14 - Friday, September 22, 1989 -

North Shore News

LIFESTYLESS§ 9

In the long run, buying inexpensive
appliances will cost you more money

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

account for 25 per cent of the
energy used in a modem home.
Yet many people think they can
save money by buying inexpensive
appliances.

The truth is inexpensive appli-
ances that waste energy cost more.

Before buying an appliance,
calculate its energy costs, or ‘‘se-
cond price tag.’”’ to find out what
it will cost you to use the appliance
over its effective life span. Here’s
how:

**Second price tag,’’ —
Energuide rating (in kilowatt-hours
per month) X 12 (the number of
months in a year) X estimated life
of the appliance (in years) X price
of electricity (in dollars per

kilowatt-hour).

You will find the Energuide rat-
ing of most models of
refrigerators, stoves, freezers,
washers, dryers and dishwashers in
the Energuide Directories or on the
appliance itself. By law, every ap-
pliance produced in Canada must
bear a sticker showing its energy
rating.

Here are some other tips for ap-
pliance-obuyers:

Refrigerators

© Choose a refrigerator that is
large enough to meet your needs
but is not too large. A near-empty
refrigerator wastes energy and
money.

* Choose a model that can be
moved to let you clean the cooling
coils at the back of the appliance.

A refrigerator with clean coils runs
more efficiently.

Freezers

e As with refrigerators, buy only
as much capacity as you can use.
Chest freezers are yeneraily more
airtight — and therefore more
energy efiicient — than upright
freezers.

Ovens

© Self-cleaning ovens are better in-
sulated — and therefore more
energy efficient —- than regular
ovens. Although they require in-
tense heat for cleaning, they use
less energy to cook food.
Dishwashers

© Select a model with a “‘light”’ or
“‘economy”’ feature that lets you
turn off the drying cycle. Letting
dishes air-dry can result in sigaifi-

Fall is best time of the
year to put in plants

IT’S NOT quite time to forget
about gardening for the year, says
Frank Dorsey of the Alpine
Garden Club of British Columbia.

Dorsey, organizer of the club’s
fall sale this year, says fall is the
best time of the year to plant a
wide range of garden plants.

“So, before gardeners put their
tools away for the year, they
should visit our fall plant sale for
some bargains,’’ Dorsey says.

This year the club’s fall sale will
be held at Vancouver’s VanDusen
Gardens on Sunday, Sept. 24, be-
tween 2 and 5 p.m.

A long-time gardener himself,
Dorsey says planting in the early
fall gives plants a chance to settle
in and acclimatize before the onset
of winter. ‘‘Gardeners who do
plant now will be rewarded with an
early showing of color in the spr-
ing. That's especially true for
alpine plants, many of which are
early bloomers.

‘*But it’s also true for most
shrubs and woodland plants. They
get the chance to become estab-
lished before it gets really cold.
When spring rolis around you’ll be
surprised just how quickly a plant
that’s been in the ground for six
months will develop compared
with one freshly planted in the spr-
ing.

“Gardeners can expect a wide
range of plants at the sale and will
find that those selling plants, as
well as members helping at the
sale, are always willing to give
some tips on how and where to
plant.

“*Even if you don't buy anything
the sale is always a good opportu-
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The Alpine Garden Club of B.C.
has around 600 members, nearly
half of whom live outside Canada.
It operates an internationally-

recognized seed exchange program
as well as a comprehensive plant
library, and meetings are held at
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cant energy savings.

@ Look for models with a booster
heater or “‘sani’’ cycle that raises
the temperature of the incoming
water. This lets you turn down the
thermostat on your hot water
heater.

Washing Machines

® Front-loading machines use less
water than top-loaders, but are not
widely available in Canada.
Choose a machine that lets you
wash and rinse in cold water and
control the water level.

Ciothes Dryers

Many modern dryers come with
valuable energy-saving features,

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choose the length of the drying cy-
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®a sensor that determines when
the clothes are dry and shuts off
the appliance,
* a “‘cool-down”’ period during the
jast part of a drying cycle. During
“‘cool-down,”’ the heating element
is turned off and cool, outside air
is used to finish drying the clothes.
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