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Show Consumers May Save Energy By Changing CommonHabits Saving energy in your home maybe as simple as pulling the draperies, closing a dooror changing the way you boil an egg. Indeed, the significant savings a home owner can makein electricity and fuelbills may be the sum of a lot of little things, says CSC, a Chicago companythat consults on design and handles the maintenanceof energy systems in leading a ping centers and office buildings. CSC is a sul sidiary of Urban Investment and Development Co., whose parent is Aetna Life & Casualty. In a recentpublic service film made by Aetna, CSC applied its expertise to making a numberof Suggestions for energy conservation in the home. Among CSC's recommendations are: —In the kitchen,infiltration — the flow of air in or out of a building afos comaes making sure the damper the exhaust fan, u: to take cooking smoke and odors out of the home, closes tightly after each use. If not properlyclosed, cold air canenter the house and warm air can escape during the heating season. The ite can happen during warm weather. a appliances too large for the job wastes energy. Use small burners for smallpots and , Use a toaster or a broiler oven instead of oven of a kitchen range for preparing small amounts of food. Microwave ovensare excellent energy-savers. —Some foods don’t need to be cooked on high heat. Eggs, for instance, boil as fast on simmer as ona flame. —Take frozen meat outof the freezer the night before it will be used and placeit in the centerof the refrigerator. Not only will the meat stay | Tuesday. January 1. 1980. THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 5 Well Water Could Heat Homes LOGAN — For some Utahns. heat ped using water from wells could be an efficient means of heating and coo} ing their homes while saving money and energy That is the conclusion of a study by Utah State University engineers fresh and take less timeto cook, butit will act as a refrigerant, helping the refrigerator maintain its temperature withless use of electricity —Arefrigerator door should sealtightly. To check this, place a dollar bill at the edge of the refrigerator door ne. and close the door Pull gently on the bill. If there is resistance. the sealis tij —Refrigerator coils must be kept clean to allow the heat transfer through the back of the coils. The coils can be cleaned with soapy water —If you have a freezer or a second refrigerator, keep it in the coolest part of the house, such as the basement,so it doesn’t have to work as hard to retain a proper temperature. —In other rooms, arrange furniture so vents and radiators are not blocked. In cold climates, you’ll be more comfortable sitting in chairs and sofas if they are moved away from outside walis. similarly to a refrigerator It extracts heat energy from water coming from wells and delivers heat energy into the home. Simply by reversing the flow direction of the refrigerant. the groundwater heat pumpbecomes an air conditioner. It removes heat energy Potential savings would be most sub- from the homeand has it carried away Stantial for those nowusing electric by the outgoing groundwater. Dr resistance (baseboard or radiant) Calvin Clyde, professor of civil heating or propane, according to a engineering at UWRL. explained report prepared by the Utah Water Groundwater heat pumps are advan Research Laboratory and Mechanical tageous in Utah because well water Engineering Department at USU temperatures are fairly constant Compared to electric resistance throughout the year substantially heating, a groundwater heat pump can cooler than theoutside air in the cool reduce the annual electric heating bill ing season and substantially warmer by as much as 70 percent. A 58 percent than outside air during the heating annual saving can be achieved over season eating and 37 percent over an Watercan store four times as much heat energy as an equal massofair and Significant savings are not possible in a much smaller space. While conven over heating and cooling with natural tional heating systems using natural gas where it is available, but if gas gas, coal and electric resistance prices increase significantly, the deliver less than one BTU of heat for groundwater heat pump could gain a one BTU of electrical energy con: cost advantage there,the report shows. sumed. the average groundwater heat A groundwater heat pump works pumpdelivers 3.2 BTU’s of heat energy —Fireplace dampers should be kept closed when notin use, and should be checked to make sure they close properly. —To preventinfiltration from the fireplace, glass doors on fireplaces are a good idea. They can be kept closed during use to stop warm air from escaping through the chimney,and to prevent cold air from entering the room at other times. . —Draperies and shades in the living room and other areas should be closed on sunny summer days to keepoutthe sun, opened on sunny winter days to let in the sun, and closed on cloudy winter days and winter nights to act as insulators. eveys 5 According to USU Study for each BTU ofelectrical energy used. This surprising efficiency is because the heat in the groundwateris ‘free that is, you don't have to pay for it, Clyde explained And although iv. the past heat pumps had some difficulties with reliability heat pomp components have been greatly improved in the past decade, so they are as reliable as and require no more maintenance than conventional heating systems, he added Because of the expense of drilling wells, installing the plumbing and acquiring the heat pumpunits the initial cost of a groundwater heat pump is higher than for other heating systems. But the annual operating cost turns the long-range cost around in many cases. The USU engineers compared heating costs for a typical 1500 square foot home in four Utahcities. As a result of the annual cost savingsoverelectric resistance of propane heating, a groundwater heat pumpwill eventually pay for itself,’ the report Says. Group Cheers Move to Curb FTC Heresy? business community and consumers Not at all. 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