Show Nations Nation's Horne Home Owners Preparing for fog Winter minter Housing Fuel Experts Point Out I low Heat eat an and Money MOlley one Losses Can Call an Be e Checked JOHN DOE the boss with four secretaries together with the Colonels Lady and Judy OGrady are knitting their brows and looking with considerable considerable considerable con con- unease toward that section of the calendar marked winter It is quite probable that both the Colonels Colonel's Lady and Miss Jud Judy are wondering inwardly what red flannel underwear will do to the feminine silhouette while John Doc Doe and Mr 0 Big Shot are wearing down pencils and using reams of paper to devise new ways of keeping the home fires burning For that great leveler war waris is beginning to pinch in another and what may prove to be an exceptionally painful spot where lUre l Big Shots Shot's bank account and John Does Doe's careful savings toward the winter fuel bill will both be powerless to help the help the wherewithal to buy fuel may be bethere bethere bethere there but the fuel will not Some John Does Jim II Smiths and Mr Big Shots whose homes have central heating plants share much the same worries currently currently currently cur cur- regarding keeping the coal bin or the oil tank full this winter Heat thieves sneak out anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where from 5 to 50 per cent of the warm air generated by the central heating system the fireplace or the stove as the case may be and the householder is none the wiser Astronomical Figures on Fuel Savings From the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers ton of coal and cubic foot of gas saved this year can be diverted to the war production effort to turn out more planes more tanks more guns I and more of the thousands of items needed to bring an early victory Cars needed to carry fuel can be released to carry essential war ma ma- On the basis of the fuel saving already cited the maximum reduction reduction reduction tion in fuel consumption effected by devices to keep cold air out and warm air in would mean that coal cars and 81 12 tank cars would not be needed for fuel transportation this winter and therefore could be used in furthering the war effort Now facing a war that Washington Washing Washing- ton experts declare may last three and even five years longer Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans who do their part to save fuel are effecting a double economy economy economy econ econ- omy whereby both the war effort and their own pocket books benefit An examination of the ten points of the fuel conservation campaign being sponsored by the American Society of Heating and Ventilating I l y t y 7 t j to vt n Junior here is having a good time for himself playing in the oil paint which his mother is using to coat the radiator This winter the increased efficiency of the radiator because of the oil paint coating will keep Junior and the rest of the family warmer than they otherwise would have been come some astronomical figures regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding fuel savings that can be effected by adoption of but two of the ten conservation measures this body is advocating If says the society window window window win dow conditioning and weather stripping were installed in the 13 million single-family single dwellings dwellings dwellings dwell dwell- ings which have central heating systems and which burn coal oil and gas the savings would be something like this tons of coal gallons of oil and cubic feet of gas t tEven Even though accustomed to the 9 and 12 figure sums of wartime spending the average Americans American's brain may still reel under the impact impact impact im im- im- im pact of figures like these However translated into terms of the individual individual individual ual pocket book they boil down to something like this The average small home having a central heating system burning oil uses approximately 2000 gallons a season Tests have proved that storm sashes save up to 20 per cent of fuel consumption Therefore on this basis installation of storm sashes alone would result in in a fuel saving of gallons of oil annually Using eight cents a gallon as the cost of oil tile the saving would amount to 32 a year The same sized house using a central central central cen cen- heating system that burned coal would need approximately 10 tons a year and on the basis of coal at 13 a ton the savings sayings would amount to about 26 Patriotic Aspect of Fuel Saving There is al alto also o a patriotic connotation connotation connotation tion to these fuel savings We must not forget that every gallon of oil NOT DANGEROUS IF Even though the degree 65 temperature temperature temperature tem tem- recommended by the theOPA theOPA theOPA OPA as a fuel savings measure might not be too comfortable itis it itis itis is not likely to be detrimental to health according to the opinion of the Bureau of Health Education Education Education tion of the American Medical as as- The bureau further pointed out that reduced temperatures are not dangerous if chilling is avoided and the resistance is kept high by sensible hygienic living the use of additional clothing especially a sweater and woolen hose may be advisable Engineers reveals that the measures are all of a practical nature and of interest to small householders as aswell aswell aswell well as to those in the larger income brackets Citing window conditioning as the first and most important of its ten fuel saving points the society discloses discloses discloses dis dis- dis- dis closes interesting results obtained in tests with a three-story three frame house in Urbana Ill One test of the house was made in a series of rr i S yr l x 4 I f l lf f ry i y y lye Jl j j 4 ham J j f m Heading the list of the ten commandments for fuel saving as mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- in this article is window conditioning or fitting storm sashes This too will save on the winters winter's fuel bill hour 24 periods with storm sash and without to determine the difference in fuel consumption The type r of heating plant used was anthracite coal with forced air drafts During the test the differential in outdoor temperature and indoor temperature tempera temperature ture ranged from 12 degrees to 72 degrees Storm Sashes Cut Fuel Bills Using storm windows and doors the fuel consumption ranged from 45 pounds of coal used at an 18 degree degree degree de de- de- de gree differential of outdoor indoor-outdoor y 4 1 k J L t 1 s Weather Weather feather Stripping Like That Being Set Here Saves Fuel Too ier ieri i I y Insulating homes as shown here is another important fuel conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion order It will reduce fuel consumption consumption consumption con con- conI I from 10 to 20 per cent I temperature to pounds at a 70 I degree differential Compared to I this the test without storm revealed that fuel consumption was I 41 pounds an hour at a low degree temperature differential and in increased increased increased in- in creased to pounds of fuel used in a degree 70 differential In other words at a degree 70 differential in outdoor-indoor outdoor temperatures the house when equipped with storm cashing saved 60 pounds of coal every hour over the house when not equipped with storm The test also revealed that it was unnecessary to turn on the furnace in the storm sash- sash equipped house until it was at least 6 degrees colder outside than when it was turned on for forthe forthe forthe the unequipped house This represents an actual fuel saving saving saving sav sav- ing of 19 per cent directly attributable attributable attributable able to storm sashes on doors and windows as the house chosen for forthe forthe forthe the test was not insulated The saving saving saving sav sav- ing in more severe weather was increased to 21 per cent and was slightly less in mild weather The mean or average saving in a season season season sea sea- son according to figures announced by the society came to 20 per cent Insulation Helps Too Another fuel saving m measure asure strongly advocated by the American Society is insulation Tests have disclosed that ceiling insulation will save from 10 to 15 per cent of the normal fuel consumption while wall insulation will save from 12 to 20 per cent As long ago as March 1942 the Federal Housing administration administration administration adminis adminis- pointed out the fact that fuel conservation might well become necessary as a part of the war effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort and urged home owners to show leadership by the installation of fuel sa saving ving devices one of which was insulation B. B M. M Woods chairman of the war service committee of the American Society also proposes that unused rooms be locked up for the winter without heat the heat turned off in the garage for the duration of the war and sun rooms usually difficult to heat should be shut off from the rest of the house and left without heat if possible Doors to attics and unused rooms should be tightly closed and when fireplaces are not in use the dampers should be tightly tight tight- ly closed to prevent heat from escaping up the chimney Installation of thermostatic control control control con con- is the only adequate means of maintaining uniform temperatures according to authorities on heat control control con and therefore is s placed fourth on the American Society's point 10 fuel saving program T Tests with clock control of heating plants have revealed that fuel is saved at atthe atthe atthe the rate of 32 per cent a degree of lowered temperature Therefore if the temperature control point is lowered 10 degrees during the night or when temperature at the highest point is not needed 32 per cent of the fuel will be saved r |