From pags 14
dows where applicable.

© Insulate long runs of hot water
pipe, especially in cool basements
or crawl spaces.

eDrain 4.5 litres (about a
gallon) of water from your hot
water tank.

Winter:
February

¢ Install an automatic set-back
thermostat, or regularly turn the
thermostat down to 17°C at night
and up to 20°C during the day.
Use the lower setting if no one is
home during the day.

* Control moisture production

in the home to prevent condensa-
tion problems.
- © Clean or replace the air filter
in forced air furnaces once a
month. Carefully dust and vacuum
baseboard heaters in hydronic and
electric heating systems.

Check your attic for air leak-
age (light leaking through from the
rooms below), or excess condensa-
tion (water, frost or ice on building
materials). These air leakage points
should be sealed with cauiking.
Also check for cracks or openings
in the roof, and clean debris out of

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HERB ENTHUSIASTS, mark
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VanDusen Botanical Garden wil!
be hosting a Herb Day Saturday,
August 26 from If a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will include a herb

plant sale, tasting of herbal teas,
and educational displays. Admis-
sion is free.

Herb Day activities will be held
in the Floral Hall, VanDusen
Garden, 5252 Oak Street, Van-
couver.

Plan maintenance projects

attic verts..
eCheck caulking and
weatherstripping installed

throughout the house to ensure the
seals are still effective.

* Seal your furnace ductwork
with duct tape and insulate hot air
ducts that pass through unheated
spaces.

® Undertake any major indoor
renovation project that does not
open your home to the elements.
This might include everything from
repairing wall plaster, painting or
wallpapering, to a complete kitch-
en renovation or finishing a base-
ment.

Energy, Mines & Resources
Canada publishes a wide range of
information designed to help Ca-
nadians reduce their home energy
costs, increase their comfort levels
and incorporate energy efficiency
into renovation plans.

Publications are available free of
charge to homeowners across
Canada. Simply send your request
for information to Home Energy
Publications, Energy, Mines &
Resources Canada, 580 Booth 5t.,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4.

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