Whitby Free Press, 17 Mar 1982, p. 14

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PAGE 4. WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 1982, WHITBY FREeý PRESS BIG TEN CHECKLIST: To Save MoeE ne-rgy,ý ý At Home, Check it. Out! You are probably using more electricity, gas, and oit than necessary. By using the Big Ten Checklist, you cmn identify ways of reducing, energy, use and cosus, and help the nation conserve energy. The first six items include actions w'hieh you ean undertake with ltte or no expense. Other measures invotving expenditures also may resuit in long.-term savings of money and energy. 1Weather-tripping/cautking - ook for air. cracks around doors, windows and other openings, sucb as around pipes and ducts. Seat them by cautking* or weatber- stripping.* Heat and air conditioning es- cape tbrougb cracks, 2 Thermnos tat - set at 65 degre es in winter- and at teast 5 degrees lower when sleeping. or away. (Higber beating temperatures are recommended for bornes witb sick, PULL-OUT SECTION< elderly, orinfants.) Set at 78 degrees in summer. Consider a dlock thermostýat.* Water' Heaters- this is a major, energy user in the home. Try a Iower thermostat setting., Consider insulation wrap.* In- stali water flow restrictors in showers and faucets. They cut bot, water use without affecting family comfort. Wben replacing water beater, choose an, energy-efficient model. 4 Heaing/cooling systein - »dcean or re- place fitters as needed. Close vents in un- used rooms. Insutate* duets and pipes in unbeated spaces. Consider devices* wbicb cari increase the efficieincy of your exist- ing system. Wben replacing, choose an energy-efficient modeL 5 Sunlight - keep direct -sunligbt out in summer; let it induringwïiniter. Drapes, shutters, awnings, shade trees, glass witb reflective filin,*.and'solar screens* help. 6 Appliances/lightîng - fully toad dryers and clothes and disb washers. Turn off unnecessary lights. >Tf replacing, buy energy-efficient appliancesand ligbting., 7 Attic insutation - cbeck to see if your attic bas the recommended level of in'su!- ation,*, including the attie door. 8- Floors and foundation walls - check for adequate insulation* under floors, around basemient, crawl space, and foun- dation walls., 9 Windows- and doors -,consider adding srmwindows, 4 doors,* or double-paned glass,* to keep in heat and air condition- ing. 10 Exterior watts - consider adding insu!- ation,* particularly wbeni remodeling or re-siding youür bouse. An ounce of Préventton To forestaîl an, accu- mulation of int in plumb- ing, and -the resuùlting ex- pensive repairs, an effec- tive int flter on the end oýf the washinïgmachiine hose can be .fashÏioned« very simply fromr aluminum scréening. Qulck Pick-Up for A Drab Kitchen: If you've painted your kitchen walls and cabinets and the area, still' tooks drab, chances'are you need a new look,-on your floor. 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Empty window space is transformed into a living center, easily, with a multi-level counter-top table, buit onto the wall. Tuck-away folding stools, covered with a cushy suede look-alike, are both pralctical and fashionable. Window lambrequin is easy-care "Ranchero" by Naugahyde. Kitchen designed by JIi Wood. ,t The Bedroom Now Itfs a Room for AllReasons The ýbedroomn is becorn- ing a room-for-all-purposes' in today's homes, as TV and 1 stereo equipment er A typical torcedf air system. Alil the areas shown in grey ire dust collection areas. EI NTA AND COMMERCIAL HEATING & COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING -Mou REDUCES ... ...... 0FUEL. COSTS a CLEANING & DECORATING o ca/i The Pro fessionals ONTARIO" DUÇT CENN 360 KING STREET WEST, OSHAWA,- ONT. 1.1J 2K2 6 o-42 boudoir with greater fre-- quency. As you spend more ime in 'your bedroom, you're probably finding--that. the old-hat arrangement of bed, end tables and dresser just won't d'oý for your changing lifestyle. dinary-looking bed into a feminine and fanciful re- treat, a masculine haven or a comfortable his-and-her lounging area. (Bed plat- forms lend themselves espe- cially well to the latter, of course.) mter the This is a good time to re- If yo think your bedroom's func- special tions and make some within changes in its furnishings, watchini and decorators are being consider more than helpful here. New chairs, a designs in bedding now en- floor larn able you to tr'ansform an or- r ýý(CLIUP & SAVE)~ Iwith this ad 200/oôff al, DRAPERY'FABRICSI Superlor workmanshlp at reasonable I prices. * Our Interlor consultants willIbe * pleased to visit at your home. W1il tpes of drapery track i supplied and installed. 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