Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-28

keep the warm air at the ce
the orom. Try this trick; YOU
Check the radiators: The
metallic paints like bronze or
aluminium, or even S h y
white paints generally used
on radiators, a u ally cut
down the amount of heat
given off. You'll get more
heat from the same fuel ii
you paint the radiators a
darker color, possibly same
color as the rest of the room,
using flat paint. Also: avoid
covering radiators with. OBJ
jects that prevent free air
circulation; keep the radiator
free of dust and cobWebs; use
a sheet of shiny metal or
aluminium foil behind any re-
cessed radiators to reflect the
heat out into the room; check
the radiator air vents to make
sure air is not trapped in the
radiators.
Weatherproot the cellar: A
tight cellar cuts fuel use amaz-
Iingly. You need both storm win
dows and weatherstripping. Less
expensive but. quite satisfactory
| is felt stripping. You can make
inexpensive storm windows your
self out of the flexible R-V-Lite,
transparent plastic sheet rein
| forced by wire or plastic mesh,
which you can buy at hardware
stores either by the yard or roll.
Make storm windows with it
simply by cutting the size you
want off the. roll with ordinary
shears, and tacking it down tight
with wood strips.
Also, check the cellar walls
for leaks, particularly at the
point where the house rests on
the foundation. S e a ! ing such
leaks is easy with self sticking
caulking strip called Mortite
Utility Tape, or with the self
sealing Mystik Fuel-SdUer tape.
If your basement is hot-more
than 70 degrees-you can figure
heat is being wasted from the
furnace itself, possibly from
leaks which can be repaired with
asbestos furnace cement which is
easy to apply yourself. II the
pipes of the heating system, or
of the hot-water supply system,
are not covered, they should be
insulated with asbestos covering
which can be clamped right over
them.
WeatherStrip doors and t1in-
does: Besides the cellar, look for
heat leaks in doors and windows
upstairs. R-V-Lite can be used
for storm windows upstairs for
windows that are not opened
during the winter. Also, tack
weatherstripping around doors
and windows, even doors leading
into rooms, to prevent leakage
from warm rooms into unused
rooms or storage space. Cracks
around window panes can be
sealed with putty or narrow
Mystik tape, which comes in va
rious decorative colors.
Insuldte the attic; An open at
tic Is one insulation job you can
tackle your self. Among the cas-
lest materials to use are mica-fill
type insulation, which pours like
sand. or hdnd-pouring rock wool,
which does not have to be hand
packed as do some types of loose
rock wool. Another easy-to-in-
stall insulation is rock wool
bats, which can be laid flat or
nailed between studs and rafters.
It's hard to insulate the side
walls of an already existing
house. 1t can sometimes be done
by pouring insulating pellets into
wall spaces between studs from
openings in the attic, If this is
not possible, exterior boards
have to be opened up, and the
insulation blown in by profes-
sional insulation firms. 9
Check furnace operation; If
you have a hand-fired coal fur
mace, be sure to remove ashes
from the ash pit daily, fill hu-
modifying pans daily, clean out
clinkers every few weeks, and