Show home heating uinta hints cy by john barclay baral ay heating export exper I 1 TS easy to regulate a furnace fire to meet the requirements of daily temperature changes an all you need to do is to understand the functioning of the check chec k and dampers check damper a flap like damper which should be located in the chimney pipe pipa between the turn ch cheek k de amyel fatz do tur 4 0 damper and the chimney when its open it slows up the burning speed of the fire closed it quickens the speed damper located below the grates and controls the amount of air supplied to the fire to produce the best results these dampers should work together when one is open the other should be closed and vice versa in mild weather when a slow lasting fire is needed the check damper should be wide open and the damper closed when more heat is needed the check damper should be partly closed the damper partly oper open for extremely cold weather the check damper should be closed tight the damper wide open the proper use of these two dampers insures the proper degree of heat at all times on a minimum amount of fuel copyright service Scry lc |