Evening star., 1939-09-02
First Aid
For the
Aiing House
By ROGER b. WHITMAN.

Question: have a solid blue
linoleum on my kitchen floor. It
shows footprints and heel marks so
plainly that have to mop and brush
it several times a day. Waxing does
not help. Is there some treatment
YOU can suggest for this type OF
floor that will retain hard finish
and eliminate some of the hard work
of cleaning?
Answer-Solid colors, particularly
those that are very dark or very
light, are almost impossible to keep
from showing foot marks. One rem
edy is to place mat or rug at each
door leading into the kitchen, so that
the sole of the shoes can be wiped
clean before entering the room.
Circulator for Water Heat.
Question-Our new circulator
pump in an oil-fred, hot-water
heating system, in a small apart
ment house, is hooked up to operate
when the burner starts and stops
with the burner If for any reason
the burner fails to ignite in the
morning, cold water is pumped
through the radiators. Will you
give us your opinion as to the proper
control of this circulator?
Answer-With your present hook
up water circulates through the ra-
diators only when the burner goes
on; this is done to speed up circula-
ton. Another method, which is
widely used, is to hook up the cir
culator pump to the thermostat and
to control the oil burner by an
aquastat. In this type of hookup
the water in the boiler is kept at
more uniform temperature, being
controlled by the aquastat. When
heat is called for by the thermostat
the pump will circulate the hot wa
ter through the system. This may
be more sesirable for your particular
condition.
Painting q Cellar.
A correspondent notes that have
prepared instructions for painting
cement work in cellar and asks
for copy. The only instructions
that have prepared cover painting
concrete floor, which am send
ing him in the stamped and self
addressed envelope that he inclosed.
For walls and other cement work in
the cellar he should use cement
paint which is intended for ma
sonry and will not be affected by
dampness. It can be had in white
and several colors.
Dust in Furniture.
Question: find sawdust under a
bookcase and desk, which leads me
to suspect the presence of furniture
worms. How can I get rid of them?
Will linens and books stored in the
furniture become affected or be in
jured? And will other furniture be-
come infested?
Answer-It is very possible that
the dust is worn off the edges of
the drawers and of the slides against
which they move. This can be
checked by rubbing these parts
with paraffine. If the damage is
due to insects, you will find worm
holes. Wipe infected wood with
kerosene and force kerosene into
the holes with a fne-spout medicine
dropper. which will kill the insects
Repainting a House.
Questionable to blistering and
cracking the paint on my house was
burned off with blow torch. Now
I would like advice on the following
Do you recommend first coat of
lnseed oil? Should it be pure OF
diluted? If diluted, with what? Dc
you recommend aluminium paint? Is
it resistant to salt air?
Answer-A first coat of linseec
oil is not necessary. The first coal
tpriming of paint should contain
large percentage of linseed oil il
the wood is open and porous. Fol
resinous woods more turpentint