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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-03-20, Page 30PAS*jthamAdvance-Times, Thursday March 20, LIM SOME PRACTICAL WAYS TO REDUCE FUEL BILLS, according to the Johns -Manville Insulation Center. Most important and most effective is to insulate the home, especially the attic, top. Other energy -conserving tips include, from left: opening draperies on sunny days' to let warming sunlight in; cleaning or replacing furnace filters to keep warm air flowing easily, and caulking around the outside of windows and door frames. Looking to cut heat consumption? Here are helpful household hints Homeowners everywhere are finding it will cost even more to heat their home this winter, so the search is on more seriously than ever before for ways to re- duce fuel consumption and lower fuel bills. The 12 most practical ways to cut your fuel bills are listed here, compliments of the- Johns -Man- ville Insulation Center. 1. Insulate your home well. It's the most effective thing you can do. With adequate insulation, your home will require only about 50 per cent as muchfuel as with no insulation, according to the Insulation Center. To insulate an existing home, first pay attention to the ceiling, where heat loss is greatest. You can generally insulate the ceiling yourself by laying thick but lightweight fiber glass blankets between joists in the attic floor. If you already have some in- sulation, you can use an "add-on" insulation . such as Johns -Man- ville's Re-Insul, which is made , specifically to bring inadequate attic insulation up to today's standards. Consult an insulation contractor about • insulating closed in ceilings and walls. Choose amounts of insulation by Resistance numbers, which tell how well insulation retards heat flow. In new homes, use at least R-19 (61/2 inches thickness) in ceilings, R-11 (3T/e inches to 4 inches thickness) in walls. In- sulation in floors is needed for homes built over open crawl spaces. 2. Use storm windows or in- sulating glass. Double glass resists heat loss almost twice .as well as single glass, says the J -M Insulation Center. 3. Use storm doors, keep them tightly latched. 4. Weatherstrip windows and doors to keep warm air in, cold air out. 5. Caulk cracks around the outside of window and door frames. 6. Call in a heating service man to clean and adjust the heating burner. He should also check bal- ancing of the heat distribution system to make sure no room gets more heat than it needs. 7. Clean • or replace furnace filters. Dirty filters may severely hinder movement of warm air, reducing furnace efficiency and wasting fuel. 8. Set the thermostat back at night, but only six or seven degrees." A bigger setback ,will require extra fuel for morning pick-up. Always set the ther- mostat back if you're going to be away for a weekend or longer. . 9. Check the location of your thermostat. The J -M Insulation Center says it should be on an inside wall four to five feet above floor level. Keep it away from heat sources such as a TV set or a lamp. 10. Turn off heat in rooms that aren't used. If you have zone thermostats -to control your heat- ing, consider keeping bedrooms at a lower temperature during the day. If you like to.sleep with a window open, make sure the bed- room door is closed. 11. Install a humidifier. When relative humidity is high, you will be comfortable at a lower tem- perature. 12. Develop good heat con- servation habits. Lock windows to pull sash tightly together. Close fireplace dampers except when a fire is burning. Close draperies at night, open them on sunny days. Remedy growing pains by enclosing the porch Buy carpets wisely; clean with care s<.e it ever so hum *>"e, there's: ic place like a newly carpeted, painted, wallpapered, rede- corated, remodeled home. If recent figures are any, indi- cation, homemakers have gone on a home improvement spree. Amo '' the various home de- corati products, carpeting was second only to interior paint in popularity. Since carpeting, wall-to-wall or an area rug, is a major invest- ment that often becomes the basis for other home decorating activities, it's a good idea to know what to look for and how to care for it. Here's a brief rundown of the five major carpet fibers and their properties: Get your sink together with color and design You may have the basic sulati g glass—two panes of structure for that extra room you glass With an insulating air space need without even realizing it. If between—can be purchased in a you own an older home that has a variety of sizes at local home porch, enclosing it could give you centers or building supply year-roupd, extra living space. dealers. Some basic essentials such as a Other benefits roof, floor, supports,and one wall Wood windows have additional already exist. A porch enclosure, benefits. The insulating glass in therefore, should be a more combination with factory -applied economical home improvement - weatherstripping and the natural than- an add -a -room project in insulation provided by the wood terms of material, time and sash and frame guard' against excessive beat loss and assure snug closure. Windows of pon- derosa pine with insulating glass also put an end to the spring and fall job of- taking down and put- ting up storm sash. And these units are easier to clean because there are only two. surfaces to wash instead of four. labor. All -year porch To make a porch enclosure liveable year-round, insulation will have to be added to the floor, walls and ceiling, a method devised, to heat the room—such as baseboard heating—and windows installed. Ample use of windows can retain the advantageous qualities of broad views, fresh air and sun- shine that a porch offers. These benefits are best achieved by installing good ventilating windows such as wood casements or slider units. Both styles in ponderosa pine with in - CARPET AND CUSHION FLOORING - ROLL ENDS .- 20% - ZO%Q TO 50% OFF C.I.L. Semi Gloss Or Satin' Latex PAINTS ONIV x5.95 WHITE ONLY C.I.L. SPLASH DOWN SALE IS STILL ON TILL MARCH 22 Ciltone Semi -Gloss ... $11.69 gal. Satin Latex $9.69 gal. GORRIE BUILDING SUPPLIES GORRIE LIMITED 335-3533 AND TIVERTON BUILDING SUPPLIES TIVERTON LIMITED 768-7222 When you're working in the kit- chen, where do you spend most of your time? In front of the kitchen sink! As much as 70 per cent of kit- chen time can be logged at the sink. For that reason, how the sink looks, how it "works" and how it fits into the traffic patterns of the room are all matters for special consideration. Take "looks" for instance. Color in the kitchen should begin with the sink. It's the obvious focal point of the room, the spot to which family and friends alike tend to gravitate. Color the sink! A sink in color makes the work center of the kitchen brighter, cheerier, lovelier, livelier. It can set the theme for other colors in the room, complement other ap- pliances, or accent a decorating scheme. A sink in color eliminates the institutional, old-fashioned look some sinks give to kitchens. It can quickly up -date an older room, and it adds overall visual excitement to any new or re- modeled kitchens. Kitchen sinks; today are avail- able in a rainbow of colors. There are colors to match the range and refrigerator — Harvest Gold, Avocado and Coppertone. Design important A sink not only should look good, it should also be well de- signed and to handle daily use and abuse. Most manufacturers make sinks in a variety of. bowl ar- rangements. Another aid to easier, neater installations is the self -rimming feature many sinks offer. Self - rimming sinks seal directly onto the counter top, eliminating the need for a metal rim. For long lasting beauty and a minimum of, noise and vibration, insist on a cast iron sink. Enameled cast iron offers colors depth and deep -down gloss that's hard to beat. A COMPACT SINK combines integral elevated_garbage dis- posal compartment with practical size to meet space limita- tions of smaller kitchens. It measures 25" by 22", and is self- . rimming — attaches, directly to counter top without use of metal rim. It offers great impact resis- tance and reduces noise • and vibration of water usage and disposal units. And it's extremely durable and long lasting. There's a variety of conveni- ence features that also make your kitchen sink "work" better. Hardwood cutting boards that fit over disposal compartments, soap -lotion dispensers; hose and spray units, pop-up drains, Swinger sink spout attachments and a variety of decorator -in- spired single lever and dual con- trol faucets are all available. Sink placement within the kit- chen is a matter of personal pre- ference. Most sinks are located "under a' window to take advan- tage of natural light and view. But sinks can also be set in an Divide and 'conquer .. . those kitchen chores! Kitchen planners continue to recommend incorporation of the "work triangle" in plans for an efficient kitchen, according to the National Home Improvement Council. A truly working kitchen is no accident, but begins with three well-planned work centers. The sink should be the first of the work centers to be placed. Traditionally, the sink is found under a window, but if locating it there puts it out of reach of the refrigerator, it can be located on Let it snow; watch it melt! WHY SHOVEL when you can let it melt quickly? Automatic snow rhelting.is one of the options available to homes with hydronic (hot water) heating systems. A network of tubing is embedded in the driveway and connected to the home heating boiler. When the surface temperature of the sidewalk falls below 34 degrees Fahrenheit, a mixture of heated water and antifreeze circulates through the tubing. When snow touches the pavement, it melts on contact. Since the system is set to cut out when the air temperature goes below 20 de. grees$F.ahrenheit, it uses relatively little energy. an inside wall or island, which would make the window space available for a dining or seating area. The second work area or center is the refrigerator. It should be placed so the door, or doors, open away from counter serving it. The cooking area is the third center, completing the work tri- angle. This is the path walked as the homemaker works in her kit- chen. Professional kitchen planners advise starting at the center front of the sink, measuring to the cen- ter front of the range, then to the refrigerator and back to the sink. If the distance between any two of these work cants is less than four feet, sufficient counter or storage space serving each cen- ter will be missed. If any one path is more than seven feet (with the exception of the distance between refrigerator to rangewhich can be as much as nine feet) unnecessary walking distances will result. All of these paths together should not be less than 12 feet or more than 22 feet. 'Self -clean' ovens don't sap' energy island counter in the middle of the kitchen, or on a peninsula' counter serving both kitchen and dining areas. Wherever it is, the sink should be within easy reach of food pre- paration, clean-up and storage areas. That's why sinks are also mov- ing out of the kitchen and into family rooms and recreation rooms. You'll even, find them out on the patio. It makes good sense to put a sink where the action is. 'Special party -patio sinks are available in rugged cast iron con- struction and a variety of bright, bold accent colors. They're small enough to fit almost anywhere, yet large enough to'add color and convenience to leisure living. Do self-cleaning ovens use more energy than conventional ovens? Not at all, according to studies conducted by General Electric's Range Products Division, which developed the principle of pyrolytic self-cleaning and in- troduced it some 10 years ago. "It is a fact that the improved insulation system added to GE self-cleaning'ovens to contain the heat during the cleaning cycle actually t'educes the energy requirements during normal baking and roasting," a GE spokesman said. "In other words," he added, "a self-cleaning oven costs no more to operate, on the average, than a conventional oven which must be cleaned manually. The cost of op- erating the self-cleaning feature is offset' by the savings during normal oven usage, based on av- erage utility rates. The cost of a self-cleaning Cycle is about a dime." Wool: The "ohoMiaigoo of tltally law .cwt c€o tib caPpet ",, is long -wearing, easy based on square feet tauter than to clean, resists soil well, but is, square yards - the way mixt- very expensive. ing is generally pried, The 4 ar- Nylon: its extra -strength and gain" cg pet is seldom first gas- 0 good wearing quality make it ex- lity. Buy from a -reputable local cellent for high traffic areas. dealer. Resilience (how well it springs Proper care of your new W- hack after crushing) is medium peting will keep it looking new to excellent, depending upon con- long after its purchase. Here are struction. Nylon soils headily but some handy tips: is easy to clip.. Be sure your cleaning equip - Acrylic : Shealy more durable ment matches your needs. It your than wool, but not as durable as home is heavily carpeted, has nylon, it is highly resilient and shag carpets or many different easy to clean. Acrylic resists carpet textures, use an upright wear and soiling well. vacuum cleaner. They have car - Polyester: Often found in shag pet -height hdjustments to clean carpets, polyester is strong, dur- everything from low naps to thick able, easy to clean, dyes well and shags. resists wear, dirt and stains well. Vacuum thoroughly once or Polypropylene : Its extra twice a week; supplement with strength and ability to withstand daily touch-ups, especially for harsh treatment make it ideal for plushes and shags, which tend to indoor -outdoor carpeting. It mat. resists stains and soiling well. To prevent fading, protect car - Include proper padding with pets from direct sunlight with your purchase. It insures the life blinds or shades. of your carpets, absorbs wear Turn area rugs periodically so from traffic, supports backing they'll wear and soil evenly. and helps retain pile texture. Remove stains immediately; Steer clear of promotions that keep a carpet swatch to test for lure you into stores with unrealis- stain removal. V WHY BUY A ROYAL HOME? 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