Show 1 FIRST AID to the i AILING HOUSE b by Y Roger C. C Whitman QUESTION My house housa was wa painted five years ago with fairly good paint The paint Is now alt all cracking and ands peeling down to th the tho wood Should Should I scrape off the old paint and apply a Q coat of aluminum paint then a a. coat of gook good house housa paint ANSWER That would b be a good way to handle the problem But first examine tho walls walIs for leakage It is 13 quite possible that r since the house housa was painted five years ago small cracks may have opened up around the window and door frames that admit water during during dur dur- ing driving rains rams This rain water leaks down inside the walls and on onI I warm wann dry days is drawn through I the walls taking off paint from th thi the surfaces i QUESTION Is it necessary to flush a ft hot water system every year or two ANSWER At the beginning of I the heating season it is advisable to draw of off several pail ls of water to flush off oft some Borne of tho the accumulation tion in the boner boiler but it is not necessary necessary sary to drain of off tho the entire heating heating- system Use Uso a Q boiler boner cleaning compound compound compound com com- pound every two or three years |