C44—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980
YORK What’s a finish?
As applied to major and
small household appliances,
finish is the protective and
decorative outer layer of a
product, what we see when
we look at a refrigerator, a
microwave oven or a rang*
This outer layer, or finish,
has to withstand moisture,
contact with food, heat and
the assorted cleaning
YORK - The cost of the
electricity needed to operate
the mechanical parts of your
dishwasher is pretty in
significant It’s the cost of
beating all that hot water
you need to get good washing
and drying results that
makes an impact on your
monthly fuel bill, says York
County home economist
Joan Lamberson.
In fact, aboftt 80 per cent of
the energy mvolved in
operating a dishwasher is m
heating the water. Several
manufacturers have recent
ly redesigned their
dishwashers in an effort to
provide good results that
we’ve become used to with
less hot water.
At least two manufac
turers have introduced
dishwashers with high per
formance systems that use
about 40 per cent less water
Elanco farmers
to hold corn
management meeting
TERRE HILL - The
Adult Fanner Program of
Eastern Lancaster County
School District will sponsor a
Corn Management Meeting
on Thursday evening
February 14 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Union Grove School.
Speaker for the evening
will be Mr. William Mc-
Clellan, Penn State
University Extension Ser
vice Specialist.
McClellan will discuss all
aspects of com production to
include- fertility, weed
control, insect control, and
disease control
Special emphasis will be
given to the control of
problem weeds like john-
Proper care of finishes
materials and techniques
used by consumers.
Proper care of appliance
finishes not only insures that
your kitchen or laundry
room will look cleaner and
more attractive, but also
prolongs the life of the ap
pliance.
These surface materials,
though, can be visual dead
ringers for each other and
New dishwashers
use less energy
than did earlier models.
Newly structured spray
aims, changes in chamber
design and elimination of
one rinse are a few of their
innovations.
In home tests have shown
that performance is most
satisfactory; dishes, glasses
and pots and pans come out
as clean as ever.
Another manufacturer,
who has also reduced water
consumption somewhat has
incorporated a heat boosted
into its dishwashing system,
which up the water to 150
degrees F. for the first wash
and final nnse.
The booster heats just the
water in the dishwasher.
This dishwasher is also very
heavily insulated, which
means it’s quieter as well as
more heat retaining.
Keeping a hot water
heater set at 120 degrees F.
songrass, shattercane, and
wild (pnckley) cucumber.
McClellan also will discuss
problems associated with
the over use of manure.
Interested persons are
invited to attend the com
management meeting to be
held at the Union Grove
School at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday evening February
14.
The school is located two
miles north of Rt. 23 on Rt.
625. Anyone desiring more
information may contact
Bob Anderson 215-445-5041.
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yet vary markedly in
properties and care and
cleaning procedures
required, acconng to York
County home economist,
Marceil A. Sectarian.
As a matter of fact, ap
pliances may even have
several different kinds of
finishes within a single
model. You may find an
especailly durable finishing
material on critical surfaces
means that approximately
10 per cent or more of the
energy needed to heat water
for your home can be saved.
For several years
manufacturers have been
providing an air dry feature,
so you can let dishes dry
naturally. Now some have
incorporated a no-heat dry
ing system that uses a fan
which cycles on and off dur
ing the drying time. Others
have introduced the option of
reduced wattage drying,
which means that less elec
tricity is used in the drying
process. There is some
evidence that dishes dried
without the traditional high
wattage heating element
spot and film less in hard
water areas. It’s also safer
for fine china, plastics and
other delicate items.
If you’re in the market for
a new dishwasher, ask your
dealer about the new energy
savmg options that more and
more manufacturers are of
fering.
All forecasts indicate that
energy prices are going up
not down,- so cost of opera
tion should be a major con
sideration in your purchase
decision.
Slurry Conditioner/Pump
• Chops and mixes slurry
materials.
• Pumps 650 to 1000 GPM
• Liquid manure pump 1000
RPM-100H.P. req.
• Designed for use with
sprinkler application of
slurry materials.
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215-926-3851
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814-669 9015
prolongs appliance
like washer and dryer tops
and drums, dishwasher and
refrigerator interiors and
virtually all parts of the
range and one that’s
maybe not quite so durable
on the less critical parts, like
refrigerator and dishwasher
exteriors and washer and
dryer cabinets.
This can be terribly
confusing to the consumer.
It’s a good idea to check the
use and care booklet that
came with your appliance
before bringing out the scrub
brush and the cleanser to
determine what surfaces
you’ll be cleaning, if your
use and care booklet long
ago went the way of the
circular file, write to the
manufacturer giving the
model number.
Basically, there are three
types of “look alike” finishes
used on major appliances
today, says Marceil Seck
man. They are: ther
moplastics, synthetic
enamel and porcelain
enamel.
Thermoplastics are
plastics which soften under
heat and can be readily
molded or vacuum-formed
into the desired shape or
component. Like most
plastics, they have a
petrochemical base and
have tongue-twister names
such a polystyrene,
polycarbonate, polyvinyl
chloride, ABS, and
polypropylene. Clean using
only warm water and a milk
non-perfumed detergent or
solution of baking soda and
warm water.
Plastics scratch easily, so
avoid harsh abrasives such
as cleansers and steel wool.
Beware of any kind of heat
exposure even relatively
mild heat can cause severe
damage. Most plastics also
tend to retain odors, so it’s a
good idea to stay away from
perfumed detergents.
I.C. AG SALES COLUMBIA EOUIPMENT CO. CANYON IMPLEMENTS, INC.
Silverdale, PA Bloomsburg. PA rdi Rt 6
215-257 5136 717-784-7456 Mansfield. PA
717-724-2731
Snytbetic enamels are
paints, usually plastic
based, which are applied to a
metal base and either air
dried or cured using mild
heat. Other names com
monly used include: baked
enamel, alkyd, polyester,
acrylic or just plain enamel.
Clean using warm, soapy
water or baking soda
solution and a nylon scrub
pad. On exterior finishes,
periodic treatment with an
appliance was helps protect
the coating.
Painted finishes are easily
scratched and stained, so
avoid using ammonia,
chlorine bleach, strong
cleansers, abrasives, or
solvents.
WENGER'S, INC.
S Race St
Myerstown, PA
717-866 2138
Porcelain enamel is a
highly durable glass coating,
bounded to a metal base at
temperatures around 1500*
F. Since this finish is made
like glass and china, it
cleans in much the same
way. Usually detergent and
water is enough. If sterner
measures are needed, steel
wool, cleansers or even a
razor blade can be used.
Since porcelain enamel is
a glass, a blow heavy enough
to bend the metal base can
cause chipping. Also
scouring too hard or too
often with abrasive clean
sers will gradually remove
some of the glaze. Although
the finish will still be fully
protective, it will be a lot
harder to clean.
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