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Tips And Warnings On Energy Conservation With the current c,ost of energy constantly increasing, people are resorting to a number of various means of reducing heating costs. The most popular seems to be the wood heater or fireplace. The wood heater, although very effective can also be very hazardous if improperly vented. A well constructed cast iron heater canproduoe in excess of 100,000 B.T.U. per hour but along with this are flue temperatures that can exceed 1000 degrees. Therefore, any solid fuel heater requires a Class A flue. The minimum clearance to combustibles for a Class A flue is two inches. Common venting of solid fuel heaters and any gas appliances is not permitted. The much lower flue temperature of gas, "approximately 400 degrees +", would back draft when the solid fuel heater was in operation. This can result in the forming of carbon monoxide poisoning. The fireplace, another source of auxiliary heating, is also becoming quite popular. Properly constructed, it can be of real value. Improper construction can, however, result in more heat loss than heat gain. This results from excessive venting which pulls the warmed air out of the house and out the flue. Both the solid fuel heater and the fireplace consume large amounts of oxygen. The construction of new homes today, with vapor barriers and overall tight construction, does not allow for any large amounts of air infiltration. Therefore, combustion air' should be provided for any solid fuel heating apparatus. The other energy saver, although not as popular, is the influe heat saver that reclaims some of the heat normally lost through the flue. These should not be used on any flue, venting gas equipment because of the already low flue temperature: They can be used on flues venting oil or solid fuel. However, caution should be used as lowered flue temperatures can restrict proper venting. Needless to say, this short report on the use of auxiliary heating will not answer all the questions you may have nor do we profess to have all the answers. However, when and if you do have any questions in regards to building or any other items related to building, please do not hesitate to call. If we can't answer your questions we'll either refer you to someone who can or research the information and call you back. FAMILY SWIM NITES to Highlid1t Winter Program The community pools at Fred Moore Junior High and Jackson Junior High will be open for exel usive use by Ramsey area families during the Winter's Community School Program. There are, two,da:tes in February and one in March in which the pool,S will be reserved for area residents to come and enjoy a relaxing evening of recreational swimming. Look for the Winter brochure or call the Community School office for further information. The dates and times for this Winter are as follows: Fred Moore Community School 427-9080 Friday, February 3rd, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9th, 6:40-8:40 p.m. Jackson Community School 425-8959 Saturday, February 18th, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Th ere are other unreserved times at both pools when recreational swimming is available. For more information call the Community School Office (427-9350) or the pool office. COMMUNITY SCHOOL COUNCIL REP NAMED The Ramsey City Council recently appointed Joan Th u nell as their represen tative to the Anoka-Hennepin District 11 Community Education Advisory Council. Mrs. Th un ell is a residen t of Ramsey and has been active in the Community Education program as both an instructor and local advisory council chairman. notice! The Sandburg Community School program received a very favorable response during the, Fall session and will be continued this Winter. The '1ew program will be headed by Frankl in's new Community School Coordinator Tony Strokel. Give Tony a call at 427-4517 or call Marc Hadley at .Ramsey Community School at 427-9350. ' ICE SKATE SOCIAL and FAMILY FILM NIGHTS In addition to the family swim nites, Ramsey Community School will be holding two other special Jamilyevents. One is an ICE SKATE SOCIAL to be held on a Saturday in February. This will include skating and hot chocolate or coffee in, the cafeteria, plus a special film to be announced. The other special event will be a FAMILY FILM NITE which will include popcorn and a special film festival (including some Laurel and. Hardy films and special nature films). The dates and times for these two events will be announced at a later date with a special flyer. WINTER PROGRAM SCHEDULE The following is a tentative schedule for the Winter Program at Ramsey Community School WINTER SCHEDULE December 30 . . . . . . . . . .Dist. 11 Brochure mailed out January 10 ........... Ramsey Brochure sent home January 4-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mail in Registration January 17-19 ............. Phone in Registration January 23 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Program begins March 17 ..............,...... Program ends Please register early. All class enrollments are limited.