PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRESS PULL-OUT SECTION Giet Vaecuum With>"Vroom" oSae Couples have corne a long way from the days when the only thing Mom and Pop bought to- gether was a new car. According to a reent FOUR SEASONS* INSULATIONCO. LTD« Save. Heating $ Insulate Now! " caulking " wea ther stripping " ventilation *C.H.I«P« Pro0gram (Canadian home Insulatlon program) Ask f or a f rée energy save demonstration Gov. oeil No. 132 G.H.M.C. 728ul1100 Harris survey, 75' per cent of today's college- educated couples share shopping for furniture and major household items. ,Making these major purchasing decisions, however, requires the same consumer savvy you'd use When buying a car. To help couples choose wisely when buy- ing one of the .most im- portant household appli- ances - a dependable vacuum- cleaner - the Home Improvem ent Center s'I Gutter Repacement Windows' Door SIdl;g & Accessorles Shutters Repla - Arrow - Century - Alcan, SHOWROOM Whitby. Aluminum 900 HOPKINS ST. WHITBY é6&2252 EkI GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP floor care experts ai; the Eureka Company have put together the follow- ing purchasing guide- lines. Just like a car, the right9 vacuum, cleaner for your home should corne. fully equipped with the following fea- tures: eSolid chassis - a vac should be bulit to last. Canisters and Power Teams need ail-steel construction to with- stand knocks and bum- ps,. and uprlghts should have a sturdy base of a shatter-proof material such as Lexan. e Powerful motor - dirt, grit and gunk can becorne deeply embed- ded in a carpet, and your vacuum will require plenty of power to shake these "carpet critters"' loose. If you have a large expanse of carpet, you might want to choose a vacuum with extra suction power. a A 'good rmileage rating - choosle a vac that has a dependable record of durabillty; ask the salesperson-for a brand that is least likely to require repairs. 1* A pollution-free "iemission"' system -, picking up dirt doesn't do* much good if it es- capes back into the room through a porous bag; some uprlghts now have a triple filter bag system. that can trap particles 100 timnes smaller in diimeter than'a human hair. Accesgories - yQUr vacuumn does more than dlean carpets, so be sure it cornes with a ful assortment of cleaning tool attachments to handie a wide variety of chores. Replace Tat Old Wdow one thing that doesn't change with the weather is the need to save on fuel costs. Whether a home is being heated or artificially cooled, both processes, require energy. " CANADA'S No,, i STOVE"I The Today Magazine, circulated by your area's largest. distribution newspaper, has been quoted as saying that the Hericage W ood Stove is Canada's BEST as indicated by the re- suits of tests conducted bthe Federai Govern- ments Combustion Research L.ab.' Bae The Jdge AVALALEAT *SIDE DRAFT* ýPOO oq HIIIIA<,iNI<. YI% N The Fiplo Pu 900 Hopkins Street at Burns I Whitby - 668-3192 Tues. -,Wed. 9-6 Thurs., Fr1. 9-9 a.9-CosdMday IrookRln Nurseries i ½ West of Brookiiln on Hwy. No. 7 65&.3671- 1 I % O,~ off all fruit:trees, roses & shrubs. It's flot too late for Fail Planting of evergreens, shrubs and trees. As a resuit, retrofitt- ing with wall, floor and ceiling insulation has becorne a popular remodeling project. Even in a well-insulated home,- however, sub- stantial amounts of heat can be lost through win-, dow areas that do flot proteet, against exces-, > sive ýheat conduction and air infiltration. That's why many home- owners replace old, inef- ficient windows with new, quality, units when ~either modernizing or adding, on to their homes. Windows, which can .make up a substantial arnount of the outer wall space of a home, can also, account for exces- sive heat loss. To reduce this unne- essary expense, con- sider- well-built wood ,windows with, either, double pane or insulat- ing glass and factory-ý applled weather- stripping. Wood is used in the frarne and sash of quallty windows because- wood is a natural; insulator. Double-pane glass or in- sulating glass reduces heat, loss- through the glass area. in extrernely cold climates, wbereý greatere insulation iis recommended, triple. glazing is accomplished" by adding a separate storm panel. A snug home that, is economnical to, heat will be just as easy to keep. cool. The same-insula- tion, and wood windows, that keep heat inside in. winter will work to, keep heat outside in summer. Ready - to, - instaîl, stock wood windows with double-pane glass or insulating glass are available in a variety of styles at local home cen- ters, building supply dealers and window, distributors. StoIrm Windows Statisties show that« the -broken storm-door wmndow syndrome is flot liMited to winter mon- tbs. It can happen any- time throughout the year - from window- changing days in,early spring and late fail to those months of sumn- mer'storage when you- U.7 each SALE ENDS SATURDAT, SEPT. i1TH.ý