Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-11-24

heating surfaces in furnace or boil
er. Clean the stack and chimney.
Every two or three weeks be sure
all SCOT and ash is removed from
boiler flue surfaces. SCOT deposit Of
one-sixteenth inch thickness results
in "a per cent waste.
All air leaks in heating plants
should be sealed or caulked after
cleaning. Seal smoke-stack connec-
ton with chimney. Repair insula-
ton on hot water and steam pipes as
well as boilers. Be sure chimney
is in good repair.
Periodically throughout the heat
ing season remove all air from radi-
ators in hot water systems. You
can do this by opening the air
valves. In a steam heating system
make sure the automatic bleed
valves are in working order.
Use your fireplace but see that
fireplace hampers are closed when
not in use.
If the temperature at the bottom
of the casing in the vicinity of the
cold air return on gravity warm air
furnaces gets above rs degrees, a
battle should be installed in the fur
mace to eliminate heating of the cold
air return. This will promote bet
ter air circulation through the fur
mace and thus make your home cas-
Ter to heat.
Keep Air Filters Clean.
Air filters on forced air heating
systems must be kept clean. A
good rule is to change the filter ev-
cry year. The dirt that accumu-
lates on the filter even in COM
paratively clean neighborhoods in
terferes with circulation of the
warm air.
In any warm air system, keep
rugs and furniture away from warm
air delivery ducts and cold air re-
turns, SO that free circulation OF air
can take place. This may seem
elementary, but it is disregarded
in many homes.
Insulate the heating plant if the
basement of your home is warmer
than the upstairs rooms. You will
thus save heat which otherwise is be-
ing wasted.
Cut off heat in unused rooms. If
rooms are subject to temperatures
below freezing, have a plumber
drain the radiators. Shutting off
registers in warm air system
may disturb the distribution of heat
to other rooms, particularly in
forced air system. In this case,
have your dealer re-balance the sys-
tenn.
All glass in both regular and
storm window sashes should be tight
and should not rattle. Keep the
storm sash closed as much as pos
sible.
Experiments of government fuel
conservation agencies prove that
storm windows are an important
aid to fuel saving.
Seal all chimney openings not in
use. The women of the household
may object, but remind them that
considerable heat loss can be saved
by closing the kitchen ventilator for
the winter.
Sleep With Windows Closed.
Many people prefer to keep the
bedroom windows closed at night
and close off the heat supply. This
really conserves fuel-and after all,
if the windows are opened for few
minutes before retiring there will be
sufficient fresh air supply with nor
NAL infiltration to last throughout
the night.
If bedroom windows are left open
all night, doors should be closed and
the space under the doors sealed.
The cold air passing under doors
will cool the rest of the house and
require the use of more fuel. A
felt strip which can be attached to
bottom and sides of doors can be
purchased in most hardware stores.
Turn off all rdiators and close warm
air registers.
Keep shades, venetian blinds and
Grapes drawn at night and as much
as possible during the day. Warm
room air chills quickly when it
comes in contact with colder WIN
dow surfaces.
Maintain as low a temperature
as consistent with health. Uncle
Sam figures that you will have to
keep your house at IS degrees, un-
der average conditions, if you are
going to have enough fuel to last
all winter. Tests show that each
degree the temperature is raised
above IS degrees results in per
cent increase in fuel consumption.
If you heat your home with stoves
you can still apply most of this ad-
vice with benefit. A well-insulated
house will save a great deal of heat.
And by keeping the house a little
less warm than you are accustomed
to, you can stretch out your fuel
considerably. If we all follow the
program of fuel conservation, we
will get through the winter in COM
fort.
Doubled Since 1913