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--q insulatibn Reasoni the -Home-Imiprovement Season With tait just around the corner, many people are meminded about the beauty of the season. As for the rest, they lma reminded about the "home-improvem.ntr sisason. Those, col, cnisp aiutumn breezas scon wni b. howtlri et theïr doma and windows. So, nbw, s the fimie to reatize the value of quatify insutation: . Statistics trom th.U.S. Departmnt of Enargy shiow lthet up toi 25 percent of ener§y losa within fea home resuit trom easy- to-roaeir cracks and crevice. - Current homeowniers are impraving theîr home's energy efticiency by remodeting, waltharlzing and insutating wttaul replacing exssting heating and cooting systima - Fuel expenses targely detarmine the ae of homnes as the costs of heating and cooling continue o nire. (rinsulation awareness reduces the depletion of naturel resourcas titie gas and oil Remember, by investing in energy-etticient materiats now. consuniers can recover the initial cost through the rasulting, energy sevings in about 5 to 10 years. So. the tirai stop in evel- uating a home's insutatirig needs isf0 dettermene ita energy etti- ciency by conducting an 'Air Infiltration Audit." This audit was developed by Convenience Products, an îndlustry leadear in polyurethane toam mnutation technotogy and thie maker of Touch'n FoanyA fnsulting Sealants. The Air InfîXfratîoon Audit qînslsts of 1f) common building com- ponients tound in the home that are moat likely t0 be guitty ot unwanted air infiltration. These building comporillrts include *Windows, doors, watt and etectical outtets, attic ttoor, heatig systeni and water heater, tîreptace or wood stove, ducfworc and floor, vent. basement, and an evaluation of a tamity's par- ticutar titestyté. Witf, the hetp df audit aida (detaited descriptions of conditions to look for wîth each componient), consumers can tînd and rate their home's insulalion needs. And, moaf eut tind thel the malorîty of air infiltration cen be corrected with lite tfie, effort and money thai could resutt in energy savinga of about 20 percent, tnstead of insulating with scraps of mnutation maternal (caltadt chinking) theit taes him and is s boa. fl et bail, Coenlanca Produc4s suggss using the mocre economiécel paf yuret han. fa enulai, tic. Tach'n Foerre. The edvaritega 0f using pofyur«Mhne toam avar coher traditianat knielting m«" ads ils ability to expend into hard-ta-r.ach openings ansi provida an afftight insultfon. Paty"shane sa the aI rongesaI eisive avait- able and adheres t0 mosit surfaces. Therefora, it neyer pulls eway troam matarial ta which il is bonded. And, Touch 'n Foarnfb tnautating Seelants have an R-value up ta 5.0 par nch, wherees cauti bas no thermal inating vatue wfetsoever. With th. inceplion ai At-Direction Dîepensing, Touch'n FoamO4 as easy ta use, colits ltehlan aier irusulating praducis and i avaitibta in dhres formula- lions besaid on individual însulttîng needa, tîke expansion degreas and ,dring t'ies. To0 obtain an Air tnfiltration Audit sheet or for more information on Touch 'n Foan@ lnsuéatnU Sýatents, consumera can cm J3-800-325-6180. o i À ï wumuqommmqffl