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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-28, Page 55Sit your thermostat correct! Let's talk about controlling your heat levels — for both winter comfort and fuel. ef- ficiency. Is your thermostat on an inside wall free from window and door drafts? Does it record the average , ' tem- perature emperature in the house? If not; think about moving , it."i Be sure it's away from radios, television sets, lamps or other heat -producing units that might cause a false reading and shut off the furnace before the proper tem- perature is reached. If it is near such appliances, don't turn up the thermostat; move the lamps, TV sets, etc: 'k Daytime summer tem- peratures are often in a range from 60=65 degrees F (1'5-18 degrees C), .Quite. com- fortabte.: Yet in winter many of us insist that we can only be comfortable at 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) or higher. Give it a 'try" at 68 degrees F (20 degrees C). If, someone in the family feels a little chilly, suggest a sweater. Don't turn. up the thermostat for one person!. For each Fahrenheit degree above 68degrees F your fuel consumption goes up an average of 21,4 percent. If you permanently . lower your: thermostat setting from 72 degrees F to 68 degrees F (22 degrees C to (20 degrees C) you'll-save'about ,10 percent on your fuel consumption. Look -at it in dollars. If you now spend $3.Q0 a winter on heating, a 10 percent saving on fuel savest'you $30. It could be a little more or less, depending . upon .. your in- sulation, local weather conditions and .the cost of fuel. For an -even "bigger saving, drop your thermostat by. 5 degrees F (about 3 degrees. C) at night: • • Each degree of night - setback saves 1 percent over. an . 8 -hour period. Lowering ,your temperature 'from 68 _, degrees F .to 63 degrees F (20 degrees C'to 17 degrees C) will save about 5 percent or $15 a year. You'll probably want an extra blanket on the bed. If you'd rather use an electric blanket, along with the lower temperature, you'll still save energy. It costs less to keep you warm 'than the whole house. Most doctors will tell you that it's healthier to keep the temperature down. For those who forget, or can't face the thought of. stepping outof bed onto a chilly floor in the morning, there are thermostats on the market which „ will automatically lower the. temperature at night and raise it again in morning just before you getup. If your' present tem- perature is 72 degrees F (22 degrees C) all the time, and Grounds at Ontario Hydro's Pickering generating station, east. of Toronto,.are being develope to provide recreational areas forr dis'tritt residents. A storage . com- pound' used during initial station construction has been transformed into • a 28 -acre, hilly parkland and material excav$ted rTii ing the presenl expansion program is being piled into a hill designed fpi skiing. you lower it to 68 degrees F (20 degrees CYduring the day and cut it back • another 5 degrees F (3'• degrees C) at night; your combined saving could be 15 percent., That's $45 on an annual fuel bill of $300. Could Canada use an extra 12 million barrels of oil'and 37 million cubic feet of natural. gas? ' That's how much we could save annually right across "Canada if everyone followed the combined savings plan above. In dollars, it adds up to a saving of about $200 million a year for •Canadian con- sumers. Quite a windfall! If everyoneis at work or in school during' the day, or if you're away for the weekend, set the thermostat to about 63 degrees .F (17"degrees C). It doesn't make much. sense to keep the furniture warm. When you come home, set the• thermostat for the tent perature . you want— not higher. The furnacecan only' produce so much heat at one time. Turning it up high will . not speed up the heating process. . Most electrical heating system offer a •degree. of "zone control", withdifferent sections of the house con- trolled . by separate ther- mostats: If you" have a room or area that isn't occupied,' turn down its thermostat and close the doors leading to it, . Withwarrn-air systems and water or steam distribution, it's usually possible to shut off the flow of heat to certain areas. If you have a room that isn't being used guest room, basement, pantry, garage - shut off all or most of its heat and close the door. • Send your heat to where you really need it. ' A crackling fire makes a room cosy, .but what happens when the fire dies out? If the damper is left open, warm room air shoots up the chimney. Just as soon as the fire is out, close the damper. Take a flashlight and 'make' sure it. fits tightly.. If it - doesn't, fix it yourself or call a repairman. If you have a fireplace that's never used, close it up by putting a plug of some sort in the chimney, or across the fireplace opening. If you are buying a . new house with a fireplace, or are having one built, insist that hot and cold airtvents be installed 'at each .side of the fireplace. These vents will take out most of the heat that, would otherside escape up the ch imney. • Drapes or curtains --� especially lined ones — hedp to insulate windows and stop, drafts. . Iri winter, as soon as the sun has gone down, pull your drapes to help keep the warm air in the room. If you don't it • will move outside by both conduction and radiation. The sun's warmth is free and can help to heat up a room: So Beep the drapes -open during the. day: (In summer. of course, do the opposite.) • Each time you turn on a kitchen or bathroom exhaust fan in .winter, warm air goes out and cold air is drawn into replace it. Take at.minute to make sure the filter in your, kitchen fan is clean. This will move out the odors . and smoke more quickly, so you can shut it off sooner. • vis Page i3 •' Be sure the flap. on the outside vent closes tightly. If you don't, use . the fan at all, sealit up for the winter. A humidifier puts moisture back into the air and in- , creases the comfort in our• centrally heated houses. Very low humidity irritates nasal • tissue, and•dries out both skin and, furniture. A reasonable level of humiaity can over- come these problems, and help to conserve energy by cutting down on evaporation from your skin. .111111=11.11—r tit • about car loans. 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