Show heating check up time The first crisp touch of Autumn is here It is still warm sleeve shirt weather during luring the daytime but cool mornings and evenings are going to tempt us to turn on a little heat That means it is time for the annual heating equipment check checkup Flues Chimneys and stoves or furnaces furnaces furnaces furn furn- aces where coal 1 ii the source of heat when clean and tight are generally safe If there are no leaks and burners and thermostats thermostats thermostats ther ther- are operating properly in appliances appliances appliances ances using either liquid or natural gas or oil the danger is minimized But dirty or poorly operating heating heating heating heat heat- ing equipment can result in explosions and fires It pays to check them especially after the summer lay off |