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TERRACE BAY NEWS JANUARY 22, I975 \CK TO THE OLD WOODSTOVE ry, Forest Management Supervisor y a northern Ontario community caught ghtening grip of winter, the sharp wood smoke is increasingly permeating As the costs of the various conven- rms of energy continue to rise, more people see wood as an inexpensive ve to oil, natural gas and electric- usehold heating. A Manitouwadge res- ently told us that his oil bill was 1f when he put a wood stove in his and kept a fire burning in it during me in the winter months. Judging number of requests for fuelwood per- )ave received in the last few months, appear that many more people are try- complish the same thing. If you are 'ategory you might be interested in -he following pointers. > purchasing a stove, talk with some- was had some practical experience with - kinds of wood-burning stoves and >s. Different types of stoves vary ably in their heating efficiency. places, although very ornamental, are > least efficient heaters especially onstructed properly. This is due to . CONFEDERATION COLLEGE | LIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY junction with the TERRACE BAY CREATION DEPARTMENT nsoring an HOLSTERY COURSE (EX-218) s will provide their own furniture pholstered. No chesterfields or ats, please. Large Meeting Room of the Recreation Centre. imited to 10 people. 0.00 (15 hours of instruction) lass starting February 10th fo 14th, onday to Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 class starting February 17th fo 21st, londay to Friday, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 ation forms are available at the ion Office during office hours. the fact that a¥ery large proportion of the heat is carried up the chimney on the draft. The fireplace that has a heating box built around it with ducts to circulate the air is considerably more efficient. - A good damper is a must otherwise a natural draft £ can be created which exhausts warm room air | up the chimney and replaces it with cold out-' side air even when no fire is burning. You might well end up losing more heat than you gain. 0ld-time woodstoves and space-heaters are usually more efficient. This is due to the fact that the entire fire-box can heat up and radiate this heat into the room. Moreover, correct use of the damper on the chimney and the vents on the stove can result in a bett- er control of the rate of combustion than is possible in fireplaces. They can also con- 1 trol the loss of warm air from the room very satisfactorily. During installation make sure that all fire regulations are being adhered to. Since air is required to support combus- tion, you might want to duct air to the fire directly from the outside. Otherwise the fire will be using warm room air and this can ° only be replaced by drawing the colder out- side air into the house. In fact, in today's well-constructed homes, fires may not burn i well unless a window is left open for the en- try of fresh-air. Many of today's homes are too small for a fireplace or stove in the 'living area so you } may be forced to install one in the basement. Nevertheless, by heating the basement area, the upstairs floor will be kept warmer and will even radiate some heat thus cutting down on conventional heating costs. More- over, the furnace will no longer be required to heat the basement in addition to the up- stairs. continued page 9 ....._ } inds unless course is cancelled. Women of the Moose BINGO WEDNESDAY,JAN. 22-8 P.M. Moose Hall 571.00 DOOR PRIZE ON ADVANCE TICKETS: FUEL OIL DONATED BY J. MIKUS, SHELL OIL ALL PROCEEDS TO THE McCAUSLAND HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND. BUS LEAVES SCHREIBER AT 7:15 P.M.