Oakville Beaver, 12 May 1993, p. 61

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escape. Heat can Doors can let cold air into your home while allow- mg warm air tt POOR CI 0 POINTS Windows are only single-paned with no weather- stripping and the glass frosts up for most of the winter. glass but the weatherstripping is worn or not there. Water droplets appear between the panes for most of the winter. FAIR D 2 POINTS The windows have two panes of panes only whet it's very cold our side or in the fall. erstrippin show between the GOOD 0 [ POINTS Windows haw two panes of glas with some weath water with tightly fitted Weatherstripping and virtually no water droplets between the panes. EXCELLENT 0 I0 POINTS All windows have at least two your basement windows too!) gones best describes your windows? (Don't forget to check 25% of a house's heat loss. Which of the following cate- gories best W i n d o w s account for 10% to we save money, and increases our future prospects for prosperity. it also reduces the environmental effects of energy use throughout Canada. Remember, the careful use of ener- gy not only means Don't let your hard-earned dollars go up the chimney or out your win- dows'. Give your house an annual energy checkup by simply answering this short quiz on home energy man- agement. This quiz can be taken at any time, but doing it when your winter heating bills are still fresh in your mind is a good idea. anes How well do you know your house? DOORS ll ININN S droplets and ave lass pass through the door material itself, or through cracks and crevices in or around the door. How do your doors measure up? EXCELLENT DBPOINTS All outside doors are insulated steel or solid wood with a storm door. They are also tightly weather- stripped and the frames are caulked. (See RE 26)

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