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Show A hand around the house STRIPS OF WALL INSULATION Insulate your heater " STAPLE FLANGES TOGETHER L by A. J. Hand AS THE price of energy (Ptszzle on page S) r ii0 V Hrr i WITH NEW REPLACE MSI BOOM, DftAWtftHtONrt, ANOltOCS CABIKHEIOMIS... CABINETS, AMD SAVEI rises, so does the number of ideas aimed at saving energy. One of the newest of these ideas is the water heater insulation kit. For about $20 you get enough plastic-face- d fiberglass insulation to ccver the outside of your water heater, plus enough tape to hold the insulation in place. Is this package worth $20, and worth the bother of installing? There are a lot of variables involved, but in all cases the answer is yes, to one degree or another. Just how much money insulating your water heater can save depends on a number of things. FOR EXAMPLE: How well is your heater insulated at present? All water heaters are made with built-i- n insulation, but some have more than others. Those with a lot of insulation will benefit less from any extra you might add. Where is your heater located? If its in an unheated basement, the insulation kit can be a big help. But if your heater is in a heated part of your house, the kit will save much less. This is partly because the water heater will lose less heat in a warm room than it will in a cold one. But theres another point to consider: If the heater is in a heated part of your home, any heat that escapes from the heater will serve to heat your home. So, technically, toe heat isnt really lost. It may not keep your water hot, but it will heat your home. NOTE, HOWEVER, that this line of reasoning only applies during toe heating season. In toe summer, any heat that escapes from toe water heater can make your home hot and increase air conditioner loads. Thus heat lost in the summer really is lost. Another factor that influences the effectiveness of extra insulation is toe temperature at which you set your water heater. The hotter you run the heater, toe more money you can save from extra insulation. Keeping all these variables in mind, lets take a look at some figures published by one of the manufacturers supplying insulation kits. THE SAVINGS listed below are based on electric water heaters and gas models. The heaters are assumed to be located in a room at 60 degrees, and their thermostats are set to 140 degrees. The inflation rate for the cost of electricity is assumed to be seven per cent per year, and toe inflation rate for gas 15 per cent per year. According to the manufacturer, if you pay four cents a kilowatt hour (Kwh), the kit can sas e you about $51 in two years, or $141 in five years. Four cents a Kwh is about average these days. If you pay six cents a Kwh, the kit will save you $76 in two years, and $247 in five. Savings with the gas heater? If you pay 26 cents a therm (300 cubic feet of gas) youll save $30 in two years, $95 in five. 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