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Heating homes the natural way & Heat pump technology has been used § in Canada and around the world for § decades. You probably have one in your & own home and don‘t even know it, §; because a refrigerator or an air conditionâ€" $ er is actually a heatâ€"pump. "A ground source heat pump or earth energy system uses the natural heat trapped in the earth to warm your home in winter and cool it in summer," notes Frank Szadkowski, a technology officer in the Buildings Group of the Efficiency and Alternative Energy Technology Branch at Energy Mines and Resources Canada (EMR). Heat is removed from the earth by pumping a liquid such as an antifreeze solution through a circuit of underground piping. This heat is upgraded by the heat pump and transferred to indoor air. During summer months, the process is reversed. In other words, heat is extracted The airâ€"source heat pump, which absorbs heat from the outdoor air in winâ€" ter (yes, even frigid air contains some heat!) and "dumps" house heat into the outdoor air in summer, is the most comâ€" mon type found in Canadian homes. But ground source heat pumps, which draw heat from the ground or groundwater, are becoming more widely used. in archetectural des\igtn. Situated on stunning 1/2 acre lot within commuting distance of Toronto. Country hideaway with a difference. Call DON NAUMOWICH 338â€"92000. Only $429,000 $325,000. lot 114x133 â€" 4 bedrooms, finished basement. Walk to St. Mildred‘s, new central, Linbrook, french immersion school. Call BEULAKH BLAIN 338â€"2000. Your chance to own a fabulous home i the East! Lots of bedrooms for the growing family and space to room! Ca MIC YA%S/CA‘MEN MONTMINY 338â€"2000 PRIME EAST LOCATION LEADING THE WAY THIS IS IT! Woodruff was heating his home with an electric and wood furnace, which needed replacing, and cooling it with a central airâ€"conditioning unit. He read all the available literature and decided that the ground source heat pump was the best choice for him. The earth energy system delivers what Woodruff calls "soft" heat. It is not that blast of hot air you feel when an oil or gas furnace comes on. "Our rec. room was John Woodruff of Nava, Ontario, installed a ground source heat pump sysâ€" tem in July 1991. "So far so good," Woodruff declares. "It was really hot in August and we were more comfortable than with the central airâ€"conditioning we had before. December had some cold days and we‘ve been equally comfortâ€" able." "Our payback is estimated at five years. I‘ve been keeping track of our energy consumption in kilowatt hours (kWh) and in August we were 31 per cent below the average of what we used for the past three years. In November we were 20 per cent below what we conâ€" sumed over the past three years," Woodruff enthuses. from indoor air and transferred to the earth through the antiâ€"freeze solution. SOUTH EAST â€" PRIVATE GARDEN NORTH EAST â€" CT. LOCANION Course. BaCks onto m« Main floor fam. rm. F/P Assoc. Broker, 338â€"2000 Dramatic floor plan 2 townhome. Next tc HELEN LIGHTBO!Y 338â€"92000 HELEN LIGHTBO!Y 338â€"9000 $209,000 P MAGDA LADANY! Abbey Go DEBBIE ZARDO 338â€"2000 or 827â€"0389 $229 always cool and now it‘s quite comfortâ€" able," Woodruff explains. "This system delivers more air than my old one and you hardly know it‘s running." EMR‘s Frank Szadkowski has a few suggestions for consumers who are interâ€" ested in air source or ground source heat pumps: 3. Buy the highest performance, most efficient heat pump for your size of house. Do your homework. Get all the information you can about the system you are thinking of buying. For ground source heat pumps, you can write to the 1. 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Don‘t think that a heat pump will solve all your heating problems. Make your house as efficient as it can be by sealing air leaks, caulking, weatherstripâ€" ping, insulating the basement, attic and walls, and replacing old inefficient winâ€" dows and doors. Miracle Network: 5. Remember, heat pumps don‘t give you the same feeling of "heat rise" as an oil or gas furnace. They warm the house, run longer, but are more efficient than electric (resistance) heating. For more information on air or ground source heat pumps, write to: Energy Publications c/o Canada Communication Group Ottawa, Ontario K1A 089 ‘"Heat pumps are not magic fuel. You still have to pay money to heat your homes. But they are part of the solution," Szadlowski concludes. 1 BDRM & DEN GRANARY ARST TIME BUYERS Children‘s SPONSORED BY