Show Home Heating By John Barclay n 13 U ng f E Expert pct I ITs IT's ITS IT'S TS T'S easy to regulate a furnace fire to meet the requirements of daily temperature changes All AU you need to do is to understand the functioning of the check and dampers Check Damper a a like flap-like damper damp damp- er or which should be located in the chimney pipe between the turn er camJ camJI I fur or da I II I damper and the chimney When it its it's open open it slows up the burning speed of the fire closed it quickens quickens quick quick- e ens ens s the speed Damper located Damper located below the grates and controls control the amount of air supplied to t th the c fire To produce the best results these dampers pampers should work together to to- gether when when one is open the other should be closed and vice versa In mild weather when a slow lasting lasting last last- ing jag fire is needed the thC check damper damp damp- er should be wide open and the damper closed When more heat is needed the check damper damp r should be partly closed the damper partly open For extremely extremely ex cx- cold weather the check damper should be closed tig tight t the damper wide open The proper use of these two dampers insures the proper degree degreef of f heat at all times on a minimum amount of fuel Service |