| Show Well We'll W e ll Have Tc to o Stretch Fuel If We Ve Want to Keep Warm Serious Shortages of Coal Wood and Oil on Make Heat Heat- Conserving Practices Necessary for All Al I Coal ConI coke oil gas cas or wood whatever you yo II burn for fuel fue will will be short in supply this winter as they nil all have been for the tho last three years They may be even scarcer The reason is s familiar enough enough- its it's the war There arc fewer men mining coal or making coke or cutting culling wood On the theother theo theother other o I hand han industrial uses of nil all fuels and particularly soft coal have doubled and andt t trebled rob led Transportation fa facilities fa- fa facilities a- a duties further complicate ft l abad bad situation Overburdened railroads cannot haul the us us- usual us- us ual uni volume of fuel and war plants get the first chance at what does docs come to market It is estimated that we will be snort 38 18 million tons tone of jf coal coni this winter Wood will be extremely scarce So will coke charcoal and nod gas gas- gasall nil all byproducts products of cf these primary mary Inary fuels While the production of crude oil will be bo 13 HI per cent high hIgh- higher er Cr than lost last year very little of It II itcan con cnn be spared for heating healing Most of ol olIt It will have to go to the gasoline refineries Nevertheless nobody needs nelds to be cold There will be enough fuel to In keep everyone warm if it Is Intelli Intelligently gently g used This means that nil all leaks that cause loss of or heat will have to be closed The best be possible ble bin combustion methods must be used to get every possible heat unit out of the fuel One way to spread the available I coal and wood on an on equitable basis among the 45 43 million families of the nation would be to ration these fuels I This has hns already been done with willI oil I Hut But the government believes It Itcan can eon avoid this step As an nn alternative tive a fuel luel conservation campaign Is being launched by the War Var Pro ProS Production board the Solid Fuel furl lid nd- the Office of War Infer Infer- and other agencies nook nook- Booklets lets advertisements feature fen turo articles and radio programs will be em employed to Instruct householders in ways to get the most out of ol their coal wood or oil all Expert I Advice Ic The heating industry which in includes eludes dealers and Jobbers nod and many ninny thousands of manufacturers turere is volunteering its Is help Drawing on their years of experience flee ence with heating problems many manufacturers have prepared book book- booklets booklets lets on fuel saving The War Production board recent recent- recently recently ly announced that raw materials are being made available for the tho production of automatic tempera temperature ture controls controls thermostats thermostats and aim aim- liar ilar devices on devices on the basis that the fuel ILICI saved will more moro than compell compensate sate for the small amounts of steel and other materials necessary to tomake tomake make moke the Instruments The Tho auto automatic matte matic controls will make possible fuel savings of 15 5 per ter cent on the average the government agency said Enough materials to make residential commercial in institutional nod and Industrial heating hea plants have been released for lur the third and fourth quarters of 1944 One company the Minneapolis Minneapolis- Honeywell Regulator Co has hns made electric thermostats in the I first three thrle quarters of ot this year compared with at ar average o product production production tion of about over the till same period in average time pence years The electric janitors for tot use on hand fired coal heating plants save up to 20 per pcr cent on fuel consumption consumption consumption tion by b accurately nod and automatically ly maintaining temperatures at nt the level selected by the householder How lIow to Save Fuel Some of the theas ways as to save fuel are arc the he following recommendations r of heating engineers I Have your our heating plant thorough I ly y cleaned d. d Remove nil all scale tron from heating surfaces In furnace or boll boil boiler cr er Clean the stack and end chimney Every l very two or three weeks be sure all soot and ash Is removed from tram boiler Loller flue surfaces Soot deposit of ot sixteenth one one 51 Inch thickness results in 34 3 per cent waste All air leaks In heating plants plant should be bo sealed scaled or caulked after cleaning Seal stack smoke conneCt connection connection tion with chimney Repair Insua Insulation Insulation tion on hot water and steam stearn pipes as aa aswell aswell well as boilers DC lIe sure chimney Is In good repair Periodically throughout the heat heat- heating ing lag season remove all air from radi radiators atoms In hot water systems You Youcan Youcan Youcan can do this by opening the air valves In a steam heating system make sure the automatic bleed valves are arc In working order Uso Use your fireplace but see sec that fireplace dampers 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 worm air furnaces gets above 75 degrees a borne baffle should be installed In the fur furnace mice nace to eliminate heating of ot the cold air return This will promote bet bet- better ter air circulation through the fur fur- mice nac and thus make moke your home eos easier ier to heat hea t. t Keep Air Filters Glenn Clean Air filters on forced air heating systems must be kept clean clenn A good rule Is to change the filter liter cv ev every cry ery year The dirt that accumulates lates on the filter even In com corn comparatively clean neighborhoods In In- In- In with circulation of the warm air all In any warm air system keep krep rugs mugs and furniture away from warm air delivery ducts and cold sum air re re- returns turns so that free circulation of air can cnn take place This may seem elementary but It Is disregarded in many mallY homes Insulate the tho heating plant If the basement of ol your home Is warmer than linn the upstairs rooms You will thus save heat which otherwise Is be be- berig being Ing rig wasted Cut oil off heat hent in unused rooms If It rooms ooma are arc subject to temperatures s below freezing have a u plumber I drain train the radiators Shutting on oil registers In a warm air system may disturb the distribution of heat to o other rooms particularly in a I forced air system In this case I have lave your dealer re-balance re the tern tem cm I Item All AU Rings glass In tn both regular anti and storm window sashes should be tight and should not hot rattle Keep the storm sash closed as os much as pos sible Experiments of government fuel conservation agencies prove that storm windows are an nn Important aid old to fuel fud saving Seal nil all chimney openings not in use The women of the household may Inny object but remind them that considerable heat hent loss can ran be saved by closing the kitchen ventilator for forthe forthe forthe the winter Sleep With II Windows Closed Many people prefer to keep the bedroom windows closed at night and close of ofT the heat supply This really conserves es fuel fuel and and after atter all if Ie the windows are opened for n a few minutes before retiring there will be bea a fresh air supply with normal Infiltration to last through throughout out the night If It bedroom windows arc are left open nil all night doors should be closed and the hc space apace 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 1 Afelt felt elt strip which can con be attached attach d to Bottom and sides of doors can be purchased in most hardware stores urn Turn n oI ofT at nil all radiators and close warm air registers Keep Keel shades Venetian blinds and drapes s drawn at st night and as much ns as possible during the day Warm Worm I room air chills quickly when it II I comes conies In contact with colder win window window I dow surfaces I Maintain as low a temperature j I as consistent with health Uncle Sam figures that you ou will have to I keep your house at 65 15 degrees un tin- under tinder der average conditions If you 1 0 are arc I going to have e enough fuel to 0 last all nil winter Tests show that each degree the th temperature Is raised above 63 65 degrees degres results In a 3 per percent percent cent increase In fuel consumption If It you ou heat beat your home with stoves stO you OU can still apply most of this ad advice advice vice with benefit A well Insulated house will wilt save a II great deal of heat And by b keeping the house a n little less warm worm then you ou are accustomed to you ou can cnn stretch st out your fuel fud considerably If vc we all follow the program of ot fuel conservation we will ill get through the winter in com corn fort |
