How does your house measure up?

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rier, or a barrier that is not sealed

No points

There is no insulation anywhere.
(Have you ever noticed how snow
tends to melt away from the foun-
dation of your house and the grass
grows all winter? This is a sure
Sign that your basement is inade-
quately insulated.)

Check for air leakage around the
plumbing, electrical and heating
service entrances. If you have ap-
plied caulking to these areas,
award yourself an extra 5 points.

Adequate insulation in the rest
of your home is just as important
as in the basement. How do your
walls rate?

Excellent 10 points
All wails are fully insulated.

There is some insulation in most
of the walls in the house.

No points

There is no insulation in any of
the walls.

To be most effective, insulation
should be accompanied by air
leakage control measures. In order
to answer the following question,
you will have to do an air leakage
test around the house.

You will need a simple ‘‘draft
detector,’’ which can be made by
gluing a feather to the end of a
toothpick. Using the draft detec-
tor, check the inside edges of your

Violets to be sold

THE VANCOUVER African Vio-
let Club will be hosting an open
house and plant sale on Sunday,
Oct. 15, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The sale will be in the main
auditorium, Kerrisdale Community
Centre, 5851 West Boulevard,
Varcouver.

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house’s windows, doors, electrical
outlets and baseboards. If the
feather flutters, you’ve found an
air leak. Does your house have any
of these leaks?

All air leakage points are sealed.
5 points

Oniy some of the air leakage
points are properly sealed.

None of the air leakage points
are sealed.

Did you know that a poorly in-
sulated attic can account for about
12 per cent of a home’s total heat
loss? Choose the description that
best matches your attic.

The attic contains more than 25
em (10 in.) of insulation evenly
distributed throughout the attic

Bezween [8 cm (7 in.) and 25 cm
(10 in.) of insulation exists.

2 points

Between 10 cm (4 in.) and 18 cm
(7 in.) of insulation exists.

No points

There is less than 10 cm (4 in.)
of insulation.
Before leaving the attic, don’t

forget to check for air ieakage.
Excellent

The plumbing stacks, chimney,
light fixtures, exhaust fans and at-
tic hatches are all properly sealed.

No points

None of these areas are sealed.

Your hot water tank has extra
insulation i

The thermostat of your heating
system is set at 20°C during the
day and at 17°C or lower during
the night or when you’re away for
extended periods of time..10 poiats

How is your house?

Now add up your points. If you
scored below 55, you would be
wise to do something abcut im-
proving the energy efficiency of
your house.

Ratings

75 points or more: Your home is
in very good physical condition
and you're probably enjoying
substantial savings.

55-75 points: Your house is
reasonably energy efficient, but it’s
not in tip-top shape.

35-55 paints: Your home is not
getting the kind of attention it
needs, and the time has come to
think about improving its energy
efficiency.

0-35 points: Your home is in
very poor health, but the situation
is not hopeless and your house can
still make a full recovery. Start
thinking immediately of the steps
you can take to improve its energy
efficiency.

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