Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-03

off sufficient diameter, and should
be wrapped with asbestos or similar
material. A seperate pipe for each
room with turn damper near fur
mace is a good rule. Label each pipe
so that certain rooms can be shut off
at furnace when desired
A. Have fre-box gas tight. All
cracks must be cemented or a new
section put in. Otherwise coal gas
will be carried to rooms. Study
General Rules. Notice the clean
out" door.
Steam Heaters-Specific Rules
/. Look at glass water-gauge
whenever YOU attend fire. Turn
cocks above and below gauge occas-
ionally to make sure openings to it
from boiler are not clogged. Keep
water gauge half full of water. More
than half ashes steam space. Less
than half may damage heater.
.. If YOU have not good air valves,
| get the best at once. They are the
| greatest source Of trouble on steam
heating plants.
8. Boiler and cellar pipes should
| be covered.
Study General Rules. Keep boiler
! fues clean
| Hot-Water PIants-Speeific Rules
! l. Water should be emptied from
plant and clean water put in every
spring.
| All radiators must be entirely
| filled with water. open air valves
frequently, especially on top floor, I'M
till water flows. If no water appears,
put more into system. Expansion
tanks should not be more than half
! full.
3. Have boiler and cellar pipes
covered.
Study general rules. Keep heating
! surfaces clean.
Kitchen Ranees-Speeifc Rules
/. A range needs little shaking.
| Clean ash pit daily to prevent dam
! ages to CRATES.
! >. When fire is low, put on little
fresh coal and give it time to ignite
before shaking. Don't poke the fire.
| g. If lid must be removed to check
! fire. take off lid farthcst from fire.
box Never remove lid directly over
| fire.
| 4. Clean entire stove inside fire.
qucntly and thoroughly particularly
under oven and on top OF oven.
5. Keep firc-box full to oven top
/ Keep kettle of water on stove to
make the air moist.
Study general rules for all house
| hold coal burners.
! How to Use Smaller Sizes and An
thracIte
It may bc that smaller sizes of an
thracitet are available and as shown
below, these can be used 70 effect
F.! economy.
How to Use 1871 Egg and 25re No. I
| BuckWheat
| At night. after the fire is shaken
down and some of the larger coal put
| on, the fire can I've banked for the
night by shoyelinc on top dressing
Of No. 1 Buclwheat.
F., This top dressing tends ITO hold tho
draft and aids in the proper and eco
nomic combustion or the coal body
as whole.
III lHP morning.. ~ ltdSt III liiih
! weather, the furnace should be shak-
en- down as usual and fired with some
of the regular coal.
After the fire has begun burning
we'll it can be checked or banked by
using a quantity of the fine coal as d
! top dressing.
The two sizes of coal never should
| he mixed but kent in separate bins
/ The buckwheat should he used only
as top dressing and should not be
used except with the larger sizes Of
4, anthracite.
| The ordinary furnace does not have
sufficient draft to produce satisfac-
tory results when buckwhcat is useu
with either chestnut or pea coal
| The exact proportion of small and
large coal should be determined by ex-
rerience and by weather conditions.
How to Use 60c1 Egg and 4occ Pea
. Coal Mixed
Keep the egg and pea coal in sepa-
rate bins.
If YOU have a good bed Of fire pu.
the egg coal on first and then add a
smaller amount of pea coal.
If the fire is. low, put on a little pea
coal and after a good bed Of fire is
| formed, add the egg and pea coal as
above.
How to Burn 1000 Pea Coal in Heat
err and Range
| Always carry a layer Of ashes on
the CRATE to prevent the coal from
| falling through.