Saves up to IO per cent Ilt the examiner Thursday Sept 2e 97g 155 Servicing furnace waste cutter Twiceayear servicing on your furnace can cut your heating bills by 10 per cent say officials of the federal ministry of energy mines and resources In ministry booklet on fur nace servicing they say an ef ficient system uses less oil or gas pollutes less and cuts operating costs The servicing would also mean national savings of about $90 million if all Cana dians reduced their consump tion by about 10 per cent they say Get in the swim LOG SPL of things Swimming pools are an ideal application for solar heating because pool heating is re quired at the time when solar heat is most available In addition the temperature difference of the pool water and the outdoor air is small and un covered multichannelled black plastic panels can be used as collectors Plastic is good material for swimming pool heaters because it is inexpensive and does not corrode says Ontarios ministry of energy typical swimming pool heater kit contains collector panels associated piping con trol unit pump and threeway valve Water that normally passes through the swimming pool filter system is diverted through the collector panels The water is returned either to the pool or to the conven tional pool heater if the temperature rise is insuffi cient On cloudy day the water may be heated directly by the backup or auxiliary heater The collector area required depends upon the temperature at which the pool is operated and the length of the wimming season This will vary between 50 and 100 per cent of the pool area if the surface available for moun ting is facing south Most suppliers offer an in sulated plastic pool cover call ed solar blanket to reduce evaporative heat loss from the surface It can be used over night or when the pool is not re quired Most Canadians heat their homes with oil furnaces In conventional oilheating furnaces heating comes by mixing spray of oil droplets with air and igniting it to give flame To get the most heat your fuel should be burned complete ly and the oilair mixture should use the minimum amount of air that will give clean flame Smoke at the tip will cause sits soot depo There are three checks you can make to tell how well your furnace is working look for dirty flame check for soot and check the barametric damper To check the flame look through flap which covers small hole at the front of your furnace BLACK SMOKE Black smoke coming off the tip of the flame is sure sign your burner needs adjustment To check for soot wait until the furnace is not operating Then take flashlight and look inside the box The more soot INLET COOL POOL WATER MIGHTY MC The Mighty Mac Log to ANY homeowners Splitter is theï¬nswer wood Splitting needs Compact enough for handy storage and use but built splitting iob 3models ugged to do mans to choose One pictures worth thqusand words CAI MADlll Bolens Sales Service Hwy No II South at St Pauls 436 I913 you find the more inefficient your furnace is and the more it is costing you to heat your home If there is soot buildup ar range for an adjustment and cleaning There will be some soot build up this winter even with well functioning burner occurring when the burners switch on and the fuel oil hasnt yet mixed with the air It also occurs when burner switches off clutch coupling or solenoid valve which you cn price with your serviceman can counteract this The barometric damper is placed on the pipe leading from the furnace to the chimney with the valve bumping open and shut as the wind blows and the furance cuts in and out It allows cool air to be drawn from the basment into the If you purchase the following full on May tst 1980 absolutely no interest sold for at SAlES 3033 WIN ST Pump Air Conditioner by Novem ber 17th YORK guarantees you You will pay nothing down Your participating YORK dealer will require no money whatsoever until May tst 1980 If you pay in can also offer up to 5year terms at competitive interest 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amonunt of stack gas through smoke den sity measuring device in effi cient furnaces the stack gas should be virtually free of soot your heating bills this and you still havent M® 7284040