The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-10
HOW TO Save COAL
FUEL ADMINISTRATION ASKS
SOUTH DAKOTANS TO OBJ
SERVE THESE RULES.

Aberdeen, Dec. 10.-W. G. Bickel-
haupt, state fuel administrator, calls
attention to the following hints on
use of coal by Floyd w. Parsons, ed
itor of Coal Age, which, he declares,
eff followed by the Is, 900, 900 peo-
pie who shovel coal into household
furnaces. will result in the saving OF
millions of tons of fuel:
/. Don't burn coal in an open
CRATE, for in such a practice rs per
cent or more Of the heat goes up the
chimney.
2. 1t isn't necessary to have every
room heated. = = = Close off
spare rooms.
q Examine furnace and see that
there are no cracks at floor line, to
permit air leakage into ashpit. Make
sure that all firing, ashpit and clean
out doors are alright when closed.
A. Endeavor to keep the entire
fuel space of your range or furnace
filled. heaping the coal slightly in the
center. Steam or hot water boilers
should be filled so that the coal Is
level with the bottom or the ieeo
door opening. Don't let the fuei pea
burn down too low. Thin fires mean
waste. Break Jumps to about g
size.
& Feed the fire and shake the
CRATES at regular intervals. Two or
three times daily are generally sur
ficient. unless the plant is inadequate
for the service required. Frequent
feeding and shaking are economical.
choLe down the ashes before adding
fresh coal. and stop shaking n mo-
ment the first bright spot appears
under the crate. In mild weatner.
lot some ashes accumulate on top OF
tho crate: in severe weather have
onIv a thin layer of ashes on 1t.
n. however, the fire has burn
ed very low and more heat is deslreu'
omen damper in the ashpit and ada d
small quantity of coal. In TINS par
ticular case, do not shake the grave
until the fresh coal is well ignited;
then shake down the ashes and again
add fuel. -....
7 Don't leave feed door drafts
oman and admit cold air over a glow
ing fire bed at any time. the feeo
door damper should be opened only
to admit air over a fresh fire. All
for combustion should be drawn
through the burning bed OF coal ana
AS a general rule, all checking OF
draft should be accomplished by clos
ing the ashpit damper and opening
the check Hamper in the smoke pipe.
The check damper should never De
opened until the ashpit damper Is
closed. The shut-off damper IN tne
smoke pipe may be partially closed'
in case of an unusually strong draft
or to check the fire in mild weather,
but as a rule, this damper should De
touched very seldom. Never check
by leaving the firing door open.
8. Before feeding a furnace, see
that the shut-off damper in the pipe
is open. and close the check damper.
This prevents the escape of dust
through the feeding door into the
cellar.
/ g.. Keep the ashpit empty. Ashes
banked up under the CRATE prevent
necessary air circulation, hinder com
bustion and tend to warp the CRATE
bars. Remove ashes at least once
daily, and be sure to sift all ashes to
recover the good coal that has drop
ped through the crate.
10. Serious fuel wastes result
from allowing SCOT or ashes to be de-
posted on the interior heating sur
faces. This prevents utilization o.
the heat in the smoke and gases
Clean flues frequently; with soft Goa
every other day Is none too often t.
give the furnace a brushing down
One-eighth inch Of ashes and 500,
on boiler surfaces retards heat trans
fer 25 per cent.