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' Answer The so I 1 ng of the wall wallpaper wallpaper wallpaper paper is due to dust carried carned up by bythe bythe bythe the current of hot air all ' rising nsmg from fromthe fromthe fromthe the radiator The odor is very lIke lIkeIy likely likely Iy ly to be be'due bedue ' due to the repeated heltmg heating heatmgof heltmgof heatingof : of dust and other material matenal In the theto thelo 10 to ver part of the rad ator Both of ofthese ofthese ofthese these troubles can be el m nated by bykeep bykeep bykeep keep ng all parts of the rad ator atorthoroughly atorthoroughly atorthoroughly thoroughly cIeanSoot cleanSoot clean cIean cleanSoot Soot removersQueshon removersQuestion removers removersQuestion Question Queshon Would you please ad advIse advise advise vIse me the name nlme : of the po vder that thatIS thatis thatis IS used mol in o o1 I burner furnaces to todestroy todestroy todestroy destroy soot and carbon9 carbon ? ' Where can canI canI canI I purchase this thJs powder7 powder powder7Answer ? ' Answer There are various vanous makes makesof makesof makeso of powder sold as soot removers removersThey removersThey removersThey They can usually be had from any anyof anyof anyo of the o 0 I 1 burner dealers ' The 'Ihe Ihe best bestway bestway bestway way to get nd rid ot of a deposit of soot sootIS sootis sootis IS with brushes or a vacuum clean cleaner cleaner cleaner er Heavy and frequent depositing deposltmg of ofsoot ofsoot ofsoot soot m in a bo ler ter is an ind cation of offaulty offaulty offaulty faulty adjustment in m the o oil burner burnerwh burnerwh burnerwh wh eh ch should be corrected correctedStuck correctedStuck correctedStuck Stuck StopperQuesl10n StopperQuestion Stopper StopperQuestion Question Quesl10n The glass stopper of a alarge alarge alarge large cut glass bottle is stuck studk fast fastHo fastHo fastHo Ho v y can I loosen It it7 it7Answer ? ' Answer One thing thmg to try is to put puta a drop or t vo of glycerine glycerme at the theJO theto the0 JO to ] nt at in m a day or two the glycerme glycerine glycermemay glycerinemay glycerinemay may work down enough to loosen loosenthe loosenthe loosenthe the stopper Another idea is to ex expand expand expand pand the neck ned . of the bottle by heat heatmg heatmg heating mg without expanding expandmg the stopper stopperFor stopperFor stopperFor For this hold the bottle honzontally horizontally honzontallyand horizontallyand horizontallyand and dribble some hot water over overthe overthe overthe the neck This must be carefully carefullydone carefullydone carefullydone done for otherwise there is a chance chancethat chancethat chancethat that sudden expansion would break breakthe breakthe breakthe the bottle011y bottleoily bottle bottleOily Oily 011y WallpaperQuest \ ttallpaper Wallpaper ttallpaperQuest allpaper allpaperQuest Quest on A small lamp was wasplaced wasplaced wasplaced placed so close cIose to a wall that o 0 I 1 Ifrom 1from Ifrom from the lamp shade ran into the thewallpaper thewallpaper thewallpaper wallpaper How can I remove It it9 it9Answer ? ' Answer Cover the o oil spots WIth witha a paste made of a non burning burnmg spot spotremovmg spotremoving spotremoving removmg removing 1 I qu d and fuller s earth earthpo earthpo earthpo po vdered chalk or some sImIlar sImIlarpowder similarpowder similarpowder powder AUo Allo v to remain remam unt 1 I dry dryand dryand dryand and then remove by brushing brushmg If Ifthe Ifthe Itthe the wallpaper is soiled this wIll wIllleave willleave willleave leave a noticeable clean spot , , , m mwluch mwhich inwhich wluch which case you should go over all allof allof allof of the wallpaper with a . a a . wallpaper wallpapercleaner wallpapercleaner wallpapercleaner cleaner to be had at a a hardware hardwarestore hardwarestore hardwarestore hardwarestoreNoisy store storeNOIsy storeNoisy Noisy " Mater "ater ater Water PIpesQuest PipesQuest Pipes PipesQuest Quest on Whenever a a faucet IS ISopened isopened isopened opened or closed there are unpleas unpleasant unpleasant unpleasant ant no ses from the a arm r m the t b > pes pesHow pesHow pesHow How can this be overcome overcome7 overcome7Answer ? ' Answer If the noise is a ra rattle rattlethat rattlethat ttIe ttIethat that occurs when a faucet is opened openedthe openedthe openedthe the cause is a worn or loose . . , washer washerReplacmg washerReplacing washerReplacing Replacmg Replacing the washer will wlll stop thenoise the thenoise thenoise noise If It the no se occurs when the thefaucet thefaucet thefaucet faucet is being bemg closed and is wore worse worewhen worsewhen worsewhen : ; when the faucet is closed abruptly abruptlythan abruptlythan abruptlythan than v . when hen the clos ng is slow the thetrouble thetrouble thatrouble trouble is from lack of an a r cush cushIon Cushion cushion Ion to take up the momentum of the thewater thewater thewater water This is someth ng rig that can canbe canbe canbe be corrected by any plumber plumberSound plumberSound Sound ! > ound Proofing Preofing CeIlingsQuesl10n CeilingsQuestion Ceilings CeilingsQuestion Question Quesl10n In my apartment the thecellmg theceiling theceiling cellmg ceiling plaster . was v.as vas replaced by m in msulating insulating insulating sulating board What can I do to tomake tomake tomake make it more sound proof proofAnswer ? ' Answer Sound proofing an apart apartment apartment apartment ment ceiling cellmg is a d fficult mcult ificult thing thmg to todo todo todo do because much of the sound trav tray travcIs trayels travels cIs els through the framework of the thebu thebu thebu bu Idmg ldmg It will help to put on an anextra anextra anextra extra ceiling ceIlmg of the same kind kmd of ofboard ofboard ofboard board that i 10 ! < no v ' / used supported on onfUlrmg onfurring ontui fUlrmg furring ring strips one inch mch thick Hcavy Heavy Hcavyfelt Heavyfelt Heavyfelt felt should be laid on both sides of ofthe ofthe ofthe the furring furrmg strips to g ve ye addlllon addition addlllon'II additional additional 'II II al ' sound proofing proofingPoplar Poplar StumpsQuest StumpsQuest Stumps StumpsQuest Quest on How can I get nd rId of ofI ofpoplar ofpoplar ofpoplar I poplar stump stumps stumps7 stumps7Answer ; ? ' Answer Saw the stumps off close closeto closeto closeI to the ground bore as many and andas andas andas as deep holes into mto them as pOSSI pOSSIble possible possible ble fill and refill with wlth kerosene un unt until until t til the wood is 1S well soaked then thenbu thenbu thenbu bu Id a fire on each stump to ig igmte Ignite ignite mte nite the o 0 I 1 1 soaked sOlked : wood Do not notdo notdo notdo do this if 1f there is anything anythmg nearby nearbythat nearbythat nearbyI that m ght be harmed for the heat heatwill heatwill beatwill will be intense mtense For an alternahve alternative alternahvedig alternativedig alternativedig dig out a stump for as far below belowthe belowthe belowthe the ground as convenient and cover coverWIth coverwith coverwith WIth earth poplar is a soft wood woodtha woodthat woodthat tha that t rots qUIcklyBeach quicklyBeach quickly quicklyBeach Beach CottageValIs Cottage ValIsQueshon WallsQuestion \ Walls \ValIs ValIs WallsQuestion Question Queshon What would you recom recommend recommend recommend mend for the ins ms de walls of a beach beachcottale beachcottale beachcottafce7 cottale , , ? ' Outside walls are pme pine pmeboards pineboards pineboards boards shingled shmgled shmgledAnswel shingledAnswei shingledAnswel Answel Answei You should use a kind kmd of ofstiff ofstiff ofstiff stiff insulating msulatmg board that is 1S mOIsture mOIstureproof moistureproof moistureproof proof and that will not shrink shrmk and andswelI andswell andswell swelI swell in m the damp air near the theshore theshore theshore shore Some makes of these boards boardscan boardscan boardscan can be had with a protective treat treatment treatment treatment ment of asphalt . . 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