I am not working the best job right now. My furnace is ruined; it cannot be turned on because of the corrosion in it. One of the techs told me if he lit it would cause Carbon monoxide poisoning. I need it replaced. Does the gas company do this? Would I have to have credit and income checks?
Read the installation directions that came with your unit.
The viscous sap tapped from rubber trees is latex. Latex, as found in nature, is the milky sap of many plants that coagulates on exposure to air. It is a complex emulsion in which proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins and gums are found. In most plants latex is white, but some have yellow, orange, or scarlet latex. The word also refers to the thin stretchy material obtained by processing the sap (see Latex clothing, below). It can also be made synthetically by polymerizing a monomer that has been emulsified with surfactants. Latex has been attributed to many plant functions. Some regard it as a form of stored food, while others consider it an excretory product in which waste products of the plant are deposited. Still others believe it functions to protect the plant in case of injuries; drying to form a protective layer that prevents the entry of fungi and bacteria. Similarly, it may provide some protection against browsing animals, since in some plants latex is very bitter or even poisonous. It may be that latex fulfills all of these functions to varying degrees in the numerous plant species in which it occurs. Latex has many uses, from clothing to paint, but its first and foremost is rubber. Chicle, widely used as a base for chewing gum, is another latex product. Latex paint uses synthetic latex as a binder, which is not flammable, has little odor, and cures to form a dry paint film. Finally, poppy latex is a source of opium and its many derivatives.
