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‘"When testing appliances like refrigerâ€" ators, things like the number of times the fridge door is opened are taken into account in the testing stage," notes Manufacturers are required to test their products according to a rating stanâ€" dard designed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). As a result of those tests, an energy consumption figure â€" in kilowatt hours (kWh) per month â€" is printed on the Energuide label and prominently displayed on a new appliâ€" ance. However, the Energuide label is designed to make the smart shopper‘s selection easier. Besides helping consumers to identify the most energyâ€"efficient appliances, the Energuide label also encourages Canadian appliance manufacturers to improve the performance of their prodâ€" ucts. You hadn‘t really budgeted for a new dryer and now, it‘s more important than ever to get the best value for your money. To make matters more confusing, you haven‘t been in the market for a major home appliance in a long time. So the task of choosing the make, model and features of a new dryer is even more difâ€" ficult. "The choice you make will have an impact on your pocket book â€" now and for a long time to come," says Jim Clark of the Efficiency and Alternative Energy Branch at Energy, Mines and Resources Canada (EMR). For 18 years, your dryer has served you faithfully. Suddenly, one snowy, winâ€" ter day, you swing that familiar door open to find that your clothes are still wet. The inevitable nightmare has just begun, because it‘s time to buy a new one! Energuide is your home‘s money label $425,000. Traditional Williamsburg. Over 150‘ wumm.mwmr'xnm-"uw $189,900. To%enomed Walk to lake. 2318 BELYEA ST. Please call Yâ€"JO RAVEN** 849â€"9800. $249,000. immaculate, charming 3â€"bdrm. home, _ $469,000. Traditional 4â€"bdrm .. 2/ baths, southeast co 150x250 ft. lot, fam. rm. addition, cent. vac & air. Please _ walk to schools. Please call AME FRANCIS* 849â€"9800. call AME FRANCIS®* 849â€"9800 $1,750/mo. 3 bdrms., 2 sto 9800 , 845â€"3344 $377,000. Downtown location. immaculately preserved & updated. Must be seen. Please call LINDA TOOK* 849â€" 9800 , 338â€"0907. A PLACE FOR CHILDREN HOME OF DISTNINCTION STEPS TO LAKE DOLLHOUSE rey, 1‘/» baths. Lovely neighbourhood. Walk to "GO EXECUTIVE LEASE Your decision to buy one appliance over another should be based on more than just the size, colour and features of a model. The best Energuideâ€"rated frostâ€" free refrigerator of the most popular twoâ€" door type can save you up to $1,150 over the lifetime of your appliance. This is This equation uses the $.0721/kWh as the cost of electricity, the national averâ€" age cost of electricity in Canada. To get a better idea of your costs just look at your monthly electrical bill for the price of electricity in your area. Insert that cost into the equation. Difference in Energuide ratings (or 37 kWh/month) x 12 months x the appliance life in years (17 years) x elecâ€" tricity costs ($.0721/kWh) = $515. Life expectancies vary from appliance to appliance, depending on use and other factors. Dishwashers usually last about 13 years; clothes washers 14 years; refrigerators 17 years; electric ranges and electric clothes dryers 18 years; and freezers about 21 years. The most effiâ€" cient refrigerator has an Energuide rating of 36 kWh per month, while the least efficient model has a rating of 142 kWh per month. _A simple calculation will tell you how much that 37 kWh per month will cost you over the lifetime of the appliance: The Energuide label tells you how much energy an appliance will use. The higher the number, the more expensive an appliance will be to run. For example, one refrigerator may use 85 kWh of elecâ€" tricity per month, while another model of identical size and features may use 112 kWh per month. Over the lifetime of an appliance, those extra 37 kWh can add up. Richard Cohen of the Canadian Standards Association. $204,900. Plenty of room, 3+1 barms., fam. rm. w/FP. 2 walkâ€"outs to privacy. 216 FALGARWOOD DR. Please call LINDA COOK* 849â€"9800, 338â€"0907. NO NEIGHBOURS BEHIND! all MARYâ€"JO RAVEN®** 849â€"9800 BLENDING NEW & OLDF HUGE PREMIUM LOT PRIVACY PLUS! Please call ANELL FRANCIS***849 ANELL In October 1990, B.C. Hydro introâ€" duced a pilot buyâ€"back program in the Victoria area for old, inefficient refrigeraâ€" tors. More than 13,000 of those energy guzzling fridges were collected in 1991. B.C. Hydro pays $50 per household for second fridges. "B.C. Hydro‘s Refrigerator Buyâ€"Back Program has been tremendously successâ€" ful in its pilot stages, and will be launched provinceâ€"wide in B.C. in 1992," Program Manager, Sophia Sorensen notes enthusiastically. Your refrigerator is picked up free of charge by a local contractor, the coolant chemicals, known as CFCs, recovered, and the fridge hulk and copper piping resold as scrap metal. Ontario Hydro launched a similar pilot program in May 1991 in the You had great plans for that second refrigerator but now it sits virtually empty in the basement with only a couple of cans of beer, juice boxes and pop in it. Meanwhile, it could easily be costing you up to $100 a year just to keep it running. These savings also apply to energyâ€" efficient freezers (lifetime energy savings of approximately $1,110), ranges ($500 lifetime savings), dishwashers ($742), clothes washers ($1,200) and clothes dryâ€" ers ($920). Energy, Mines and Resources Canada has announced that the current Energuide appliance labelling program will be improved and expanded to include other types of equipment. Moreover, the circular, black and white Energuide label is being redesigned to make it easier for everyone to underâ€" stand. This will help the Canadian conâ€" sumer make better choices when buying new appliances and equipment. compared with a slightly smaller threeâ€" door fridge that uses the most energy of all rated appliances. Basement energy guzzlers New kitchen & bath. Renovate! Jeff fPearcy* 338â€"6550 Jeff fPearcy* 338â€"6550 Pine kitchen. Sunroom addition Jeff fPearcy* 338â€"6550 WEST END EAST OAKVILLE Lake view, fireplace 1200 SQ). FT. And refrigerator rebate programs are JEFF PEARCY* 338â€"6550 wASTER SALES ) ( sA.ESLEADE® ) (pnesoems cue * Sales Representative 2900 sq. ft. + inâ€"law suite Jeff fPearcy* 338â€"6550 RIVER OAKS 50‘x 140 lot, 2 bedrooms. Jeff fPearcy* 338â€"6550 Sunroom. Walk to lake. Jeff fPearcy* 338â€"6550 EAST OAKVILLE FREEHOLD ON PARK B.C. Hydro launched the first utilityâ€" operated appliance recovery program in Canada, and they have been deluged with requests for information from utilities in the United States and Canada. For more information about B.C. Hydro‘s program, call their toll free Refrigerator Buyâ€"Back Hot Line at 1â€"800â€"663â€"CASH. Manitoba Hydro launched a small, joint Buy Back Program with the City of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Ministry of the Environment in the Winnipeg area in June 1991. They have collected more than 500 units to date. Customers who delivered the fridges themselves received a $45 credit on their hydro bill, while those that had the fridges picked up received a $30 credit. “‘S Â¥. o p! 4 wl C 32 J m : ?‘t: & S s s ,.\." & ' 8 ~ in .. Bs C .‘t;_',‘,,> i g Grimsby, Peterborough and South and Central Hastings County areas. 4,500 fridges have been collected, 1,400 more than Hydro had anticipated. "We expect to expand the program to other areas of Ontario in April 1992 with everybody being on board by the fall of 1992," explains Ian Campbell of Ontario Hydro. being conducted in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. "In Ontario, our proâ€" gram starts in March and runs until June 1992," explains Ian Campbell of Ontario Hydro. "We‘re giving $20 and $50 rebates on certain types of energyâ€"effiâ€" cient refrigerators. Customers just fill in a form that is completed with the help of the retailer." "Just look for the blue ribbon sticker on your new refrigerator to see if it qualiâ€" fies for our $40 rebate program. Ask your retailer for an application form," says Kevin Cooper of Trans Alta Power. The Alberta program started in October 1991, and is slated to end in December 1992. Starting in April 1992, the B.C. Hydro program will include a $40 rebate. Prior to that, the program provided a $65 rebate on certain refrigerator models. $134,900 | $158,500 | *