Air conditioners need Winter care
UNIVERSITY PARK -
’he Major Appliance
lonsumer Action. Panel,
rtiich handles consumer
omplaints, says air
onditioner questions ac
ount for about 5 per cent of
le total questions the panel
;ceives. Many complaints
re caused because dirt,
Time to Add More
Attic insulation can settle down over the years. It’s not as thick,
or effective, as it used to be.
It’s time to add more. And chances are, the older your home,
the more you’ll need.
Years ago, 2 or 3 inches of attic insulation wias par for the
course. But let’s face it...the days of cheap energy are over. In
fact, heating costs have risen to the point that now even 6 inches
is not considered good.
Today, we recommend attic insulation 8 to 12 inches thick...or
the equivalent of R-30. The “R” stands for thermal Resistance.
And, the higher the R-number, the better the insulating value.
Of all the places to add insulation in your home, the attic is
most important. It’s also the easiest, most economical place to
start.
So, come up to the new R-30 standard soon. You can cut
heating costs in winter...cooling costs in summer. Best of all,
with year after year savings like this, your extra insulation can
pay for itself.'
moisture, and rust have been
permitted to accumulate in
units.
Wintertime storage of
room air conditioners in a
clean, dry place will prevent
problems. Be sure each unit
is clean and dry before
storing it. Room air con
ditioners which cannot be
“Saving energy saves for all of us”
removed irom windows or
walls should be covered by a
heavy duty cover of the right
size and shape to protect the
unit and prevent leakage of
heat out of the room.
It’s also a good idea to
clean the condensor part of
the unit with the hose at-
PP&L
tachment of a vacuum
cleaner at both the end of one
cooling season and the
beginning of the next.
Professional cleaning and
service may, of course, be
needed in the Spring if the
unit was subjected to ex
cessive dust and moisture
during the Summer.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978
sprawled all over the back
porch: lineup.
Now listen, and listen
good.
A mouse ran across the
floor this morning. That’s
right...a mouse. M-O-U-S-E.
You know, little, grey with a
scrawny tail and white
whiskers.
Yes, I thought’d you
remember if you con-
QSOtrated for a minute.
Obviously, you cats are
falling down on the job. Now,
Fat Albert, even though
there’s dog food available in
the garage, you are not
excused from putting in your
share of time stalking pests
in the feed room.
And look at Porky there.
All he wants to do is lie in the
sun and fan himself with his
big fluffy tail. Why, I even
caught him sleeping on a
chair the other day after
he’d opened the screen door
and sneaked in through the
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expect of him to at least
make one mouse-patrol
around the jar shelves and
behind the water pump?
Of course, what brought
this mouse-catching goof off
to a head is the changing
weather. As soon as Fall
begins to approach, these
mice go on a househunting
rampage. I wouldn’t mind so
much if it wasn’t our house
they’re hunting in.
The only one benefitting
from this invasion is the
bounty-hunter I hired to take
over your mice-eliminating
chores. At twenty-five cents
per mouse, Fatly might be
able to boost her bike fund
rather fast; she’s already
caught two in one trap.
So, in conclusion, get out
there and get your tails
moving. Or next thing, I’ll
probably find a mouse
running across the
typewri....
Eeeeekkkk!
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