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Show SEPTEMBER 21,2006 1 Page 6 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER •» - • " " . . ' • - • .""7~ * ' * '. • , - • ' ; V*. '"' BUFFALO CHIPS ARE NO LONGER AN OPTION. BUFFALOS: MEAT AND HEAT. CONQUER THE GOLD. No joke. Early settlers to the Mountain West used buffalo chips for cooking and heating. While "alternative energy sources" are all the rage nowadays, we strongly discourage using buffalo chips in existing heating units. Besides, natural gas is much cleaner, efficient, and convenient. We've got our snow tires on, our antifreeze topped off and our boots laced up. We're performing system maintenance and actively securing gas supplies for winter. Everything's set on our end. But you probably have a few things to do too. Five to be exact. S Things You Need to Dot i Replace your furnace filters. It's only a coupU) of bucks, andean make a big difference infiimace efficiency. a Jfcnun'G flammable/combustible materials from near roiir furnace. We hope we don't need to explain \cliythui is 3 Give yviirfurnace room to breathe. You know how wiien you blow on a fire, it burns better? Same principle applies hero. Make sureyvur aU cents, cold-air returns and heat registers RUSSIANS HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA. Up to 6o% of your body'e hcai escapes through your head.' TAKE US FOR GRANTED THIS WINTER. Today most people' just flick a switch and they have a warm house. Ta-da. That's ii. People don't think much about buffalo chips or how they're going to heat their homes. They kind of take their home heating for granted. To be honest, that's fine with U6 because it means we're doing our job. THINKOF ONIONS. When you venture out uf your warm home, keep in mind that slaying toasty i» all about layers. To staywann. dress nsingtlirce layers; a moisture wiclring layer, an insulating layer .and ? protective layer. • are Wear. 4 Three drops of oil in yvur furnace's motor is all it takes to keep things in line. If only/ourkids wen that easy to manage. Q\eek those motor bells, too. If they're erat&ed. replace them. 5 Have vonr furnace inspected by a licensed heating contractor. Tis easier (and cheaper) to maintain, than to repair. Someone wise once said that, and they were right. As part of a routine checkup lo get your fiimace ready for mater, most contractors will also perform a Green Slicker inspection to make sure jour furnace is properly adjusted for tJie upcoming shift in #as supplies. For more delails on the Green Sticker, visit questargas.com. If you need help finding a contractor, give tlie Rocky Mountain BARBARA ANDERSON Gas Association a call at Caii Onlrr Rtp . Jiwrfi". UT 8oi -833-Q.490 (SLC) or "If you i u m i^uniljoru abttul your Hoo-jio,-(r[ai (outside SLC), bill, grab jtxir acrount numbrr before j-ou call, ll will lielp me diunrcr or took under "Heating' in yourqursJioutlickrtv •eplll." the YeUow Pages. |