Show l 4 I CIRCLE K i FOOD STORES I l H y r COFFEE TO GO HOT T CHOCOLATE Ii SODA KEGS FILM SANDWICHES MAGAZINES AND GROCERIES Ever Everything in for or your youra ur a J 3 PICNIC SUPPLY 1 1 A number of o items 2 1 price c r. r throughout the store A f m West M Mein ln Vernal Phone 1234 II IMPORTANT Model 8 0 B Btu tu tuP P per et f h hour ou r energy 2 r e h r gy 9 guide U I Id e for capacity u units ts W with higher h the EER SI mans means cooling o n. n cooling 1 cap capacity IW l i t J Lower energy consumption watts 4 0 Z EER E E R 9 93 3 Lower Lowe cost to use volts f 75 amperes l j 1 ti tot f 0 u t n d accordance w th Tested m n acor accordance nce with For available l to Btu per hour volt 0 window models model the EER range is i. 1 s' s j I EER 54 to EER 99 I f 1 For information on cost COt of oper operation tion and selection of correct cooling cool cool- i j ing capacity ask your dealer for Publication LC 1053 or write 1 f to National Bureau of ot Standards 41 Washington DC D.C. 0 Look for this US U.S. Department of Commerce Energy Guide Label on refrigeration room air air conditioners to help you compare energy How to save on one electricity one of a series Shopping e 0 for a an air air conditioner A Ae First com compare a energy efficiency er Energy-efficiency Energy is an important t factor to consider in J Hr fI t selecting a refrigeration room air conditioner Different r. r z 1 models use different amounts of electricity to do the same 1 R job The most efficient models operate on about half the t a t power required by less efficient models to do the same amount of cooling Until recently one had to know a lot about air conditioners conditioners condi condi- I to know the difference Fortunately there is now I an easy accurate way for you to compare the energy energy- efficiency of units before buying By determining each J kJ models model's Energy Efficiency Ratio EER you can compare 1 the amount of electricity the he different units consume The f fEER I EER rating system is recognized wide industry and heres here's how it works r a. a Comparing efficiency US U.S. Department of Commerce Energy Guide Labels are arenow arenow arenow now found on most new models of room air conditioners As shown in the illustration at top the labels show J H I r 1 1 the cooling capacity of the unit in British thermal Your dealer deafer will calculate the EER of any unit for yoU Oli units Btu's in the example 2 the EER rating EER 93 and Btu Btu's 8 EER EER 93 ERR 93 3 3 the EER range for units of about the same cooling W Watts gOO capacity EER EER 54 99 Example Suppose the units unit's 2500 2600 The higher the EER rating the greater the energy cooling capacity is Btu's 2260 2260 efficiency For example a unit rated at EER 93 costs and its power rating is watts 2500 about a third less to operate than a unit with the same You would divide by Btu cooling capacity but rated at EER 6 6 Energy-efficient Energy models often cost a little more initially because their cooling cool If you'd rather not figure the EER yourself your airing air air- ing mechanisms are usually larg larger r and heavier Their con conditioner tion r dealer will be e happy appy to compute it for you lower operating cost however will us usually ally more than than Dont Don't t h hesitate to as ask him It its it's s your money at stake offset their higher original cost over the life of the unit Dont Don't t buy a unit larger or smaller than you need Sele Selecting ting a properly si sized ed refrigeration air conditioner the EER C Computing that is IS most energy-efficient energy IS is the best to way ensure optimum If f a unit does the guide label described abo above not carry e mum comfort and really help you save on electricity its EER rating can be computed You need to know its cooling capacity Btu's per hour and the number of A note about type evaporation coolers watts of electricity needed to operate it it Both these figures If you can use an evaporation type evaporation type cooler sometimes usually are printed on the units unit's back panel To find the called a swamp cooler which adds moisture to air as it EER ERR simply divide the Btu's mus by the wattage cools it it further savings in energy are possible Question Write to Reddy UTAH T Utah Power welcomes your questions suggestions and comments asked asked questions and good suggestions are published in Reddy Kilowatts Kilowatts Kilowatt's Kilo POWER watts watt's regular newspaper column Writs Write to Reddy Kilowatt pO Box Salt Lake City Utah ex 0 LIGHT LT L CO u t j r |