Word: forli
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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For the majority of the nation's apartment dwellers who do not have fireplaces, there are a few alternatives. Space heaters are selling well, though fire departments warn of dangers from liquid fuel and certain electric models. Safer and cheaper by far are the 79? sheets of transparent plastic...
Wood stoves are not the only energy-and money-saving gadgets for the home. From Casablanca-style ceiling fans to recently developed vent dampers and superefficient furnaces, Americans are turning to technologies old and new to scrimp and save on precious energy.
Proper house insulation is the first prerequisite for the effective use of any energy-saving device. The newly designed $1,400 Blueray furnace, for example, captures as much as 90% of the energy that is locked in a gallon of heating oil, vs. the 70% recovered by a conventional furnace...
Once they have buttoned up their dwellings against the cold, more and more conservation-minded homeowners are turning their attention to what would otherwise be the frills and extras of the energy saver's world. Energy-saving gadgets are appearing on hardware-store shelves and in department-store mailers...
Ceiling fans. There is little point to heating a house if most of the warmth wafts overhead: in a well-insulated room the air near the ceiling can be anywhere from 10° to 25° warmer than at ankle level. Ceiling fans can reduce heating costs sharply, from 25...