Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-09
HOW TO REPLACE
COAL IN PART
WITH WOOD FITEI,

,,..e ~ we. FEB. S.-The following
vas issued today by j. c. HamIan The
1"el aomlnislrator 70, Maine:
Name man solved the pc,bl.,, for
ms not water heater The Fu.I "a
hiihistratIon has received q le.,.,. .,.,,,,
" man who las learned now ~ o..-,,.,
ms coal by the use OF green roos .,.,.,
"t we same time r,,n his hot v.,,,.,,
nea'lnc plant easily and sa,isfacroriI,,
lle 'ol'o"lnS IS takeI. from, ,hat l.,te,.
C"ls" lof pounG div wood has ohort
h'''i me heat value Of coal. and q co,1
- .''fu Wood is equivalent 10 a tom q;
'oa'- fofeseelne probable coal short
"sa ana inability to get our ilsua, sun
I'1N' we used no coal al All at my homo
'as' summer. substituting wood a,.,
"efosene When it became na,ess,r
10 start the heattr thot wa,erl No u.a.,
hottl'n2 out wood up to Dec. 10 and stij,
~ 'iir mouse comfortable. e"eu keep
i'lS lire in the heater an uicnt ~
f''i'ns IL up between 900 and 1000 p. Nj
buf!ng 'he coolest days il WIS onl>
necessary to fill the heater IN IN IN,
morning, al noon, in tie evening and ar
bed time. The wood used was rrac.,
calJ green mixed wood Of mo6er,+s
size. we have laid in an ample sunni.
- TINS Wood and as the fuej situation
oe came more acute have adoptcd ~.
following practice
me flfe .: shaken in the n1nrninc. nm
VI JUST ldint light shows in the ash
PIT a layer of wood is then backed in
as closely as possible on top OF the hol
ccal ana FIVE or six inches deem. Tn,
wood is then covered with a few shovel
luilS of coal, iliing the are Dot fu;l
The draCehts are then kept omen un,;!
me flames begin 10 show fhroueb Tn.
toai or tn1il the radiators are su,,:-
GENTLY warm. Tho draugnts are then
SCI 70 where experience has shown the
oe5ifed heat Will be maintained. Ord;-
Hai1iE the tire rs net disturbed again
TIL highr, when the same procedure il
repeated ana the fire is in condition Z, r
he night.
This change Of fuel, lasts quite an
wei! as # the fire pot was filed in the
usual manner with coal, and although
the weather has been unusually severe
we have had ample heat, and with little
additional Inconvenience. The hot
Goals drying and ignitlng the wood and
keeping the cold air from rushing up
through the wood fire explains why a
2ood, economical fire is maintained
way d few shovel fulls Of coal last
so long under these conditions is not
SO clear, but il is a fact. For home
use. birch sticks Of moderate size and
having a large proportion of bark burn
the most readily of any non-iesinous
green wood. Spruce. fir. maple anG
beech VIII make q Good fire while green
if a bed Of hot Goals is maintained on
the CRATE.
OF course. dry kindlings are neces :
sary 70 readily star: q green wood FIRE
If wood fire burns too freely il is only
necessary 70 check the draucht MOI.
than when burning coal. This is prob.
ably :he greatest common difficulty
with .he average person in burning fuel
they are not used to. They use the
same draught for all fuels and get sat
isfactory results only when the Goa,
dealer supplies them. accidentally on
otherwise, with a grade OF fuel that fits
their particular draught condition.
Any coal dealer can tell you all about
the kicks and cussings he gets from
this cause.
There are others in this vicinity who
are getting satisfactory results in the
manner l have described, who would
otherwise be nightly worried at pres
eut,