C12 - Wednesday, October 12, 1983 - North Shore News Home Improvement ’83 SOLAR PANES in the foreground are the solar collector for a swimming pool recently installed in this West Vancouver home. Alan Crooks sits beside the solar collector for the hot water heating system in the house. More and more North Shore homeowners are looking at solar heating as a cost and energy efficient alternative to tradi- tional heating methods. DON’T LOSE YOUR TEMPER! WE TEMPER GLASS RIGHT ON OUR PREMISES AND CAN SAVE YOu VALUABLE TIME AND DOLLARS * OVEN DOOR GLASS * GLASS RAILINGS ® SKYLITES ALL GLASS INSTALLED AND GUARANTEED FOR SPEEDY SERVICE COME SEE US! GARIBALDI scmercrassiro 266 E. 1st St., N. Van. 980-8521 eee ott omg HEATING FROM THE SUN ALTHOUGH SOLAR energy has been around forever, it wasn’t until the late sixties and early seventies the technology began to develop rapidly. Magazines such as the ‘‘Mother Earth News’’ and ‘‘Popular Science’’ ran numerous articles not only on hi-tech solar cells, but also many stories on how to implement solar power in your home. THINKING OF REMODELING? See us for all your needs! Ta Combination/Kip Saw lade J) a lO) Leoothy Carbide dade FxBx le Kegular Crypron Ix&x ba Praarty de ESeoard PWT Power k Stanbey [ape Hlurry SRI . oe Sane S 878 , wet °14”"..., Sale Ends October 22/83 WOODSTOP BUILDING Story and photos by ELLSWORTH DICKSON The technology has now progressed to the point where poe aiter el a INCREDIBLE WAREHOUSE PRICE: solar power is entirely prac- tical, even in cloudy Van- couver. For approximately $3,500 you can have solar heated hot water. How would you like your hot water bill cut by 50-75%? In addition to the roof area, you will also need space in your home for a solar heated hot water storage tank. Alan Crooks of the Solar Centre estimates there are about 1,500 homes with solar TOSHIB ExTHA LARGE 16 CUBIC FOOT 720 MICROWAVE OVEN : with sensor-probe, temp display, time-ot-day display, auto defrost, 2 stage memory and a 50 month warranty °599 NOW THROUGH SATURDAY ONLY! . a8 : NEWS photo Elisworth Dickson power on the Lower Mainland, built by his com- pany and others. He has in- stalled 75 on the North Shore alone. One of the more common applications is a solar swim- ming pool heater which costs around $3,000 depending on the situation. You do need a south facing roof clear of trees. This outfit will heat your pool from March to October and should pay for itself in five years. walt —_ OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY @am to 6:30pm Cha COLON Y HOME FURNISHINGS Warehouse/Distribution Centre 1075 Roosevelt Crescent menod me avane rroates Noth Vancouver SUPPLIES 1325 Draycott Ra Lynn Valley 986-5281 Open 7 Days a Week 085-8738