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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-10, Page 54I thT stack they nets lend et Way. toll; Id ler check it the dam ustd urnyq )raced :erzan Your rio H ng are Pre for age ng n has a2 mat he 1s signed SPA ID IITIO iKET IY NO Paye Kinds of lighting make difference 'There's lots ofhese is i one trisity round. Surely Ind of energy that I don't ave to worry about saving." This isnn al ou 1ew, Turningt lights that en't in use is definitely an important energy saving. ou save electricity and in any cases you also' save the al, oil or natural gas u Ed en at generating ydro sites are now limited. eveloping future nuclear d hydro facilities will be ery expensive. So, yes, turn out those ghts. Incandescent: This is e familiar light bulb found most homes. Light is roduced by heating a tiny lament untilit glows. nfortunately it produces uchheat han mor t hheatiand 5 ht — boutout 95 percent ercent was ed Thisht. heat tis it's sually enerated at the wrong place. It's easy to be confused by 1 the different incandescent nips on the market — eneral service, eye saver, hadow ban, extended ser- ce. The most energy-efficient the general service which Ives the most light easured in "lumens") for elwatts consumed. Strange as it may seem, e lamp of higher wattage 11 give more light than the me wattage from two aller lamps. Example: one 0 -watt lamp will give more ht than two 60 -watt lamps 740 ds. 1720 lumens). Most fluorescent lights are and in offices and schools, wever they can bring portant energy -savings to ehome as well. .Fluorescent lighting is over times as efficient as in- ndescent lighting. It educes about 30 percent ht and 70 percent heat. Fluorescent lighting can so be confusing. There are o main types on the arket: "cool white" and daylight" (or "warm hite"). Cool white produces e most lumens, while ylight is a softer light. Cool to also produces more are unless shaded. Fluorescent lights are best ed in work areas and in athrooms, kitchens and creation rooms. ,Whenever you leave a room sure to turn, off the lights hind you, even if it's only ra short time. There's a general- isconception that leaving hts on saves more elec- icity than turning them off d then on again. Not true! ere's a momentary surge power when a light is ned on, but it's equal to Y a second or two of hting time. How much light do you ally need? Try putting wer wattage bulbs in llways, basements, drooms and wherever_glose rk is not done. For reading, sewing, king, games or hobbies, good localized lighting m lamps or specially in - led fixtures. hen you're renovating or taping new lighting, try crescent fixtures. They're ch more efficient. e A neglected heating system n let you down when it is est needed. Have yours ecked before winter sets in. A barely visible ac- cumulation of dust will lower the lighting level. And may cause you to turn on more lights. Dust lamps regularly. Think about a dimmer for the dining room. You'll be able to turn the lights down low for a romantic touch, especially if you have candles on the table. The ideal shade is white or near - white and conceals the lamp bulb, both when you are standing and sitting. The shade should be dense enough to keep the .bulb from glaring through (but not opaque) and should reflect the light. The light should be sent upwards as well as downwards, with the shade wide enough at the bottom to spread light over a fairly wide area. Light paint finishes on both ceilings and walls will reflect the light and perhaps reduce the number of lamps you need. Use a long -life or extended service lamp in those awk- ward hallways and cupboards where it's tough to replace a bulb. This type will cost a little more. Keep in mind that a long -life lamp produces lower lumens than an equivalent wattage general service type. Be sure that lighting equipment does not reflect on shiny surfaces — the television screen or a pile of glossy magazines. The glare will tire your eyes. Do you really need a 100 - watt lamp 'in the light stan- dard at the end of the driveway? Wouldn't a 60 -watt or maybe a 40 -watt do just as well? Are floodlights necessary in front or back? Can - you reduce the quantity or size? Think about an automatic timer to control the time when they are actually in use. Christmas lighting has become a tradition in Canada, but that doesn't mean we can run wild. Keep your lights to a modest display, unless of course your electrical utility recommends a total ban. Don't put them up too far ahead of Christmas and take them down as soon as the holiday season is over. Try not to turn them on until after 6 p.m., so you won't add to the peak evening load, and turn them off before going to bed. In most cases, outdoor Christmas lighting can replace your normal outdoor lighting. Don't use both at the same time. Now that you've been enlightened, let's see how much energy you can save. Here's how to do it: For one day leave extra lights on; let the TV and radio play away. The next day be conservation minded; turn off everything you can find. On the first day, read the electric meter early in the morning and make a note of the reading. The next morning read the meter again at the - same time, and calculate how many kilowatt hours were used. Read it again on the morning of the third day. Take the difference between the two days and multiply by 365 to find out the number of kilowatt hours you could save in a year. How much is this in cash? Check your last electric bill. It should show how much you pay per kilowatt hour. Why not encourage your children to carry out this project by themselves. Good con- servation training. The electric meter is normally on the outside wall of the house or possibly in the basement. If you live in an apartment and have your own meter, it's probably in the basement. (If you can't locate it, ask the superintendent.) The dials are normally organized from left to right. Some of these turn counter- clockwise. When the pointer is between two numbers, read the lower number. Your meter probably has four dials. The right one gives the reading in tens of kilowatt hours, the next . one- in hun- dreds of kilowatt hour, and so on. Looking to cut heat consumption? Here are helpful household hints Homeowners everywhere are finding it will cost even more to heat their homes 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, compli- ments of the Johns -Man- ville Insulation Center. 1. Insulate your home well. It's the most effec- tive thing you can do. With adequate insulation, your home will require only about 50 per cent as much fuel as with no insulation, according to the Insula- tion Center. To 'insulate an existing home, first pay attention to the ceiling, where heat loss is greatest. You can generally insulate the ceil- ing, where heat loss is greatest. You can gener- ally insulate the ceiling yourself by laying thick but lightweight fiber glass blankets between joists in the attic floor. If you already have some insulation, you can use an "add-on" insulation such as Johns -Manville's Re- Insul, which is made spe- cifically to bring inade- quate attic insulation up to today's standards. Con- sult an insulation con- tractor about insulating closed -in ceilings and walls. Choose amounts of in- sulation by Resistance numbers, which tell how well insulation retards heat flow. In new homes, use at least R-19 161/2 inches thickness, in ceil- ings, R-11 r3 7/x inches to 4 inches thickness) in walls. Insulation in floors is needed for homes built over open crawl spaces. 2. Use storm windows or insulating glass. Double glass resists heat loss al- most twice as well as sin– gle glass, says the J -M In- sulation 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 arid door frames. 6. Call in a heating serv- ice man to clean and ad- just the heating burner. He should also check bal- ancing of the heat distri- bution system to make sure no room gets more heat than it needs. 7. Clean or replace fur- nace filters, Dirty filters may severely hinder move- ment of warm air, reduc- ing 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 thermostat back if you're going to be away for a weekend or longer. 9. Check the location of your thermostat. 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