| Show FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE by ROGER B WHITMAN IQ roger B whitman service coal gas Q QUESTION I 1 have a hot air fur nace for the past five years we have frequently had coal gas in the house which comes from the registers once or twice every year the furnace has been looked over by heat ingmen who have cemented all joints and done everything they could think of to stop the gas but so tar far without success can you make any suggestions answer it is unhealthful to breathe coal gas and if it is strong it may even be fatal when coal gas comes through registers it is clear proof of leakage from the furnace into the surrounding air jacket the leakage is apparently in some obscure part that can be located only by removing the jacket so that the furnace can be closely examined the fault may be in small cracks in the metal but whatever it is you should locate it and make the necessary repairs without delay you may even find it necessary to replace the furnace you will be justified in taking so extreme a step by the danger of the present condition with the heating season over you can take plenty of time to make the thorough examination that may be necessary oil burners question what are the three best oil burners in your opinion answer success with any burner depends entirely on the skill with which it is installed an any burner will work well when installed installed by a man who knows his business and the best of burners will be a flat failure when wrongly installed inquire among your friends who burn oil as to their opinions of the local agent and installers and select the one on whom you get the best reports to recommend a burner suitable to your requirements be sure the man you pick is going to remain in business if he puts in your burner and then disappears you will have a little orphan annie on your hands aluminum paint question do you recommend aluminum paint for a primer in painting a house there will be one coat of paint on the primer answer aluminum paint is excellent as a primer but for best results the liquid part should be what is known as a long oil varnish that is a varnish made with an exceptionally large quantity of oil aluminum paint of this kind known as aluminum house paint is available in many parts of the country where it cannot be had aluminum paint as a primer on wood should be made with a varnish with the greatest proportion of oil that is available at a paint store ask for a long oil varnish add 2 pounds aluminum powder to each gallon broken porcelain question an art object of fine porcelain has been broken A marble figure has also suffered the loss of a hand what kind of cement or adhesive can be used that would successfully repair the pieces have tried the transparent cement without success answer the cement you have used is satisfactory but the broken pieces have to be bound together while the cement is hardening binding can be done with cord or adhesive tape remove the old cement with lacquer thinner then coat both surfaces immediately pressing the two pieces together asphalt driveway question do you know of a road material similar to asphalt that thal could be applied to a garage driveway by an amateur I 1 understand there is a preparation which is laid on to a depth of two or three inches and rolled with a garden roller answer there are several types of compounds used driveways this work can be done by an amateur with good results inquire of your local road commissioner |
