Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1947 — Page 8

Ventilation Aids in Preventing on Rot; Replace Affected Timbers

By HUBBARD. COBB

our Handy Man Some ‘people like their a mer. They use them for roasting ovens and save money on gas.

we offer the following advice.

range to have Spm open as much! as possible du the summer months, . This wil], create a draft through the attic and if you leave the attic door open, you'll have a nice current of air coming up from | the basement through the house] and out the attic windows,

Stick Knife in Wood To Test for Dry Ret

Do you worry about fire destroy

up? Well, here's something keep you awake at night—dry rot.

wrecker in its own right and, lik termites, you generally don’t know | it's there until you find yourself liv-/ ing in a house without. any bottom | to it. In short, you've got to look

If you don’t have windows in the * ‘attic and don't have enough room for them, you can put in some louvers. This is an opening with | slanting horizontal boards spaced apart so that the air can pass

through them, but the rain can't get in. These should be covered

Dry rot is caused by with screens in the “summer and growth or fungus or some similar no| jf

a parasitic closed in the winter to prevent | account animal. No matter what heat loss. One little item to remember is phere to live in so you are apt to that a current of air from base-| find it in the basement or in wood | ment fo attic presents something | that comes in direct contact with, of a hazard in the event of fire. [the ground. The best way to pre-

Sight before going to bed.

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If there are windows in the attic at the gable ends or any place, ar-

ling your home or termites eating it is liable to get at it should be treat- | else to 'ed with a good preservative such

tty :good home| This dry rot is a pretty g o | tilation.

‘they call it, it needs a damp atmos-|

If you Nove a home repair problem, write a letter to Mr. Cobb, care of The Indianapolis imes. If your question is of general interest an answer to it will appear in a forthcoming column in The Times

the acid solution with a fibre brush. As soon as you've rubbed it into ‘the masonry, rinse the acid off with plenty of fresh water. . Don't give it a chance to go to, work on the brickwork. If you want to play safe, use. a pint of am-

{| Home Page. monia mixed with’ two gallons of water as a final rinse. This will take . : =" care of the acid but good. wood. If the knife goes in easily

then you've got troubles. Timber that has been attdcked by dry rot should be replaced. { All timber used where dry rot

Let Expert Repair ‘Your Broken Radio

While we admit that we can still make a pretty fair radio crystal set, as creosote. Just remember that! radio science, on the whole has! | your best preventative is good ven- somehow managed to get a little {ahead of us. In fact, modern radio; | sets have got ahead of quite a few

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Acid Will Cut Mineral of us. These days it takes a’ highly |.

| trained technician to find out why |

Deposit on Bricks {a set works not to mention finding ‘out why it won't work.

One of the minor annoyances that plague anyone owning a. brick house! . & brick* wall or just two bricks ce-| mented together is the white crust that sometimes forms on the out-| side of the brickwork. This crust is called efflorescence and is caused by the salts in the mortar. |

| When a radio won't work there is | just one thing you should do--check { the source of power. To do this | remove the radio plug from the

ow is in working order. { If the lamp works, then the { trouble is in the set and your best

There are a couple of ways you pet is to take it down to a good

Its a wise idea, therefore to close vent it is to be sure there is good cgn get rid of these mineral de-/radio man and have him look it! Ahe basement snd attic doors at ventilation through the entire house posits. One is to sit tight and wait over.

'you are having a drought or you're This is liable to make things worse.

You can test for dry rot by taking jn a hurry, then go after the white And unless you are pretty sharp at = 8 pen knife and sticking it into the spots with a little of that good mu- this type of work, don't go fooling = around inside a modern radio with = Use about one part acid to 10 a hammer and a pair of pliers. You = parts of water. Pour the acid into the water slowly so you don't splash it around. Wear a pair of gioves to

riatic acid and some water.

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Don’t leave a set plugged in iW jand exterior wood is painted on all for heavy rains to wash it away. If and turned on if it does not work. i=

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wi protect your hands. Brush off as might get hurt and 50 might the tom as you want a few inches here : much of the white crust as possible radio. with a stiff wire brush and apply, problems, send 'em to me,

Check Connections To Hot Water Tank

% There is little doubt that hot water is a good thing to around the home. The hitch is that a lot of homes don’t have as much

as they would like or deserve,” And air-cooled. Government avia- Of families,

{very often the trouble isn't with ithe hot water heater or tank but the way they are connected.

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Water. is. a-poor conductor of heat. “any fish can tell you this. A tank of water is heated by taking the cold water out near the bottom, running it through the heater and then back to the tank. If the cold pipe from tank to heater isn't located near the bottom of the tank but maybe halfway up, only half the water in the tank is going to get heated. The water under the cold pipe is going to remain’ on the cold side although the water above may be as hot as Hades. The remedy for this condition is simple. Have the cold line from fank to heater put down near the bottom of the tank and thus all

ed and not just the top half. Don't put the cold line 2 Fight on the bot-

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