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

on the front OIL Inc llIe. 1Hcii Tic
gases given off pass over the re-
r..aining hot coal and are burned in
the boiler. Later the cooked coal at
the front is pushed back and fresh
coal again applied at the front. Ir'
case of round heaters, upon opening
the door, it will generally be found
that one side of the fire is burned
down lower than the other. Spread
fresh coal on this low side only and
the gases will be consumed by heat
from the high side.
The burning of soft coal requires
more frequent firing and smaller
charges than hard coal. The fire
should be kept as nearly level and
even as possible, care being taken to
prevent holes in the fire.
Care Of Crates
Crates require intelligent attention
~ keep them in good condition.
Damaged CRATES in heaters and
ranges are coal and heat MASTERS
With proper care. CRATES will last al
most a long a. the heater or range. II
abused they will burn out or warp
Then it is necessary to purchase new
ones. Following are suggestions or
the care OF CRATES.
l. Crates should be left in flat
position. This means that no part OF
them should protrude into the fire
bed, except when shaking.
%. To sift the ashes through the
CRATES, use short quick stroke of the
shaker. If the CRATES become stucE
in this operation, do not use force tc
free them. In such cases it is likely
they have become clogged with 6
stone or clinker.
3. 1t is most important to keep the
ash pit clean. Ashes beneath the
| crates cut off the air supply. In thi:
condition the CRATES will soon become
| warped or burned out.
| t. A bed of ashes should be KEEP
| or top of the CRATES, reducing it II
size as the weather grows colder. Thu
| practice will also help to avoid burn
ing out the CRATES, and will save fuel
I ). Crates should never be shaker
/ until live Goals fall through. In Sc
we're weather the CRATES should b.
\ shaken only until a glow appears il
/ the ASH pit. In mild weather Their
! should be no glow in the ash-plt.
General Rules
For Hot Air, Steam, or Hot Watel
Plants or Kitchen Ranges:
/. There must be a check draft
damper in the smoke pipe, besides
! the turn damper. This creek draft
! damper controls the rate at which
the fire burns as the throttle con
trolls an engine. Open it to checl
fire. Close it to increase draft. Elk
pertinent with it. Make it do it:
work. Don't open coaling door. l
YOU cannot check draft without open
| ing coaling door, YOU need propcI
hampers.
2. The turn damper should fl
smoke pipe loosely. With the aver
age heater it should be kept nearl.
closed.
8. Just enough draft and tina
from below. checking draft by let
ting more air into smoke-p is on
of the best general rules. The al
from below furnishes oxygen, neces
! gives time for them to burn bef0r
being drawn up chimney. This me
thod also avoids escape of coal ga
into cellar. To increase draft opel
only the draft damper in ASH
door. Opening the whole ashpi
supplies air faster than needed. TIL
air is heated, passes up chimney am
is heat wasted.
4. Make use of damper in coalin;
door only to let oxygen in to con
sumo gases, if YOU use soft coal, afte
fresh fuel has been added.
5. Crates should be cared 70
diligently. A short. quick stroke o
shaker will sift aslcs through Tn
CRATES Clean ash-pit daily, to pre-
vent damage to CRATES. In sever
weather, shake only until alo'
appears in ash-pit. In mild weather
leave bed Of ashes on top of CRATES
Leave CRATES in fiat position whel
through shaking. Avoid pOking fire
bed. IT causes draft holes and clink
crs. Never shake low fire until yol
put on a little fresh coal and Civ
it time to ignite,
8. All heat pipes in cellar shoul,
be covered with asbestos or simila
material. Weather strips, stern
windows and doors save heat.
7. Turn off heat in unused rooms
Bedrooms should be much coole
than living rooms. Don't try to hea
all rooms all the time. If YOU hay
hot water system, make hcav.
radiator slip covers and put owe
radiators not in use, to proven
freezing Leave valve open.
s. Place pans or open-top jar
of water on radiators or in front o
registers to help keep air in tn
home moist.
Study rules applying to system il
your house. Sift the ashes.
Aot-Air Furnaces-Specific Rule.
I. Regulate window of cold al
box so as to avoid too great a cur
rent of outside air, especially OIL
very cold days. Recirculation of al
from lower floors is advisable,
2. Keep water container in air
jacket filed. Set jars of water rea
registers that send out most heat
g. Hot-air pipes should pitch vol
| upward from furnace, should h. 90