The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
GENERAL RULES OR HIGH POINTS IN
MANAGEMENT FOR ALL HEATING


!. Be sure there is a CHECK DRAFT
DAMPER IN THE SMOKE-PlPE, be-
sides the turn -damper. This check draft
damper is as important in controlling the
rate at which the fire burns as is the
throttle of an engine. Open 1t to check
the fire. Close it to make the fire burn
more rapidly Experiment with 1t in the
daily regulation Of your fire. Make II do
It's work, The coalng-d door was not put
on the heater to check the draft. If you
cannot check the fire without opening
the coaling- door you need proper dam
pers.
2. The turn -damper should fit the
smoke-pipe loosely and must never be
entirely closed. With the average plant
it may be kept partly closed most OF the
time in mild weather, but during severe
weather II usually needs to be opened
wide
g. Make use of the lift or slide damper
in the coaling-do ONLY TO LET
OXYGEN IN TO CONSUME GASES. If
you are using soft or bitumnous coal
after fresh coal has been added.
T. Just enough draft and that from
below, checking the draft by LETTING
MORE AIR INTO THE SMOKE-PIPB,
is one of the best general rules This
furnishes oxygen from below necessary
and at the same time ~ives time for them
to be consumed before being drawn up
the CHIMNEY. This method also avoids
escape of coal-gas into the cellar To
make the fire burn more rapidly do not
open the whole sh-pit door, but only the
draft-damper in the ash pit door Open
ing the whole ash-pit supplies air to the
fire faster than il Is needed for combus-
ton. The air is heated, passes out the
chimney and is so much heat wasted
3. All heat pipes in the cellar should
be thoroughly and completely wrapped
with asbestos or similar covering to pre-.
vent loss Of radiation.
6. Crates should be cared for properly.
A short. quick stroke o: the shaker handle
will sift the ashes through the CRATES
Leave CRATES in hat position when
through shaking. Clean ash-p pit daily to
prevent damage to crates. In severe
weather CRATES should be shaken until a
glow appears in h-pit In moderate
weather a bed Of ashes should be car
ried on top Of the CRATES.
Z. Avoid poting and slicing f1re-bed
1t causes draft holes and clinkers
8. Never shake fire that Is low until
you have put on little fresh coal and
given 1t time 70 ignite. thin fire
wastes coal. Disturb the fire as little as
possible
.. Storm windows and storm doors
weather. strips and such protective de-
Vices are economical Of heat.
10 Keep the temperature OF sitting
room at siXty-eight degrees or less. II
there are invalids, old folk or very little
children in the family. the temperature
may be higher. Rooms where you do not
sit are more comfortable If much cooler,
as a rule, providing the air s kept z
little moist. Get a thermometer coed
one. Use it inside, not hanging outdoors.
II. 1t is wasteful to allow the tenn
perature to drop way down at night. 1t
takes twice 90 wu2h coal to heat it up
again next morning.
u. Turn off the heat in unused rooms
whenever possible bedrooms should
be kept much cooler than living rooms.
Don't try to heat all the rooms all the
time. II you have a hot water system,
make heavy radiator sli-covers and put
them over radiators when not in use
This will prevent freezing.
IL. Always keep two pans or open-top
Jars of fresh water on radiators or in
front of registers to keep the home moist
IA, study the Specific Rules applying
to the system Of heating in your house.
Specific rules, compiled by the United
States Fuel Administration, distributed
by the Bureau Of Public Information, Mis-
souri, Women's Committee, Council OF
Defense, Mrs, Lon o, Hooker.