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13 "Tfc 1 • 1 • p« tt ,IIW 1 -I *t'<> W r W «vt i •. tloom Dehumidilier Helps Family Convenient Garage Opener EnioyMorePleasingEnviroimient Save9 Back-BreakingWork w nrkn lift, on fnn. n. mn.« ® n.ui. i_ _ Too much humidity in the home in summer can be as bad as too little in winter. Excessive moisture in living areas or basements promotes the growth of mold and mil­ dew, can rust metal, cause wood to swell and warp, paint to chip and peel, produce un­ pleasant odors, and for some may cause personal discom­ fort. A portable dehumldifler, however, can provide an in­ expensive solution to the humidity problem. A dehu­ mldifler not only can help turn a damp basement into a useful living area, it can also help prevent many cost­ ly home repairs and guard valuable possessions against early deterioration. How to Tell How can you tell if your home has a humidity prob­ lem? Here are some of the common warning signs us cited by the experts at Gen­ eral Electric Company: • Water pipes and basement walls sweat and drip. • Water condenses on cool floors, such as in the base­ ment or along the base­ boards of homes built on concrete slabs. • Laundry hung indoors fails to dry. • Doors and drawers swell and stick. • There's a constant "mus­ ty" odor that deodorizing sprays can't cover up. Dehumidiflers come in a variety of moisture-removal Capacities and styles to meet the needs of both home own­ ers and apartment tenants. General Electric, for example, offers three sizes of automatic portables to handle realistic living areas up to 2,000 square feet or more. All models feature an auto­ matic humidity sensor that turns the unit on and off as needed, a 2Yi gallon water container, rust-resistant components, a hose-drain outlet, one-piece grille of high-impact polystyrene, simple controls, minimal op­ erating noise and 115-volt plug-in operation. Big brimmed hats are be­ ing featured by designers. SAME DAY WATER SOFTENER SERVICE • Lindsay • Johnson • ZeroSoft • Daniel • Softy REPAIRS ON ALL MAKES • Lingk • Bruner • RainSoft • Universal • Benson • Great Lakes • Elgin • Rainbow • Inland Marine • Modern • Culligan • Hydro-Master • Miracle • Homart • Signature "Ask About Our Conditional Guarantee" CUSTOM BUILT FIBERGLASS WATER SOFTENERS SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS USED AND REBUILT SOFTENERS Free Estimates Budget Terms Kp&mo WATER SOFTENER SERVICE / SALES 3501 W. BEACH DR. McHENRY "CALL TODAY, IT WON'T COST YOU ANYTHING TO FIND OUT" Who lifts 30 tons or more a year? You do, if you have an over­ head garage door that is manually lifted at least twice daily. For as little as $100, you can save your back with an elec­ tronic garage door opener -- and have the added advan­ tages of convenience and safety from the elements and intruders, Sears, Roebuck and Co. building material experts point out. A push of button sends out a silent, ultra-high fre­ quency (UHF) signal to open or close the door. If you are driving, you don't even have to get out of the car -- an important advantage in bad weather. Once considered a luxury, electronic garage door open- Kid Stuff Blessed are the inventions that entertain and distract children while mothers take a few moments here and there to attend to their many other duties. But now architects and de­ signers are picking toys up off the living room floor and put­ ting them on living room coffee tables, den and office desks. As the grown-up world finds itself with more leisure time, decor­ ative toys are being used not only as unique accessories, but for momentary diversion. After all. when making a de­ cision or taking a few mo­ ments break in routine, who wouldn't rather play a game of Instant Insanity than chew on a pencil? One of the most successful items in the toy in­ dustry is just that: Instant In­ sanity, a game made up of four plastic cubes in different col­ ors. The cubes are very pleas­ ing to look at, and extremely difficult to arrange, or fit to­ gether. As of early spring, al­ most seven million sets of the game had been sold. ers are now available in a wide range of prices and models to fit most any budget, and type of door and any opening. And, if you are a do-it-yourselfer, you can in­ stall the necessary electronic equipment and track yourself with basic hand tools, accord­ ing to Sears. If you don't have an over­ head door, a replacement costs as little as $60, which puts the entire package -- electronic opener and door -- under $200. This includes mounting plates for the door, if necessary, and materials for swinging door conver­ sions. Electronic garage door openers are designed with a host of fail-safe factors: the door reverses if it is ob­ structed in roll-down travel; the automatic reverse cuts off during the last few inches of downward travel so ice, snow, a garden hose, will not cause the door to reverse and the door cannot be com­ manded to operate unsafely. Other features Include drive units with solid-state circuits; special security switches to make the radio control unit inoperable and an electrical outside key lock. Make a Good First Impression IRON WORK ORNAMENTAL* SECURITY STRUCTURAL ASSETS Should Protected Do it with Iron. . .the safe, \ strong way. it Railings it Columns • Custom Design from ADAMS BROS. Beams - Columns - Structural Steel Next to Gem Cleaners - 3006 W. Rte. 120 McHenry 385-0783 Marble halls and sweeping staircases may have gone out with Louis XIV, but entrances* still have the same signifi­ cance as they did in the glit­ tering days of Versailles. Foy­ ers provide a first and lasting impression of the way we live. Houses have telescoped in modern times, and entrances have almost disappeared in the crush, but they are still important, and should be cre­ ated by clever decorating if they are not architecturally built-in. Small foyers should be han­ dled with care. Scaled-down decoration -- flower arrange­ ments and lighting fixtures, for instance -- will help create the illusion of more space. A larger entry area can be put to work, especially if space is limited in the rest of the house. It can be used as a home office with a small desk and wall-hung bookshelves. It can be a storage center or even an extra sitting room, to say /nothing of a gallery for a col­ lection of paintings, drawings and prints. Colors and style should be compatible with the living area adjacent to the entrance hall. In a small home, it is a good idea to continue the flooring from the hall to the living room to give a sense of greater size. In a large home, however, the opposite is true and a change of floor treatment will give a feeling of separation. COMPLEX SYSTEMS COOL SUBMARINES One of the U S Navy's modern nuclear submarines requires enough air-condit ioning capacity to cool a small town It 's used to over­ come the heat generated by ma­ chinery and men Nuclear submarines can stay submerged for very long periods of t ime because they have this air- condit ioning capacity and because they contain equipment that takes oxygen from water and adds it tc the air inside the submarine and removes carbon dioxide and other contaminants that build up in the air within a submarine All this machinery and equipment works together so that at the end o' a long, total ly submerged patro the air inside a nuclear submarine may be cleaner than the air in many U S cit ies Page 5