PAGE 10o WEIJNESDAY MAY 4, 1983, WHITOY FREE PRESS, HOME IMPROVEMENT SECTION ENIERG YSCOPÈ A heat pump greatly re- duces high heating bills. This electrically operated device extracte heat from outeide air in the winter and brings it inside; extradte heat from inside air in tlhe summer and pumps it outside. The concept je really quite simple. Refrigerators work on a similar principle to extract warm avr from tlie cooling compartment. Tbat's why <lie coile on the Lack of your refigerator are warm. A heat pump- circulates a coolant, such ae freon, whicb is a iquid under high pressure, and a vapor under low p ressure. The coolant absorbe heat when it vaporizes. Pres- sure ie applied and thehbeat is releaeed -- outeide thie bouge i summer, ineide in winter. In winter, tlie warin air je circulated by fans. But you are probably wondering how a pump can drag heat out of tlie froety air. 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That's why a homeowner neede a hackup system sucb as a co nventional furnace in addition to tlie heat pump. Even eo, a heat pump used in conjunction with a sup- plemen<ary heating system can save up to 40 per cent of heating coos in soine cases. Homes beated by hot water cannot use conventional lieat pumpe OZ, 80 what's the draw- back, why doeân't every home bave, a heat pump perched outaide? Weil, tliey are expensive -. $2,000 to $4,000 installed. That'e why Premier Davis bas aeked Ontario Hydro to start aprogram tomaZe heat punps more readily available to the average bomüeowner in tlie province. In addition,' the Premier wante9 Ontario <o lead <lie way in the development of tbis energysaving teclinology. So a homeowner with an aging lieating 8stem wbicli must be replaced and wbo je Prevent Tragedies *SPAlS * SAUNAS 0 CHEMICALS *WOOD STOVES BAR-BQ UES LEE WARD CONSTRUCTION *(DIV. OPFLEEWABD POOLS ANDEZQUWMENT LTD.) 0 Rénovations (Resildentiai & Commercial) e Masonry and Cernent Work e FREE ESTIMATES 433,0055 c1US~p The Space-Gard Air Cleaner remnoves even the mîcroscopic size particles fromn the air circu- lated throughý your forceci air systemn. And because it removes this dust and dlrt, there's less of Il in the air to settie on the many places in your home you have to .dust and clean. Smudging of walls is reduced to0, s50 the need for redecorating oc- ours less frequently. AND -TO AODTHE COMPORI 0F CONTROLLED HUMIDITY,.WE RECOMMENO Autnortzed Consumera Gaz Dealer M45 Smncoe St. Southi at Olive. Oshawa. 571-1311 oe571.1314 own homes with glass panels or doors should fol- low, safety rules; assume that a glass. door isflot open! Do flot permit chiîdren <o run or play near glass doors. Scatter rugs, toys and other articles that might cause a person to slip, trip or faîl should be kept away from glass door areas. Combho Doors Improve Lookis If you think a stormn door detracts frorn your home's çntry, you haven't been Iooking at today's prod-. ucts. Attractive wood panel combination doors are available with interchange-' able stormn sash and sre panels. Whethers<aineéd <o bring out <the natural beauty of the wood or painted to match the front door, they can enhance the looks of any home from Colonial to contem- porary. tl also considering inetalligai conditioning sbould look seriously at ins<alling a heat pump. Aithougli tle heat pump wili cost more now, il will Le far lesa9 expensive to operate over tlie years <len either electrical forced-air/centrai Energy Ontario air couditionin, or natural gu and air conitioning. For further information, write to Energyscope, care of thie Ministry of Energy, GMS Box 37, Queen'e -Park, Toronto, M7A MB. ENIERG YSCOPE fa prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Energy as part of Energy Ontario Maintain'Your SoffiUS D0 YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SOFFITS ARE? That's the spot under eaves (overhangs) of a house. Its also an area that is prone to peeling -paint and, without proper maintenance, can cause ventilation problemns for attios and upper stories. Installa- tion of aluminumn soffit panels is a recommended alternative which eliminates the need for constant back-breaking scraping and repainting. '<t a Installing a heat pump can reduce heatung bis Those attractive sliding glass doors and picture windows that are 50 popu- lar in today's homes can be a menac *e, but they need not be! if you rs are made of an- nealed glass, which is gen- e rally less than a quarter- inch in thickness and shat- ters easily, you can replace this with shatterproof safety glass. SSafety glass can be cracked, but it will flot siiatter and while it is somnewhat more expensive than ordinary glass, it pro- vides insurance agaînst the common walk-through ac- cident, with serious or fa- tal injuries. 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