Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-14
CONSERVE ALL HEAT
AND SAVE COAL
How To Economic In Use Of
Coal In Stoves And
Furnaces
BITUMINoUS. ANTHRACITE

The United States Fuel Administra
tor. Ferdinand A. Meyer, Administers
tor for Maryland, has sent out tbs
following. through Mr. Charles F. Lee
local Fuel Administrator. on Goa
economy and efficiency and how to
save heat. light and power:
How To Burn Bituminous OR Soft Coal
When soft coal is used in apartment
houses, Office buildings and manufac.
turing plants, etc, please determine
by inquiry and frequent inspection
that your coal is all burned, fullest
value obtained and with least hard
ship to your neighbors whose objec'
tions against the use of soft coal will
disappear il the combustion is com
plete, for in that even, there will be
no dense clouds of black smoke pour
ing out of smoke stacks and chimneys
The following suggestions are prac'
teal and their careful observance, foI
patriotic reasons, is earnestly re.
quested:
/. To start fire. AS soon as kindline
has caught well, add lump coal only
until a good bed of fire is formed.
2. Soft coal must be fired more fire.
quently than hard coal.
8. Soft coal cakes into solid mass
when burning.
4. Before adding fresh coal poke
this solid mass of coke to pieces.
srwI.f lwy
evenly over the whole surface of fire.
This prevents smoke.
6. Keep chimney damper open at all
times.
7. Keep all tubes or flues free from
SCOT by blowing every eight hours,
using hand lance or mechanical blow
err and frequent use of scraper and
scale removers.
s. Chimneys should have protected
tops and should be examined two OF
three times each winter to guarc
against undue accumulation of SCOT
Door at base permits cleaning.
8. Keep your ash pits clean.
10. Use no Jumps larger than fist
for furnaces, or than eggs for stoves
IL. Fire box should be kept nearly
full
IL. At night or during warm wealth
er a low layer of ashes to gather on
crate and cover fire over with fine
coal.
13. If furnace has check damper
use this to control fire rather than
damper on fire floor.
IA. Furnaces and stoves vary. A
little study will show how to adapt
the above rules to any equipment
How To Burn Anthracite Or Hard Coal
An Anthracite fire should not be dis
turbed from the top. Before shaking
the crate to free the fire from ashes
use a poker through the clinker dool
to get rid of any foreign matter, then
shake the crate gently until the ashes
are all removed and red glow comes
from the ash-pit or pan.
Dampers should never be completely
closed but since Anthracite produce:
less gass than Bituminous coal, 1t IL
not necessary to leave the hampers
open as wide.
Most furnaces are badly neglected
In order to get proper results from
coal, they should be kept scrupulously
clean. This means removal of all flint
ashes from water and steam coils
though use of wire brushes OIL
scrapers.
1t is essential to the national Sc
curity and defense, the successful
prosecution of the war, and the sup
port and maintenance of the Army anC
Navy to prevent waste of fuel an dtt
secure an adequate supply for thu
urgent needs of the nation at thii
time. BY economizing in the use o
heat, light and power everyone car
save coal. Every ounce saved is 6
contribution to the nations needs.
Burn fewer lights. Save gas anC
electric current.
Turn them off when not needed. d.
this when leaving a room or offic'
whether you are paying for it or not
Burn gas in nantes, not in fiat
flame burners. The old-fashiOned fiat
flame burner uses more gas and gives
less light Ask your gas company
about substituting the mantle burner
Save electricity. Determine by com
parison whether the Mazda lamp il
not more economical than the Carbon
lamp.
Do not overhead rooms. Keep tn
temperature at IS degrees. This viii
save and conserve health. Burn fewel
fires. Weather strips about he doors
and windows will effect a saving.
Conserve all heat and power. Re
member that loss of heat or power i
loss of coal Keep daily in mind tn
necessity for the same economy in thil
regard as you are exercising in othe
respects