Show FIR AID p aa a AILIN GHOUSE by roget roger fi 13 whitman D roger roeer B whitman service oil burner success M ANY of my correspondents are 1 planning to equip their house heaters with oil burners and ask my OP opinion nion of the various makes that are offered to them As a matter ot of fact all oil burners can give good service the choice is not among the different makes but among the local oil burner installers the best oil burner made will not work well it if it is I 1 s not properly installed nor will a burner continue to give satisfaction is unless it is under the supervision of a competent service man the first step in buying an oil burner should be to inquire among oil burning friends for their opinions of the local installers with the idea ot of selecting an installer who is competent skillful likely to stay in business and will give quick and good service in times of need A man of that type will have the agency for a reliable burner and can be depended on to recommend the type and size of burner best adapted to the heating plant I 1 have often spoken of the false economy of buying at cut prices for it is likely to lead to poor service and dissatisfaction this is especially true of oil burners tor for if one is offered at a suspiciously low price there is reason to believe that the manufacturer may be going out of business in which case there will be no source for spare parts A good burner is worth paying tor for linoleum on rou rough h floor linoleum that is laid on a rough worn and uneven floor will not last for the rough nesses will quickly wear it through when linoleum is to be laid on a floor in that condition the wood should be smoothed by scraping or better yet by sanding with a heavy floor machine another method is to cover the floor with plywood this can be one half inch thick and for convenience in laying should be in pieces not more than four feet square with the edges making tight joints this forms a smooth and excellent surface and linoleum cemented down over it should last almost indefinitely the newly laid plywood will look so well that the home owner may well wonder about covering it with linoleum he should do so however tor for if not protected by a floor covering the surface will quickly chafe and splinter flour worms question my kitchen cabinet has a sifter type flour bin which tilts forward slightly to fill and is biffi cult to reach into I 1 have several times found white worms in the flour how can I 1 get rid of them answer although the flour bin is built in there is undoubtedly a method for releasing it and taking it out for cleaning scour well with strong A soap and give it a good sunning and airing for surest results abandon the bin and keep your flour allour in a tight canister this is the real answer kitchen wall finish question walls of an old kitchen are uneven being partly plastered and partly wallboard would plastic paint hide the roughness answer plastic paint made of 0 gypsum will adhere to both plaster and wallboard but you should give it a smooth finish you can then enamel it or use washable wallpaper or wall cloth crumbling mortar question brick mortar in house walls has been crumbling and washing away until part of the brickwork is bare why what is the remedy answer the mortar is porous possibly because too much black coloring was used in proportion to the cement have it replaced by a competent mason finish for stucco question cement stucco over brick and stone must be repainted what paint should we use answer you can get a cement paint intended for that work any I 1 good paint store has it |