The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-24
Facts for the People about
Gas.

Under this heading a late number of the
ARtcdicds Gas Light journal furnishes some
practical advice concerning the management
Of gas, and some simple facts the knowledge
of which may save our readers much dissat-
isfaction, annoyance aud useless expense:
"It is common occurrence for consumers
TO complain Of the excessive cost and de-
fciency of light. To the inaccuracy of the
meter they generally attribute the first, and
TO the poor quality of gas the latter condi-
ton is usually charged; when, in reality, the
fault will generally be found TO rest with the
consumers themselves, through their own
ignorance and mismansgement.
Whenever light is Obtained from gas at a
greater cost than necessary, il is Just as much
a loss as TO permit any other valuable COM
modify to run to waste. And a proper
knowledge of the conditions that cause un-
necessary loss, viii place in our hands the
means requisite 10 avoid and prevent it.
"BURNERs.-TheTc is no part connected
with the consumption of gas whereby the
best results are obtained in the quality Of
light and economy Of gas, Of mo:o import
ance than the burners.
ut would be difficult 10 convince the ma
Ijority Of gas consumers, who have not given
the subject attention, how remarkably The
light derived from gas is reduced by impro-
perly constructed burners; or where the
pressure OF the flames are unsuiiably adj.
iusted. Owing 10 these circumstances. the
amount Of gas consumed is dispropO,tioDate
TO the light obtained, and the account of the
consumer is much increased. In fact: there
is no exaggeration in stating tha. large
proportion of the cubEu9ers, through their
own mismansgement, pay twice as much as
there is any occasion for, considering the
amount Oflight obtained all Of which could
be saved by using a proper burner, and
correct adjustment and control of the pres
sure.
"The most important requisite3 for rood
burners are that the oriiices where the gas
issues should be perfectly regular in size.
aud Of proper size 10 permit il 10 issue
with very low PRESSURE And these con-
ditions should be adhered 10, whatever the
kind Of burner may be, whether the argraud,
bats-wiug, fsh-tail or single Jet. etc.
"If the oriices are too small high pres
Isure is required to expel the gas, and the
light is diminished just in proportion to the
increased pressure. In such burners the
fame will have blueish tiDge, and the
lower part viii be of deep blue color. Civ
ing bat little light in proportion to the gas
consumed. As an example an argrand Of
fifteen holes passing five feet of gas at
l-10th pressure, yielding light of II can
dies will, if the Orifices are reduced, TO mass
the same amount of gas per hour at 5. I6ihs
pressure, only give the light of six candles
"a loss Of 80 per cent. Hence we see that
the light to be obtained from a given 0uan-
tity and quality Of gas is entirely dependent
on the burner employed. This demonstrates
the necessity of having proper burners, and
shows clearly how by negligences on this
point, the consumer may find his gas bills
increase, in what appears to him very
mysterious manner.
SIZE OF FLAME.-It is mistake 10 suppose
that the amount of light obtained will be in
proportion 10 the quantity Of gas Issuing
from burner. There is particular point
in the consumption Of any class of burner
where the raaximum of light is derived, and
any deviation from this entails loss.
"As an example, if an argrand burner con-
sumes five feet per hour, giving the lirht of
IL candles, be reduced, so that only three.
lourths of that quantity Is burned, then the
light instead of being equal to nine candles,
the theoretical ProportiOn, will be six can
dis only, being positive loss of 36 per
cent. This reduction may be continued
with even greater proportiouate losses. A
five-feet bat-wing or tish-tail burner will
give max mum of light in proportion 10 IRE
gas consumed, compared wita ANY Iess sized
burner, and it will be iogud in practice the
larger sized burners are the most economi- |
al. The large size giving as high as 200
10 800 per cent. advantage in light as COM
pared with the smallest sizes.
"As an example; bats-wing hurzeF con-
summing two feet per hour gives the light of |
,wo aud quarter candles only, while burner
consuming seven and one half feet per hour
yives the hght Of twenty-five candles, the
iressure being uniformly four tenths Of an
neh.
"The knowledge of those facts is Of in-
'ortance 10 the consumer, who may, in his
ndesvor to econOmize, obtain result direct
y opposite to his auticpations. 1t is more
TO have one good large gas light
han several small ones
"GLonEs, GLASSES. ETC.-Althoueh ohim-
eys are essential to argrand burners, and
lobes also in many places where iish-tsil
turner's are used, and the Ornamental effect
pleasant, still they are detrimental 10 the
illusion of the light of gas A clean glass
lobe obstructs about "a per cent; clean
lobe engraved with flowers about 81 per
snts globe ground all over about 40 per ,
ant; an opal globe about 60 per cent.
Hence is apparent the folly of using elab. /
-ately engraved and ground glo6os or 4
lades, where it is desirable to ecc1omize. =
engraved at al, the upper portion should
= snbellished, while the lower part should