Lightening conditioner’s
load lessens energy bill

THE LIGHTER your air condi-
tioner’s load, the less will be its
impact on your energy bill.

There are many ways you can
make its life easier. Bill Curry, a
marketing communications man-
ager with a major air conditioning
manufacturer, sends along the ex-
amples below.

© Use your stove’s vent fan —
when you cook on top of the range
make sure your vent fan is runn-
ing. It will exhaust heat directly
outside that would otherwise cause
more work for your air condi-
tioner.

© Use your microwave as much
as possible —- a microwave oven
cooks without heat, and it cooks
almost everything. If you have one
uet it as often as you can during
weather, rather than your
2 and oven.

“shese create heat which your air
conditioner must handle.

© Schedule use of appliances and
lighis — these all give off heat.
The Jess you use them during the

hear of the day, the Jess work your”

air conditioner will have to do to
keep your home cool. Plan
washing, drying and ironing for
early morning or evening. Turn
lights off when they’re not needed.

© Attic vent fan — on hot sunny
days heat builds up in your attic at
a furious rate. This makes it dif-
ficult for your air conditioner to
cool living space.

An attic fan, blowing the hot air
out, can reduce attic temperature
as much as 20°C (36°F).

In winter you try to prevent heat
loss in your home. In summer you
want to prevent heat gain.

With this in mind, make a tour
of your home. You'll probably see
all sorts of ways where a little ef-
fort can reduce your air condi-
tioner’s work load.

lawn darts to be banned

THE HONORABLE Bernard
Valcourt, Minister of Consumer
and Corporate Affairs Canada,
has announced before the Standing
Committee on Consumer and
Corporate Affairs and Govern-
ment Operations his intention to
proceed with a ban on elongated-
tip lawn darts.

_The Canadian Paediatric Society
has, as a result of increased public
awareness, recently received
reports of several injuries caused
by lawn darts since their introduc-
tion into Canada.

Consumer and Corporate Af-
fairs Canada has been monitoring
lawn darts closely and had warned
Canadians earlier of the dangers of
misusing this product. The
minister had previously instructed
his officials to examine other
measures to further ensure public

safety, and announced at the
Standing Committee his intention
to proceed with the ban under the
Hazardous Products Act.

Regulations to effect this ban
will follow as quickly as possible.
In the meantime, Consumer and
Corporate Affairs will continue to
work with industry to minimize the
danger.

““While safer models of lawn
darts may well be on the market,’’
said the minister, ‘‘I would not
like one more summer to pass with
the hazards associated with the
pointed-tip model still out there.”’

Although not recommended for
use by children, lawn darts are
Nevertheless a@ summer-time
hazard. In this season, consumers
are warned against using existing
sets of lawn darts carelessly or in
the vicinity of children.

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