Question
In our new home, the door hinges were squeaking, so I took out the hinge pins
and sprayed them with a silicon spray.  All the squeaking went away.  However,
several months later, I have noticed a fine black powder on the doors near the
hinges.  Does anyone have any ideas why that happens?
And ideas on what to use to prevent door hinges from squeaking?
BTW, I did not use WD-40 because it’s not a lubricant.

Answers

Most silicone sprays have very little silicone in them and use a solvent that
liquifies the silicone for spraying.  The solvent will loosen up the deposits
from inside the hinge and wick them to the outside.  The solvent evaporates,
and the dry deposits are left behind.

Check what is used as a solvent.  If it is Trichloroethane, do not use it on
aluminum.  Trichloroethane may react with aluminum and form a deep purple
residue.

One of the better spray lubes I use is a synthetic called Superlube.
It won’t eat plastic like petroleum lubes, won’t not evaporate away like
WD-40, and doesn’t harden in the cold.

Associated W D Wood Furnace Question: Difficulty getting home owners insurance w/ wood furnace in garage?
I’m buying a home that was built in 1979. The home has a wood/oil furnace in the garage that serves as the only heat for the home. This is not a wood stove, it’s a wood furnace that has a chimney and is ducted through the ductwork. Because the wood furnace is in the garage, 2 of 4 insurance companies I’ve called will not write a policy on the home, one of the others isn’t sure, and one says they see no problem if it’s installed properly. Can anyone tell me why a wood furnace in the garage is such a big deal? Where else would it go? I’m going to ask the seller who his insurance company is, but I was just wondering why these policies are so hard to write? It seems like they’d just tack on a surcharge and write the thing. I may have forgotten to mention that it’s a combination wood/oil furnace. It starts up on oil and can run entirely on oil (diesel) or you can add wood to keep down on oil costs. If the wood runs out, the oil kicks back on, so that’s how the house is heated when away. However, I’ve been searching and have found there are sometimes problems with the oil tanks that store the oil. Just contacted my agent and there’s no problem w/ them, but 2 of the 4 will not write the policy. My worry is that I’ll spontaneously get cancelled or have to put in a new furnace, which would have to be propane since I’m out in the sticks (probably 5 miles from a fire station, but definitely not within 1000 ft of a fire hydrant. I understand Izabella’s point. The house has an above-ground basement, with the garage attached to the basement and the top level above. If the wood burns out, the oil kicks in, so there shouldn’t be much issue with frozen pipes. Also, the farthest point the ductwork travels is around 40 ft. I understand their side of it if they in fact would be losing money on the deal – that’s a no-brainer; I wasn’t aware that homeowners insurance is such a low-profit sector. Making my case here won’t do any good, I understand. Luckily, I’ve found a couple major insurers who will write it. Thanks

• Answer:Wood stoves as a primary source of heat are very very high risk. The risk is mainly due to chimney fires, when the furnace/stove is used frequently, the risk of chimney fire increases drastically and chimney fires can be hard to detect (especially when the furnace is not in a high traffic area of the house). Also, because there is no secondary source of heat, the insurance company looks at what will happen if you are not home. You don’t very well want to leave the stove burning when no one’s there tending to it, but how is the home heated? If there is no secondary source, and the home gets cold, that’s when your pipes can freeze and things can get real ugly. They might also be questioning the age of the furnace/stove, if it’s more recently installed than ‘79, make sure the company knows that, that can make a difference, there’s less likely damage from age deterioration. Best thing to do, like you stated, is find out where the current owner is insured. This might be quite expensive due to the unique risk. Most companies, unfortunately cannot ‘tack on a surcharge’ since the loss amount can be tens of thousands of dollars. Lastly, one more thing to keep in mind. This risk can also depend on your Protection Class. For instance, in case of fire, if you are within 5miles to a fire station and within 1,000 feet to a fire hydrant, the likelihood of a total loss decreases, but if the home is located far from both, a total loss is much more likely. Good luck!

Associated W D Wood Furnace Question:List of African American inventions?
Alright I saw one answer from some ignorant douchebag basically claiming that “black” people haven’t contributed to society. I’m here to educate that very douchebag. List of African American inventions: air conditioning unit Frederick M. Jones July 12, 1949 air ship (dirigible) J.F. Pickering 1892 almanac Benjamin Banneker 1791 — approximate date automatic car coupling for trains Andrew Beard 1897 automatic cutoff switch Granville T. Woods January 1, 1839 automatic fishing device G. Cook May 30, 1899 automatic gear shift Richard Spikes February 28, 1932 automatic lubricating system for railroads and machines Elijah McCoy October 27, 1891 automatic shoe making machine Jan Matzelinger 1883 baby buggy W.H. Richardsopn June 18, 1899 bicycle frame L.R. Johnson October 10, 1899 biscuit cutter Alexander P. Ashbourne November 30, 1875 blood plasma bag, blood bank Charles Drew 1945 — approximate date caps for bottles and jars A.E. Long & A.A Jones 1898 casket lowering device A.C. Richardson November 3, 1894 cellular phone Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971 chamber commode T. Elkins January 3, 1897 clothes dryer G.T. Sampson June 6, 1862 clothes wringer Ellen Elgin 1880s combined furrow opener and stalk knocker G.W. Murray April 10, 1894 cotton chopper G.W. Murray June 5, 1894 cultivator and marker G.W. Murray April 10, 1894 curtain rod S.R. Scratton November 30, 1899 curtain rod support William S. Grant August 4, 1896 door stop O. Dorsey December 10, 1878 dust pan Lawrence P. Ray August 3, 1897 egg beater Willie Johnson February 5, 1884 electric lampbulb Lewis Latimer March 21, 1882 elevator Alexander Miles October 11, 1867 eye protector P. Johnson November 2, 1880 electric railway trolley Elbert R. Robinson 1880s fire escape bracket C.V. Richey December 28, 1897 fire escape ladder J.W. Winters May 7, 1878 folding bed L.C. Bailey July 18, 1899 folding chair Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889 fountain pen W.B. Purvis January 7, 1890 fruit press Madeline M. Turner 1916 furniture caster O.A. Fisher 1878 galoshes A.L. Rickman 1898 gas mask Garrett A. Morgan October 13, 1914 golf tee G. F. Grant December 12, 1899 guitar Robert F. Flemming, Jr. March 3, 1886 hair brush Lydia O. Newman November 15, 18? heating furnace Alice Parker 1918 hand stamp Walter B. Purvis February 27, 1897 horse shoe J. Ricks March 30, 1885 ice cream Augustus Jackson 1832 ice cream scooper A.L. Cralle February 2, 1897 improved sugar making Norbet Rillieux December 10, 1887 insect destroyer gun A.C. Richard January 9, 1894 ironing board Sarah Boone August 19, 1884 key chain F.J. Loudin May 19, 1889 lantern Michael C. Harvey December 8, 1893 lawn mower L.A. Burr July 23, 18? lawn sprinkler J.S. Smith May 4, 1897 lemon squeezer J. Thomas White November 15, 1895 lock W.A. Martin 1887 lunch pail James Robinson June 11, 1893 mail box Paul L. Downing June 27, 1893 mop Thomas W. Stewart June 11, 1893 motor Frederick M. Jones June 27, 1939 multiplex telegraph system (allowed messages to be sent and received from moving trains) Granville T. Woods 1887 peanut butter George Washington Carver 1896 pencil sharpener J.L. Love November 23, 1897 planter G.W. Murray April 10, 1894 railway air brakes (first safe method of stopping trains) Granville T. Woods 1903 range oven Thomas Carrington 1876 record player arm Joseph Hunger Dickenson January 8, 1819 refining of coconut oil A.P. Abourne July 27, 1980 refrigerator John Standard June 14, 1891 riding saddles W.D. Davis October 6, 1895 rolling pin John W. Reed 1864 shampoo headrest C.O. Baliff October 11, 1898 small pox inoculation (he brought this method from Africa where advanced medical practices were in use long before Europeans had any medical knowledge) Onesimus 1721 spark plug Edmond Berger February 2, 1839 spring seat for chairs A. B. Blackburn April 3, 1888 steam boiler/radiator Granville T. Woods 1884 stethoscope Imhotep Ancient Egypt stove T.A. Carrington July 25, 1876 straightening comb Madame C.J. Walker 1905 — approximate date street sweeper Charles B. Brooks March 17, 1890 pastry fork Anna M. Mangin March 1, 1892 pencil sharpener J.L. Love November 23, 1897 phone transmitter Granville T. Woods December 2, 1884 portable fire escape D. McCree November 11, 1890 thermostat control Frederick M. Jones February 23, 1960 toilet T. Elkins 1897 traffic light Garrett A. Morgan November 20, 1923 two cycle gasoline engine Frederick M. Jones November 28, 1950 tricycle M.A. Cherry May 6, 1886 trolley car Granville T. Woods 1888 typewriter Burridge & Marshman April 7, 1885 window cleaner A.L. Lewis 1892

• Answer:What’s funny is racists will always try to find a way to downplay a black person’s invention or they’ll say that they stole it from a white man.

Associated W D Wood Furnace Question:I want a new oil burner, but what about the CO test?
I currently have a longwood wood/oil furnace with a Beckett oil burner. I don’t know how old the Beckett is, but I’m having issues. I’ve had a local heating guy come out and he’s helped me, but now I’ve gone and broken a few things (ceramic pieces on electrodes, copper fuel line) since, so now it really won’t work unless I put some money into it. I know the electrodes and copper line won’t be much $20-25 or so, but I really don’t know how old this thing is. The bad thing is that I just spent $105 on a new pump for it, but that would always fit the new burner too if I ever have problems with it. I can do all of this stuff myself, it just takes me a lot longer than paying a heating guy $80/hr to do. What I’d really like to do is just buy a whole new burner so that I know what I have and I know it’s new and should be good to go. I’ve found one online for around $350 here: [url=http://www.pressureparts.com/BurnerPart-C-Burner-Complete-Pressure-Part-307032.aspx]http://www.pressureparts.com/BurnerPart-C-Burner-Complete-Pressure-Part-307032.aspx[/url] I’d just need to get the 9″ air tube to match mine. I know that prices online are about 50% of what I’ll pay from some local supply store. I paid $105 for a fuel oil pump locally (through my heating guy’s contractor discount) and found the SAME one online for $54.00. Anyway, I can install this myself since I’ve had mine unhooked and hooked back up. The main reason I’m hesitant to buy a new burner is because I was reading I’d need to get a specialist to come out and do a CO test w/ their special machine to make sure it’s within specs. Does anyone know anything about the CO test and about how much it would cost? I know it sounds stupid to not buy one because of this and it kinda is. the link I was trying to give was to http://www.pressureparts.com/BurnerPart-C-Burner-Complete-Pressure-Part-307032.aspx

• Answer:you need the whole set-up done, not just the co test. Should cost 1 hour labor.

Associated W D Wood Furnace Question:Politically speaking: Were all of these invented by bIack peopIe?
Biscuit Cutter A.P. Ashbourne Super Soaker Lonnie Johnson Folding Bed L.C. Bailey Bicycle Frame Issac R. Johnson Coin Changer James A. Bauer Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm Wm. Harwell Rotary Engine Andrew J. Beard Printing Press W.A. Lavallette Car Couple Andrew J. Beard Envelope Seal F.W. Leslie Letter Box G.E. Becket Laser Fuels Lester Lee Stainless Steel Pads Alfred Benjamin Pressure Cooker Maurice W. Lee Torpedo Discharger H. Bradberry Window Cleaner A.L. Lewis Disposable Syringe Phil Brooks Pencil Sharpener John L. Love Home Security System Marie Brown Fire Extinguisher Tom J. Marshal Corn Planter Henry Blair Lock W.A. Martin Cotton Planter Henry Blair Shoe Lasting Machine Jan Matzeliger Ironing Board Sarah Boone Lubricators Elijah McCoy Horse Bridle Bit L.F.Brown Rocket Catapult Hugh MacDonald Horse shoe Oscar E. Brown Elevator Alexander Miles Pacemaker Otis Boykin Gas Mask Garrett Morgan Guide Missile Otis Boykin Traffic Signal Garrett Morgan Lawn Mower John A. Burr Hair Brush Lyda Newman Typewriter Burridge & Marshman Heating Furnace Alice H. Paker Train Alarm R.A. Butler Airship J.F.Pickering Radiation Detector Geo. Carruthers Folding Chair Purdgy/Sadgwar Peanut Butter George W. Carver Hand Stamp W.B. Purvis Paints & Satins George W. Carver Fountain Pen W.B. Purvis Lotion & Soaps George W. Carver Dust Pan L.P.Ray Automatic Fishing Reel George Cook Insect Destroyer Gun A.C. Richardson Ice cream Mold A.L. Cralle Baby Buggy W.H. Richardson Blood Plasma Dr. Charles Drew Sugar Refinement N. Rillieux Horse Riding Saddle Wm. D. Davis Clothes Dryer G.T. Sampson Shoe W.A. Detiz Celluar Phone Henry Sampson Player Piano Joseph Dickinson Pressing Comb Walter Sammons Arm for Recording Player Joseph Dickinson Curtain Rod S.R. Scottron Doorstop O. Dorsey Lawn Sprinkler J.W. Smith Doorknob O. Dorsey Automatic Gearshift R.B. Spikes Photo Print Wash Clatonia J. Dorticus Urinalysis Machine Dewey Sanderson Photo Embossing Machine Clatonia J. Dorticus Hydraulic Shock Absorber Ralph Sanderson Postal Letter Box P.B. Dowing Refrigerator J. Standard Toilet T. Elkins Mop T.W. Stewart Furniture Caster David A. Fisher Stairclimbing Wheelchair Rufus J. Weaver Guitar Robert Flemming ,Jr Helicopter Paul E. Williams Golf Tee George F. Grant Fire Escape Ladder J.B. Winters Motor J. Gregory Telephone Transmitter Granville T. Woods Lantern Micheal Harney Electric Cutoff Switch Granville T. Woods Thermo Hair Curlers Soloman Harper Relay Instrument Granville T. Woods Gas Burner B.F. Jackson Telephone System Granville T. Woods Kitchen Table H.A. Jackson Galvanic Battery Granville T. Woods Video Commander Joseph N. Jackson Electric Raillway System Granville T. Woods Remote Controllers Joseph N. Jackson Roller Coaster Granville T. Woods Sani-Phone Jerry Johnson Auto Air Brake Granville T. Woods Or are they myths? This is a serious question! I’m actually really curious. @ Chris, you can count on it =) lol website, nope. I got it from some black guy!!!!!!! =) @ Chris, come on man. @ Predizzle, you idiot. I’m white!

• Answer:It would take months to find out how many really were invented by black people, but the list is highly suspicious. Some of the items (shoes, hair brush, kitchen table) are so ancient that there is not the slightest possibility that anyone knows who the inventor was. I looked up a few of these more or less at random, those attributed to Granville Woods. Woods wasn’t really black (part Australian aborigine, part Malaysian). He was an accomplished inventor who held 60 patents and was known in his life as ‘the black Edison’. But he doesn’t seem to have truly invented any of the items attributed to him on this list, although he did patent significant improvements for many of them, and perhaps others not listed. G. W. Carver was also a great inventor, and he may well have developed some useful new formulas for soaps and paints, but both existed for millennia before he was born. So I suspect that many of the other items, if checked, would also not check out,

Associated W D Wood Furnace Question:Isn’t it sad that this small list shows the full extent of Black American practical inventions?
It’s so small it’s laughable, i could count it on one hand Biscuit Cutter A.P. Ashbourne Super Soaker Lonnie Johnson Folding Bed L.C. Bailey Bicycle Frame Issac R. Johnson Coin Changer James A. Bauer Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm Wm. Harwell Rotary Engine Andrew J. Beard Printing Press W.A. Lavallette Car Couple Andrew J. Beard Envelope Seal F.W. Leslie Letter Box G.E. Becket Laser Fuels Lester Lee Stainless Steel Pads Alfred Benjamin Pressure Cooker Maurice W. Lee Torpedo Discharger H. Bradberry Window Cleaner A.L. Lewis Disposable Syringe Phil Brooks Pencil Sharpener John L. Love Home Security System Marie Brown Fire Extinguisher Tom J. Marshal Corn Planter Henry Blair Lock W.A. Martin Cotton Planter Henry Blair Shoe Lasting Machine Jan Matzeliger Ironing Board Sarah Boone Lubricators Elijah McCoy Horse Bridle Bit L.F.Brown Rocket Catapult Hugh MacDonald Horse shoe Oscar E. Brown Elevator Alexander Miles Pacemaker Otis Boykin Gas Mask Garrett Morgan Guide Missile Otis Boykin Traffic Signal Garrett Morgan Lawn Mower John A. Burr Hair Brush Lyda Newman Typewriter Burridge & Marshman Heating Furnace Alice H. Paker Train Alarm R.A. Butler Airship J.F.Pickering Radiation Detector Geo. Carruthers Folding Chair Purdgy/Sadgwar Peanut Butter George W. Carver Hand Stamp W.B. Purvis Paints & Satins George W. Carver Fountain Pen W.B. Purvis Lotion & Soaps George W. Carver Dust Pan L.P.Ray Automatic Fishing Reel George Cook Insect Destroyer Gun A.C. Richardson Ice cream Mold A.L. Cralle Baby Buggy W.H. Richardson Blood Plasma Dr. Charles Drew Sugar Refinement N. Rillieux Horse Riding Saddle Wm. D. Davis Clothes Dryer G.T. Sampson Shoe W.A. Detiz Celluar Phone Henry Sampson Player Piano Joseph Dickinson Pressing Comb Walter Sammons Arm for Recording Player Joseph Dickinson Curtain Rod S.R. Scottron Doorstop O. Dorsey Lawn Sprinkler J.W. Smith Doorknob O. Dorsey Automatic Gearshift R.B. Spikes Photo Print Wash Clatonia J. Dorticus Urinalysis Machine Dewey Sanderson Photo Embossing Machine Clatonia J. Dorticus Hydraulic Shock Absorber Ralph Sanderson Postal Letter Box P.B. Dowing Refrigerator J. Standard Toilet T. Elkins Mop T.W. Stewart Furniture Caster David A. Fisher Stairclimbing Wheelchair Rufus J. Weaver Guitar Robert Flemming ,Jr Helicopter Paul E. Williams Golf Tee George F. Grant Fire Escape Ladder J.B. Winters Motor J. Gregory Telephone Transmitter Granville T. Woods Lantern Micheal Harney Electric Cutoff Switch Granville T. Woods Thermo Hair Curlers Soloman Harper Relay Instrument Granville T. Woods Gas Burner B.F. Jackson Telephone System Granville T. Woods Kitchen Table H.A. Jackson Galvanic Battery Granville T. Woods Video Commander Joseph N. Jackson Electric Raillway System Granville T. Woods Remote Controllers Joseph N. Jackson Roller Coaster Granville T. Woods Sani-Phone Jerry Johnson Auto Air Brake Granville T. Woods http://www.littleafrica.com/resources/inventors.htm

• Answer:Blacks invented the Kitchen table?!?!?! SERIOUSLY?! THE EFIN’ KITCHEN TABLE?! a cave man probably put a fish on a rock and called that his kitchen table. you should research better.

Associated W D Wood Furnace Question:BLACK INVENTIONS………………………..?
Biscuit Cutter A.P. Ashbourne Super Soaker Lonnie Johnson Folding Bed L.C. Bailey Bicycle Frame Issac R. Johnson Coin Changer James A. Bauer Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm Wm. Harwell Rotary Engine Andrew J. Beard Printing Press W.A. Lavallette Car Couple Andrew J. Beard Envelope Seal F.W. Leslie Letter Box G.E. Becket Laser Fuels Lester Lee Stainless Steel Pads Alfred Benjamin Pressure Cooker Maurice W. Lee Torpedo Discharger H. Bradberry Window Cleaner A.L. Lewis Disposable Syringe Phil Brooks Pencil Sharpener John L. Love Home Security System Marie Brown Fire Extinguisher Tom J. Marshal Corn Planter Henry Blair Lock W.A. Martin Cotton Planter Henry Blair Shoe Lasting Machine Jan Matzeliger Ironing Board Sarah Boone Lubricators Elijah McCoy Horse Bridle Bit L.F.Brown Rocket Catapult Hugh MacDonald Horse shoe Oscar E. Brown Elevator Alexander Miles Pacemaker Otis Boykin Gas Mask Garrett Morgan Guide Missile Otis Boykin Traffic Signal Garrett Morgan Lawn Mower John A. Burr Hair Brush Lyda Newman Typewriter Burridge & Marshman Heating Furnace Alice H. Paker Train Alarm R.A. Butler Airship J.F.Pickering Radiation Detector Geo. Carruthers Folding Chair Purdgy/Sadgwar Peanut Butter George W. Carver Hand Stamp W.B. Purvis Paints & Satins George W. Carver Fountain Pen W.B. Purvis Lotion & Soaps George W. Carver Dust Pan L.P.Ray Automatic Fishing Reel George Cook Insect Destroyer Gun A.C. Richardson Ice cream Mold A.L. Cralle Baby Buggy W.H. Richardson Blood Plasma Dr. Charles Drew Sugar Refinement N. Rillieux Horse Riding Saddle Wm. D. Davis Clothes Dryer G.T. Sampson Shoe W.A. Detiz Celluar Phone Henry Sampson Player Piano Joseph Dickinson Pressing Comb Walter Sammons Arm for Recording Player Joseph Dickinson Curtain Rod S.R. Scottron Doorstop O. Dorsey Lawn Sprinkler J.W. Smith Doorknob O. Dorsey Automatic Gearshift R.B. Spikes Photo Print Wash Clatonia J. Dorticus Urinalysis Machine Dewey Sanderson Photo Embossing Machine Clatonia J. Dorticus Hydraulic Shock Absorber Ralph Sanderson Postal Letter Box P.B. Dowing Refrigerator J. Standard Toilet T. Elkins Mop T.W. Stewart Furniture Caster David A. Fisher Stairclimbing Wheelchair Rufus J. Weaver Guitar Robert Flemming ,Jr Helicopter Paul E. Williams Golf Tee George F. Grant Fire Escape Ladder J.B. Winters Motor J. Gregory Telephone Transmitter Granville T. Woods Lantern Micheal Harney Electric Cutoff Switch Granville T. Woods Thermo Hair Curlers Soloman Harper Relay Instrument Granville T. Woods Gas Burner B.F. Jackson Telephone System Granville T. Woods Kitchen Table H.A. Jackson Galvanic Battery Granville T. Woods Video Commander Joseph N. Jackson Electric Raillway System Granville T. Woods Remote Controllers Joseph N. Jackson Roller Coaster Granville T. Woods Sani-Phone Jerry Johnson Auto Air Brake Granville T. Woods American Music of Black origin ___________________ .Jazz .Rock & Roll .Hip Hop .Soul .Disco .Rhthm & Blues .Rag Time .Techno .Gospel http://www.littleafrica.com/resources/inventors.htm http://www.blackinventor.com/

• Answer:And I’m so proud.

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