Show rTne Page 7 GEMS Thursday October 6 1994 Programmable Thermostats can help lower your heating & cooling bill prupn'pm pi pi p yij0 '"lsy 'gpi'j'i '0‘ WH According to 1990 census figures Americans spend more than $34 billion each year to heat their homes Sadly much of that energy expenditure is unnecessary Energy experts estimate a third of America’s heating expenses are due to poor efficiency outdated equipment and inadequate inThat’s a terrible misuse of sulation natural resources and a tremendous wasted cost to consumers Fortunately’ modem technology is fast on the problem We now gaining have available better insulating maadditional i terials heatingcool- and modem electronic ing equipment devices which maximize comfort while reducing energy consumption if some- One of the most important times overlooked s is the programmable “setBom of computer devices back” thermostat this device allows the technology consumer to cool or heat the house to fit their lifestyle while reducing energy costs by cooling or heating only when needed For instance in the winter when heating costs are high the programmable thermostat lets the homeowner the indoor temperature to fit regulate their lifestyle During the day when everyone is usually at work the thermostat lowers the indoor temperature a few degrees saving substantial amounts of and money Shortly before family comes home the thermo- stat instructs the heating system to raise the temperature to a more com- fortable level Similarly the thermo- electricity stat can lower and raise the tempera- ture at night to accommodate sleep and wake-u- times The result can be an energy savings For someone wdh an up to 35 S2E2SSE5Kf" a every 30 days and $140 each winter One of die most functional pro-gram mable thermostats available is made by Hunter the same company that invented the electric ceiling fan a century ago Hunter’s “Auto Hus” model has pro-an energy monitor to grammability track usage an air filter change indi-cator to let you know when the filter over Temp n needs changing and an function that switches changeover” from the thermostat automatically cooling to heating mode According to Hunter engineers sophisticate programmable less than one seasdn comfort thorny lbs 0 lbs lbs 0 lbs lbs 0 0 0 lbs 0-700 740065- lbs lbs 6700- - 0 lbs 6500- 7000 - lbs lbs lbs 5 0 lbs Hunter’s costs without sacrificing comfort For more information on Hunter’s com- saving program- - plete line of energy mable thermostats 800- The Gunnison Lions Club kept themselves roofs pavilionSt ‘ their adopted Section of highway busy this summer doing maintenance work on the Qfk Jh flfco d m d f fl V — tern 'v ilW k w 44 ' ' ‘ u: ''f r ir?'- 0 ' ' '£ K : V-- i' 0 lbs ' fipg J 'SJ t? 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