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"I 22 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 7,1994 85 King St W« Newcastle 987-4733 Mm NATIONAL RtU EstAff sERUU 214 King St. E. Bowmanville , 623-4445 B 7 686-0477 Janice Parish HOME SWEET HOME Bring your family and your antiques to this 4 bedroom century home. Huge country lot yet walking distance distance to schools and shops. Newcastle Village location. Listed at $129,900. Dorothy Hartford, President of NRS Edvan Realty Ltd., is pleased to announce that JANICE PARISH was leading selling agent for the month of April 1994. Congratulations and best wishes for continued success. Janice would like to thank her .clients for making this possible. She can be reached at our Newcastle Office at: 987-4733. DESIRABLE AREA Don't miss out on this one! Three bedroom bedroom 2 storey home, finished basement, walkout from kitchen to deck and fully fenced yard. Super neighbourhood in Newcastle Village. Listed at $141,900. POWER OF SALE Courtice location makes this an excellent excellent home for commuters. Three bedroom bedroom backsplit features 2 skylights, gas heat, fireplace, ceramic floors and much more. Bring all offers. Listed at $161,000. Call Janice Parish, Sales Representative, to view 987-4733. Real Estate with Betty Smith LAND TRANSFER TAX Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments all generate revenue through taxation. One of the most well- known forms of taxation is the Real Property tax collected yearly by municipal governments from Real Property owners. Land Transfer Tax, however, is collected by the Ontario Government. This one time tax is paid by a purchaser, when an Agreement of Purchase and Sale is registered at the Registry Office, ("closing") and the amount of tax is based on the Purchase Price of the property ("consideration"). While the Land Transfer Tax Affidavit is prepared by the Purchaser's lawyer, a Real Estate agent will be able to estimate the amount of the tax payable. This extra cost, when purchasing a home, seems to come as a shock to many first time home buyers! It must, therefore, be discussed and taken into account when we're financially prequalifying our customers and preparing Offers tc Purchase. If you're seriously thinking of buying or selling in the near future, please meet with me first. I can be reached at Family Realty 2000 Ltd., 1 King Street West, Bowmanville - 623-2000 (24 hr. pager). © PETER KOWAL Real Estate Limited Broker 52 King St. W., Bowmanville 623-2453 SERYtXG BOWMAWIU.EASI) ARIA SIS CE 1955 The Little Office That's Big on Service ITS TIME TC BUILD: LOT -118 feet frontage x 362 feet Drilled well-Trees NOW JUST $59,900. LOT - Bowmanville building lot backing onto parkland. 95 ft. frontage - severance available. Call for details. Can't be duplicated! Mac McDonald Sales Representative * LISTINGS INVITED FOR THE SPRING MARKET * DON'T HAVE YOUR LISTING GET LOST IN A BIG CATALOGUE! CALL FOR CONFIDENTIAL "KQWALITY" SERVICE. © Future Brighter for Unemployed "The future is looking brighter for Ontario's unemployed", said Tony Silipo, Ontario's Minister of Community Community and Social Services, when he released released the social assistance statistics today for the month of April. The number of people requiring social assistance has declined by 6,950 households (1%), when com pared to March 1994. "This represents the most significant significant month to month decrease in the social assistance caseload since July 1989," added Mr. Silipo. "And this decrease is being felt all across Ontario. Ontario. This looks like a very positive sign of the beginning of growth in Ontario's economy and a movement out of the recession." "Our government's efforts at job creation are working," said Mr. Silipo. Silipo. "Through jobsOntario training alone, the government has managed to create approximately 45,000 jobs for working people in Ontario and at the same time reduce social assistance assistance costs by $190 million." Durham Rd. 20,1 km West of Hwy. 35 -$223,900. Call Rob Perkin 623-3624 MME if Mm 6181 Leskard Rd., Orono $139,900. Call Marg Bain 623-2661 «/III 20 Rutherford Dr., Newcastle $148,900. Call George Wallace 987-0512 Hockin Ken Hockin Real Estate Ltd. Realtor 123 King Street E., Bowmanville OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY MAYS, 2- 4 p.m. 52 Carlisle Ave., Bowmanville $139,900. Call Al Beard 987-4035 106 Wellington St., Bowmanville - $234,900. Call Brad Hockin 623-0398 (905) 623-4115 22 Trudeau Dr., Bowmanville $128,500. Call Pat Marjerrlson 623-2478 I I I I I I I I I I m by Ben Bramble ew Hot Water Heater Safety The tank in the story above was electric, but the I Is there a bomb in your house? same advice applies to gas water heaters; so al! I How's that for a hook? That's writer talk for an homeowners take note and add a regular inspection * attention grabber. ! just read that one in the March '94 of the water heater to your inspection of smoke | issue of The Family Handyman over a small feature on alarms and fire extinguishers twice a year. r hot water heater safety. Since something like one quarter of your heating * "It seems that a home in St. Paul, MN, had a 200- costs can be attributed to the water heater it bears | pound electric water heater explode with enough force scrutiny when you are looking at energy savings. g to send it through the first floor, through the ceiling, out Temperature Control: On a gas heater there is a 1 the roof, and 150 feet through the air to land in a round temperature setting dial at the bottom of the | neighbor's yard. It shattered all the windows, broke tank. It should be set to give you 140 degree F. ■ furniture and knocked the entire house off its water for houses with a dishwasher or a washing | foundation. Fortunately no one was injured." machine and 100 degrees without. Since the dial is « The point of the story was that it would not have marked only HOT and NORMAL you may have to 8 I happened if they had checked to see if the pressure- experiment a bit with different settings. Hold a 1 ® K/S I I ♦ l mil In MM 4Lm L* e ■ --I.? I. . _ A. ± • _ _ • _ ll --J. . iL . -- 1 _ •_ ll • f .1 I | [. e *' G * va ' ve on u th ® heater was working. Just tripping the candy thermometer in the water coming from the I I little lever on the brass fitting at the top of the heater will drain tap when the tank is stable. Once you have a ■ indicate that the valve will automatically release should spot on the dial that produces the desired | the pressure in the tank approach the critical level. The temperature mark it with a felt pen for future | valve is easy to spot because it comes out of the side reference. The dial should be turned off whenever | ■ of the tank near the top and has about three feet of pipe you leave the house for more than a few days and ! attached to it pointing at the floor. that mark will come in handy. I I Don't panic if your tank doesn't have one; it simply Insulation: Heaters are insulated, of course, but 1 means yours is over 25 years old. At that age it owes you can improve on them greatly by adding extra ■ I you nothing and is ready for retirement but if you have tank insulation with a jacket that can be purchased f ■ a sentimental attachment to it you can call in a plumber to fit, or you can make one. » I and have him attach one. If you make your own be certain to keep the top ■ | If, on the other hand, your heater has a valve that of the tank uncovered and an open space at the I ■ doesn't function, (nothing comes out of the pipe when bottom where the gas burner draws in combustion l you press it) then panic is in order. air. Very important! I I Replacing one is much easier than upgrading an old The pipe that carries the hot water should be I tank without one. The average handyman can do the insulated àt least as far as the kitchen taps (the : | job as follows: Turn off the water at the main valve biggest users) with inexpensive split foam sleeves [ ■ coming into the house. Then, using the drain tap at the that you can buy in three foot lengths. ■ ■ bottom of the tank, remove enough water to lower the Put a length around the cold water pipe entering ■ | level in the tank to a point below the valve. Unscrew the the tank too. Heat from the tank conducts easily I ■ old valve and replace it with one you can purchase from along copper pipes. These two upgrades will give ! any plumbing or hardware shop. Match the PSI you the luxury of a point of use heater right under I I (pounds per square inch) rating stamped on the old your kitchen sink. That's luxury, and efficiency. 1 valve. I Sponsored by Mulder's Furniture Ltd. 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