Evening star., 1941-02-01
New Storm Sash
Also Solves Window
Screen Problem
Wurm-Air Grille Thut
Directs Heut Also
Is Described
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZA.
BETH GORDON.

BY DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZA
BETH GORDON.
II you have put off buying storm
sash for your windows this long,
why not think beyond the few
months of winter which are left,
and solve the problem along with
your screen problem for next sum-
ner?
There is a new storm sash for
double-hung windows which can be
transformed in a flash into screens
for summer. 1t cinsists of a one
piece, divided, all-metal frame for
two removable glass panels and one
or two screen panels for top or
bottom of the window. The frame
is permanently installed, and the
change of season is observed merely
by replacing glass with screen or
screen with glass.
Three uses are possible with these
extra windows, which are placed on
the outside of your regular windows.
You can use them with glass at top
and bottom in which case you
eliminate drafts and cold spots in
winter and make 1t possible to cut
down on fuel bills by preserving the
heat from your furnace or boiler.
You can use them with screens top
and bottom. getting insect protec-
ton and full ventilation in the sum-
mer time. Or you can use a top
panel of glass and bottom panel
of screening, in which case you get
ventilation through the lower panel
and protection from rain from the
upper panel.
Winter ventilation is easy with
these storm sash in place; for
with both storm window panels In
place and either upper or lower win
dow sash open, air can get in
through a ventilator built into the
lower part of the storm window.
The ventilator is manually con-
trolled and has screen on it, pre-
venting the entrance of anything
more than fresh air-snow, for in
stance.
lAC SGOI LII d1lO SASH have a
neat baked aluminium finish on
rust-proof steel, and can be
painted to match the window trim.
There is no necessity for climbing a
ladder to interchange the panels,
because. divided into two, they can
be handled form inside the rooms.
The panels screen or glass; which
are not in use take up much less
storage space than whole storm sash
or framed screens.
These combination storm screen
sash cost about s13 to S18 for the
average double hung window. in
stalled, and may be purchased with
no money down for as little as SIS a
month.
New Warm-Air Grille.
Here's an improvement for de-
Hvering the air in warm-air heat
ing systems! It's warm-air register
or grille with adjustable louvers that
make it possible to direct the air
up or down or spread it around your
room.
Two banks of louvers are built into
the registers. One bank Is on its
outer surface, installed horizontally:
by manipulating these you can send
the air up toward the ceiling or
down toward the floor, or spread 1t |
out over the height of the room. |
The other bank is just behind the |
horizontal bank and runs vertically: |
they are individually adjustable. so |
you can direct air to the right or |
left. There is no excuse for having |
a cold part of the room or for sitting |
in e blast of warm air. The louvers
assure even air flow and circulation. |
There's another advantage-you
have more fexibility for locating
outlets. Without the directional fea-
ture, you have to put an outlet
where it will send warm air into the
most used part of the room. Now,
even with an outlet In the corner of
q room. you can direct the air
toward the center if you wish.
Registers in most all standard
sizes may be equipped with dampers
when desired, of a double-leaf type
that maintains a constant propor-
ton between the air delivered and
the damper opening. The lowered
registers, finished in ivory or in
stainless steel, cost from So up, un-
installed.
Hating Faucet Leaks.
Do you want to get rid Of the
nuisance and expense of dripping
faucets in the kitchen, bathroom or
laundry-for one to three years?
If so investigate the new compost
ton faucet seat which takes the
place of washer and washer screw
In the invisible part of your faucet.
This faucet seat, a tiny tan
colored gadget shaped something
like a cork with hollow center, is
said to eliminate the need for re-
seating dripping faucet. The ma
terial of which it is made is capable,
OF expansion and contraction. When
there is too much water present 1t
expands and shuts the water off,
even though the faucet is not prop
erly closed. 1t fits tightly against
the metal parts of the faucet-seat
hole, changing its own size accord
ing to conditions.
The composition faucet seat costs
only 10 to Is cents and may be in
stalled quickly in hot or cold water
faucets by plumber or by the
householder. Instructions are avail
able from its makers. You need not
even remove broken washer screw
If you don't want tot won't affect
the installation, we are told.
Faucet leaks can be pretty costly,
according to computations made by
the manufacturers of no-drip de-
vices-anywhere from / to is cents
q day, depending upon the amount
Of water you are losing and the cost
OF water in your community. And
even If you live in an apartment and
don't pay for your water sepa-
rately, surely dripping faucets get
on your nerves. You might look into
the matter anvuav