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Show PAGE FIFTEEN Tractor Clinics CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE WATER HEATER Inlelp Save Fuel "You may be getting only 60 horsepower from a tractor designed to give 80. It will use the same amount of fuel but won't put out the work that it should." Dr. Von H. Jarrett, extension engineer, Utah State University, has put across this idea to farmers and ranchers over the state in a tractor testing . program conducted under grant from the Utah State Energy agricultural Office. In tractor clinics he has conducted throughout Utah since the fall of 1976 Dr. Jarrett has tested nearly 1000 of the farmers' and ranchers' tractors using a dynamometer that connects to the power take-of- f. He pulls the wheel-mounte- d dynam- ometer behind his pickup to clinics arranged by the local county extension agents. He says it has not been uncommon for a farmer to bring his tractor from the field for the checkup, then after the tune-u- p adjustments are made, go back in the field on the same implement and find that he could travel two gears higher than before. That means a big savings in both time and fuel. Where records were kept at one time period, an average increase of 11.25 horsepower output per tractor was gained on 273 tractors. Dr. Jarrett notes that to according the Nebraska Fuel Consumption Test Report, an average 50 HP diesel tractor will develop 14.6 horsepower hours per gallon of fuel under full load. Multiplying the gain in horsepower by the number of hours the tractor is used in a year and dividing by 14.6 gives the owner an idea of the annual fuel savings achieved from testing his tractor. Farmers and ranchers soon see another value. At present prices in knowing in advance what repairs are preciate purchasing a tractor, the cost per horsepower well exceeds $200. With 10 horsepower restored to the tractor, the owner has saved-y- ou might say gained-ov- er needed. Dr. Jarrett's aim is not so much to provide the testing service as to take of the teaching moment to get farmers to understand and take better care of advantage in $2000 While there is no set formula for estimating the hot water needs of a family, certain factors should be considered. Obviously, the number of persons in your family is the biggest factor. Next, allow for the size of the house, the number of small children, and the use of an automatic clothes washer andor dishwasher. When buying a water heater, it is wise to estimate your needs generously. Consider your future needs as well as your present requirements. Demands for hot water will be greater as the size of the household increases, as the children become older and begin to take showers or soak for hours in a full tub of water, and as certain new appliances are added. This table indicates the electric water heater sizes usually considered adequate for various family sizes: Heater Size Family Size to 3 4 to 7 7 or more Another way to help determine the right size electric water heater for your family is to examine your specific hot water needs. See the table below for average amounts of hot water used in some common household routines: Gallons of Hoi Water Average Use Tub bath Shower bath 5 Baby bath Meal preparation 3 3 Dishwashing-hanc Dishwashing-automati8 power value. Farmers and ranchers have been keenly interested in seeing and discussing the tests and adjustments needed on their own tractors to improve performance. Where more extensive mechanical work has been needed, Dr. Jarrett has suggested that they take their tractors to their dealers' repair shops at an early date. Those in the more remote areas of the state who must travel a hundred miles or so for tractor repair service especially appreciate it when adjustments can be made at a local clinic. When the trip is necessary, they ap their tractors. Frequently at the clinic localities he conducts an evening school for the tractor owners and operators. There he stresses that the best assurance of saving money and fuel on tractors is to keep them tuned up and properly serviced and to use good quality, clean fuel and lubricants. 1 10-L-S 2 Tractor owners are becoming highly sensitive to the increasing costs of equipment and fuel. They feel the necessity of getting more work for the dollars spent. The tractor clinics are helping them to do it. d 18 After you have chosen the right size water heater. Edison Electric Institute advises the installation of a water flow restrictor in the shower head. 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