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Show !! 4D China Photo Seocion Dated for September Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1983 By Saving Energy Bee Center ROY In an era of rapidly increasing energy costs, the Roy City Recreation Complex has managed to keep its utility bills at about the same level as four years ago. This translates into savings of more than $40,000. Faced with the prospect of raising fees or requesting increased financial support from Roy City, complex director Virgil Howe decided to find ways to cut energy costs along with other money saving measures. The complex was built in 1973 and was designed to function in an economy that had cheap and abundant energy supplies, said Howe. When the energy crunch hit in 1974, Howe faced the prospect of skyrocketing gas and electric bills. The cost standpoint scared us to death. We started thinking about how to modify or change things so we werent stuck with Howe continually explained to employees the need for conservation measures. Howe knew that turning off lights would barely dent soaring bills so he and the late Dick Horne, the complexs former building engineer, sat down with other staff members to generate energy saving ideas. We analyzed each plan to see if it was practical and whether the payback justified the expense, said load programmer saves 15 percent yearly on the complexs total utility bill. One of the most successful energy conservation devices, and deautomatic shower shut-ovice, was part' of the buildings original design. The only problem was that the apparatus did not work. The builders tried three or four different techniques and none of them operated properly, said Howe. With typical resourcefulness, Howe and Horne designed their own successful version. One of our biggest expenses is heating water. Kids would go in the shower room and decide to take a steam bath. Theyd have every shower turned on until the water was scalding hot. Other people would forget to turn the showers off. It was a constant problem, ff Howe. Solar energy was vetoed because too many costly structural changes were required. When you have to implement solar after the fact, the costs sometimes said outweigh the savings, Howe. Howe and Horne decided to increase the efficiency of existing energy systems.' The building was designed so all systems, such as the boiler and sump said Howe. During the first year using the automatic shut-o- ff system, water consumption was cut 50 percent. Even larger dollar savings were made on the gas bill because less water needed to be heated. With an Olympic sized pool pumps, were turned on simultaneously and ran all day. This resulted in unnecessary utility usage and a high peak load demand. Since utility companies bill users for consumption levels and peak demand rates, Howe wanted to reduce figures in both' in addition to showers and areas. sinks, utility The solution was to install an use is a major expense. To furelectrical load programmer. The ther reduce the cost of heating heart of the device is a computer pool, shower and sink water, the that is programmed to monitor complex has installed aqua-steach separate building system. sensors in the pool and domestic We program it based on factors water tank. When pool water such as the season and rate of reaches its correct temperature, building use.' This year we had the sensor shuts down the boiler to readjust it to compensate for until the temperature drops to a a longer, colder winter. level. Then the A similar The load programmers pri- boiler is is used tank. in is its the value water to stagmary ability system Always working on new ideas, ger usage of various systems. Each system is programmed to Mike Mansfield, the complexs run for a specific period and current building engineer, is dethen shuts off when another sys- signing a system to heat pool water using heat from the boitem is turned on. By setting a maximum peak lers smokestack. The plan is to demand level combined with a install a series of copper coils in priority list, the computer knows the smokestack. Then a water when usage is getting too heavy line from the pool will be tapped water-connect- at ed Free Education Tips Will coils that have been heated by energy that normally flows unused out the chimney. The heated water will be returned through piping to the pool. Using this technique, we continuously circulate and heat d of the total pool wasaid Howe. ter, If the idea works, Howe estimates it could save' $3,000 to $4,000 annually on gas bills. The Roy City Council has authorized additional money saving measure - purchase of a pool blanket. After the complex is closed in the evening, the blanket is pulled across the top of the pool. It reduces heat loss and evaporation of pool water. Pool blankets also decrease humidity that causes deterioration of walls and equipment. Howe expects the blanket will pay for itself in less than two years and eventually save approximately $3,000 annually. Another major area of utility expenditures is heat to warm the building. In the winter, air as cold as 10 degrees is drawn in from outside and heated to 75 degrees by the furnace. Mansfield decided to find a way to mix the hot air in the boiler room with frigid outside air.' Instead of having to heat air from 10 degrees to 75 degrees, the outthe plan was to side air to approximately 40 degrees so the furnace would expend less energy.. Mansfield designed an inexpensive air shutter to place oyer the crawl space that facilitates the process. This simple technique saves 2 percent to 4 percent yearly in enone-thir- pre-he- ergy costs. A steam .Shopping Center. annacncsaannanacaDDt iU WnlMllflv For Ladies OPEN: Mon-Thu- 6pm-1- Fri & pm 1 Sat 6 pm 12 pm. Closed Sunday 1. Hwy. 19 Ofd, NL 7491 i 1 With These COUPONS... 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S4.30 With Coupon Daaaaaac B ft Limit $1195 Perm Wave Special StcakMhise Oldest 1Oorr Howe and Mansfield are excited about a plan to lower the cost of heating the facilitys two saunas. Twenty percent of our. yearly electric bill goes toward heating them so it will pay off if our plan works, said Howe who is trying to locate an old fashioned iron radiator to use for the project. Mansfield plans to tap a boiler steam line, insert a pipe and run it into the sauna and through the radiator, producing radiant heat, Before the building opens each morning, well kick on the radiant heat and warm the air so less energy is needed to keep the air hot, Howe explained. With cur- - j rent energy saving devices, Howe figures the complex has annual savings of 20 percent on electricity and 30 percent to 40 percent on gas which equals $10,000 to 12,000 annually. 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This is really a must for photographers, says Thelin, Weve got to be able to determine how long we want to stay in a place in order to capture whats there. Although things have loosened up in China in recent months, we still had to have permission from the tourism commission . China, The Photographic Way" is offered for five hours credit or noncredit. Registration deadline is August 15. The trip date is September 15 through October 1. For more information, contact Al Thelin at O 0 Ottta CHECKING ONE of Roy Recreation Mansfield, along with Virgil Howe have looked at ways which money could be is Complexs energy saving system saved with innovative ideas. Mike Mansfield, building engineer. and what system should be shut into the smokestack. Water will steam is necessary. This saves an down first. Howe estimates the circulate through the copper additional 3 percent to 5 percent unused lights, Realizing that staff support was important, M perience and ability. Thelin says it will differ from other tours because his group has been given With an eye toward the practices and preferences of photographers, University of Utah instructor A1 Thelin has planned a photographers tour of China offered through the Division of Continuing Education fall quarter. Currently an instructor for the DavisUniversity of Utah Program for Higher Education, Thelin heads the photographic program at the school where students can learn everything from basic black and white techniques to advanced color printing. He has also escorted students on a variety of photographic work' shops. The trip to China has been designed to accommodate photographers at all levels of ex :CREATEAMOOD huge costs. .The first energy saving idea is one of the simplest- - turning off . w , 546-340- 3 OPEN 10 UN I, Mm. thru Fri. 10 ti I Sit. fQ n-- $ ' 544-516- AIM. Layton 2 to 7:00 P.M. Serving Northern Oteh ter 12 teen |
