The Huron Expositor, 1980-06-26, Page 29777 .7- 7.77.
Tte. most expensive' item in
your home energy budget is
space.heating; Running, right be-
hind it is. h9t-water heating —
•whether by oil, natural gas, pro,
.pane or electricity,. There are
many ways to t Mir hot•
water bill without. osorting to
;PK ShOwers,
.First of ail.be sure that the
thermoStat on your hot-waterl'
heater i not set too high. 54°C
(130°F)1's recommended.
r
•0 by Spraying ihena in the drying
rack, a tray at a time.. If you
don't have a Nose, Use a_ sod,
basin for rinsing rather Mal:taut-
tinuously rprining the hot water.
4 • '
Doable Duty
* Use YOur hc0 water tWice. .111
the winter, after you've had a
bath or -done the dishes, dont
'drain the hot water itntil it cools,
It's better to heat the house than
the sewers4
Drip, Drip, 'Drip, Drip -2
Fix those drips. One rip.per
second from a leaky hot4atei-
faucet or shower -head can add
to ql-mut 175 gallons a month.
That's cash down the drain!
„How AboutUsing Less
Hot Watei?
liere are:some ideas on how to
cut do‘im on the amount of hot
•',water you use.•
• Switch ' from sit-downs to
stand -ups. finless •you , stand in
the shower until, yOu've, sungall.
of ' your favourite . songs,- a
shower ' uses.,less water than a
• ,bath. Increase your -energy sav-
ings even further by installing a
'.`water saver" on the shower
head. • • ,
' • If you must sit, use.fess water.
The cost of,a bath is determined
*mainly by the amount of: hot .„
water you,use. , ,
• • Use the cold water wash and
rinse '4Y-cles when walingyour.
clothes.,
• Reclre the amount of hot ;
water needed, for doing the dish::
• es. Try the following: '
— rinse' and serape the dirty
dishes using cold waier;
— wash in a, basin that is '
somewhat smaller. than the sink; :
•— use a 'resonable amount of
detergent —,..mOuntains of soap
don't mean,aleaner dishes.
They dp Mean wasted 'detergent ,
"arid increased use of hot,...ririse
water; •
— use e hose for rinsing dish -
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"ENERGY -CONSERVATIONiUPPLEMEt1T — 7
•
ean
The Most energy efficient way Drying
Of washing clothes is to take a
bar of soap dOwn to the river's
edge and scrub away. Clearly,
few Canadians are prepared
go to this length to save energy.
• In fa ,even If theY'Werei lpw
many are glose to a riyer? Lucid
-
134 we tion't'have to go back to
•the WAYS Pr OK ancestors to
wash and dry our clothes in an
:7 energy efficient manner,
The fPlloWing su$8eStions can
hell) Y9t1 rec1tIce the energy and
• dollar ,costs' of keeping yOur
clothes clean.,
Thelnomentary surge of,pow,
et Wheh. tinining, on a 'light
(Whether fluorescent or incandes-:
cent)-ititequal-to-mily-41or42,4-sec
odds of lighting time,
.:•
• , .
Cool white fluorescent lighting'.
is five times as efficient as incan-
deseeni fight
W
a
s
hh
ebiggest n
g
Tcost item in wash-:
ing clothes 4 the hot water, So
whether you're hand -washing in
• a sink or using •an automatic
:washing machine, cutting down
on the hot water saves energy.
• Many people now .use ncithing
• but cold water waShes', and. are
•• very, satisfied with the results.
Washing in Cold water has the
' • added benefit or reducing the
,likelihood of shrinkage and col-
OUr. l_11ceding.
Full Loas„....„,.
Make the 'Most of the energy
used to run your washing ma -
thine by operating it only wheh
.•you have a full load, When this is
not possible, save water by using ..
the correct water level setting for
the size of, the load. •
ottfes
The 1119st energkSaving way, to. .
dry Your elcitlies is •tP Use a sPlar
heated, wind -driven elOth'es clrY- •
er of, as it is 10Cire CPMMPPIY
knOWA -- aClothesline. 111 surn-
mer, using a clothesline gives*
your clothes that fresh oUt-of-
doors smell., In.winter, the family
polnitIS of rnoisttire to dry winter
w.alars.h drying M the basement, can
contrbute pproiaximately 26.
However, if jetting your
clothes air dry is not feasible
Shen use your clothes dryer ittan,
-*energy saving manner:
• Short cycles — ifse.the'short-
est appropriate cycle to not only
save energy but to prevent
. clothes from overdrying.
• e Full loads pry a. full load "
each.aimg.,Y9u turn the dryer on
to mace. giiod.use of the heat
. prOditteci, (Put aVOid, overload-
.
• Vents -- Vent your dryer to
the outside during the summer to
get: :rid of moisture -laden air,
•Thii_saves' energrby- speeding up
• drying thne. . .
• •
• Lint filter ,,— Cleae'your lint
, filter after each load to reduce
drying.time: Afleast 9nce.a.year,
clean the outside cif, the: dryer
. drum, the mcitor,. and exhaust
• pipes to get ricl of lint build-up.
The energy consumed by our
• food • system .is distributed as
follows: •• '
18% on the farm
32% processing 84 packaging
200/0 transkortation
30% home prepararisolfie
The rinse and libld cycle on a -
dishwasher uses three, tp seven
gallons of hot water. • '
•
. •
, Allowing dishes to air dry can
reduce a dishwasher's energy re,
Heating The Water.,Efficiently ciuirenientS by at least one:third.
.., An ;efficiently funning hot. •
water heater ..helps you save ,
money andenergy ,
• If your tank is heated with 'oil
or gas, be sure it gets, an annual
s.erni-annual checkup along ,
• with your. 'furnace:.:The flam,
barometricdamper,: and stack• ,
teniperature.should,all be:adjust:
• tiF:pfisprd that ..the, energy
yOu're Using is heating:the water,
,not scooting...up the chinaney.',:.
•Oown,near the bottom of yOnr. :. •
heater is a small'tap,OramA;pail In sprmg hPuseljptd.e.f..',"
, of "vater from 'here about " Once a , attention turns to...planting a
, year topclear' out .'sediment' and .• garden, .Cutting'the lawn trni
•mrneral deposits.,•-: . ming the hedge In this mech-
" • .. anized 'age, just " abbot every .
,.hone and gnrden-,prOjecf.has a
faney'electrical tool, forthe "job.
Keeping '
•good ..MS1liating jacket. can • Pownm
hedge .cl p-
iliers
reduce fieaLIPSS' throUgh. the ..,,tPheer.sgrassi'ls'tsenitsrelinkndleersSs'17t7t
walis Of amiininsulated. hot-water •,•
tank by. atleast 8Ot'e. hisulati�n.•
als.O 'help ',keep yOUr bse.'
• rnent 'Cooler' in sumMer: if you',
haVe, a tank that.. iShlt irisulated ,
' wrap ..soifie insulation batfs. or.
, rolls , around . it... Be sore. you use.
,
fire4eirstant. inSulatioriand keep:
it' vell clear of the' itiiner:
or.gas-fired:tank: .
• Protect the pipes, Hot Water: •
noves frorn•the•tank to, the.yari-..,.
96S.outlets in the hciuse th:rotigh•
.
pipes that normally run along thc
heat frOin,escapiP.X.,"..' ence
„ . Use your hot water wisely and
non is the best .waY.to Preveni the. 01 ariPit.y.(')webt ioeilerrtrc.",geyclianu, 9hi equipment
one at ilernd: qi ta:ckebnsee.hetnt:bli et-: .
basement, ceiIitg Again insula
yOu'll reWaide&hythe 0.• -ergy, ia...,,matituta6ei5teul:raete
7 duoiori in hotWater ..Before you buy, Ask .yourself tf
:you reany nec it. Tbe .job may
take a little fonger.without power:
help, but.l.hirik, �f the e?ctra exer-.
Operating a dishwasher can be
twice as expensive as washing
dishes by hand.!..
enerSave
5+;
at
,
cise,and fresh air...you gain.
• If you do feel that power tcibls
,are a, must,: then: consider saving
energy (and money) b3 rentiErg �r
sharing With a..neighbour. hfMn-
taining the equipment iifigood
'running -order andusing it effi-
. •
"Theres lots of eleotiicity
ground. Surely this is one kind
energy'that I.cion't have to,worry
about. saVing". •
, Unfortunately, this is an 'all
too common and inaccurate
view. Not all Canadians realize
thdf a high 19% of Canada's
electricity is, in fact, produced ,
from don renewable oil, natural
as, or coal, .In addition, as oil
and gas supplies decling;:eleetri,-
city will...have an increasingly im-
portant role in meeting Canada's
energy needs., However, most or,
the readily' available.;.. large scale
hydsiteS have.alteady been deL
veloped.. Constructing nuclear
p er-facilitits(another7s6
of electricity) is a very expeniive
proposition.
ciently ill also help keep the en -
o yes, usingelectricity wisely .1 ggY bill down. * , • •
is definitely igart : of an: energy
management, policy for the
Ten. percent of the electricity
uged, by an incandekent light •
bulb roduces ht. The remain-
ing 90% produces*heat. .
1
pet ler
ght
The theory' of supply and
demand ditates ,that e 'decrees.. -
Supply . and increasing
• dethand.'resulls in higher prices: ,,,,
This holds trite for many cettf.• ,,
-,moditie4 .especlally• th
dependent on non-renewabik'm
•"Seurces. Thus,. using. less energy
net only helps inSitie adequatesupp y u s tau , a se ell
to fewer and smaller price in•;'
r
reaSis , , .
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