Show STOP THE LB LEAKS AKS SAVE COAL BE AND COZY to save money and coal inspect inspect your house says the commerce departments part ments housing division and do these things stop all unregulated drafts through the house use storm doors and storm or double windows in cold climate if practicable at least on the side of the house facing the prevailing cold wind ind plug cracks around or in all windows and doors use felt if necessary under outside doors reset hinges on doors if necessary see that there are no cracks in window casings or between walls and casings or between the sash tighter tighten sash locks use putty and weather stripping where necessary inspect windows and walls of attic dead air in an attic keeps the lower stories warmer plug up any openings from attic between walls in basement plug any openings from outside or between walls cover furnace and steam and hot water heating pipes if practicable close openings between walls and use newspapers under the carpets if there are drafts through the floor study manufacturers directions as to cafe care of furnace replace cracked or broken grates examine dampers of fireplaces clean chim new and stove pipes periodically or whenever necessary lock windows when closed draw shades it if practicable turn off heat in rooms with windows left open and in unused rooms remember that good ventilation is possible without large openings remember that thermometers are better gages of heat than are the various members of a family each with his own idea of want sixty eight to seventy degrees is a normal healthful temperature for a room in which people live remember that these suggestions imply a possible saving of 0 millions of tons of coal this winter |