublagfaze doOri' lights...(t5:includacl);
— weather strippi
•- and oor sill s
.a!er.-
Ugh1ng;
FlUoresdant2general lighting u all major task
areas (laundry,OthrOOm; workshop,
Water use:
Electric water heaters: CSA Performance
Certified.
Oil or gas water' heater*" ASHRAE 90 stan-
• dards. 4
• Gas water heaters:. CGA approved, PIUS
•electionlc igilitioriartifflue-gas:damper.-
bined with aulking".
• ,
Gas.Saryice=League of B.C.'
, ,
— Other standards of ,CGA, CSA, government
,
oll• StitUtas loqatgaS..Otility.
"
Regulations and adjustitianta:
Gas, and oil equipment. litiOst" be ,checked and
adjUSthd ,t6, enstire die' best efficiencies and.
capabilitieS.. ' =
Must be equippOri withglass or rrietal doors as
,
well as tight dampers in chimneys.
Supplementary Energy Saving
Recommend2rtfons
AttICVIThIIJOfl
CSA PerforrrianOe 'Certified power attic vent.
, .'Lighting, '
SupPiamantaey light switChes,and pilot Iights
• .
Water tiSe
-- Water heater lo4ated near point of maximum
use. :"
— Insulated hot water piping
-.Heat traps, flow control shower head; Water
Saver toilet.' '
— Waste Water heat recovery. •
Solar. water heating.
Negating• .
— Heating equipment not‘to'exeeed 110% of 4,
'heat loSS- calculation.
. ,
— Heat eitchariger, for fireplace.,
Zoned .dontrol heating systems,
-- Low Voltage 'Performance 'Certified .ther-
:inOstate.,
Cer,tiflacl positive chimney darnrier.
— Heat recovery devices.
H Haat pump systems.
"7- Solar space heating asSistancd.
Residential.exhaust system..
Donteatic 4ppliances ,
CSA,Rerformince Certified (when available)
,Heating:
Electric heating.: Current CSA C 273.1 stan-
dard. .
GaS heating: Equitirnant approved •by CGA, plus
"eieq.00ic7,ignitionand,flue-gas damper
Gas or oil hydrOritc a warm airlyStems
talled4o-minkrum_irequireMents-of— _
or, IBR standards...