Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-01 | Page 15 | Expert Tells Just How Fires Should be Made Smokeless

EXPERT TELLS S JUST HOW FIRES SHOULD Sl BE ilIA MADE DE SMOKELESS D By the proper adjustment of oC furnace furnace fur fur- nace drafts after alter throwing new coal on the fires a saving in fuel Cuel and a lessening of oC the thc expulsion of oC smoke moke can an b be accomplished according to J. J M. M Ericson boiler bolter inspector in time the employ of oC the thc city an and himself a fire firc- man He lIe Is visiting the various manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- plants and apartment hout houses s of ot tho ho city to show his manner manner manner man man- ner of oC handling fires Mr 11 Ericson who who was was appointed appoint cd to Ills his present position on the recommendation dation dallon of oC Commissioner A A. II II Crabbe who has charge chargo of oC the thc smoke program of ot thc the cil city says that soot a a. nonconductor nonconductor non con ductor and amid tho the result of ot imperfect firIng firing fir fir- Ing InS covers the flues of or the thc boiler an and causes a loss Joss In heat Mr lr Ericson's system In a a. nut- nut ll is to place tho now coal in the front of or time the grates after pushing time tho fire toward the back This allows all of oC the time hydro carbon gases to bo consumed consumed con con- as thc they I pass over tho the glowing blowing fire fhe at the rear Sighting through the fire door continues Mr Ir Ericson Oll the time fireman can see sec the condition of ot his flames names and if Ir not bright ho will wIH know 0 that his mixture of or air is not sufficient and anti therefore his stack tack Is emitting a Do volume of or smoke I If the tho plant Is not in shape to operate under these conditions the city inspectors will be only too glad blad to make suggestions sug calculated to remedy remedy them Let us have o a a. clean eft city