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The Green Living Show is Toronto’s largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. For three days visitors were shopping the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations, and activities.

Some pictures from show that we found noticeable and worth to share with others.

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This great proposition from Home Depot Canada is again in effect and celebrates 10-th anniversary. Now it includes trimmers and leaf blowers too!

Did You Know

• Gas-powered lawn equipment and other off-road small engines are responsible for 9% of Canada’s air pollution?
• An inefficient 2-stroke gas-powered lawnmower can emit the same amount of common air pollutants in one hour as driving a car for over 320 kilometers!
• By switching from a gas-powered lawn mower to an energy efficient, electric alternative, you could save up to $75 a year!

How I made switch two years ago

The Integrated Hot Water Domestic and Heating System is completed!

Old water heater for domestic use was gas-powered 50-gallon tank rented from Direct Energy for $14 a month. Not really efficient and, at a long-term, money burner. Partially driven by inability of Direct Energy to provide acceptable exchange options for loyal customers and future considerations of utilizing solar energy, we decided to go ahead with green replacement option.

The new, 79-gallon, indirect Wiesseman Vitocell-300 model with second radiator coil for using with optional solar power collector, was installed. This tank is connected to high efficiency boiler and has no gas consumption. Yes, this is the point – high efficiency boiler is only the source for hot water, both for heating or domestic use. Note, that new tank don’t need all those safety labels and warnings, as it designed to provide 100% quiet, safe and efficient operation.
The future is friendly – connect solar power water collectors to the second contour and you will have high efficient system that use boiler only as secondary source to heat the domestic water.

The diagram shows how the solar energy may be utilized for heating water for domestic use.

High Efficiency Upgrade – Part One : Boiler