Show ae heating e by john barclay hea na expert lg 1 I fire to burn briskly to luce duce baick neat heat on cold mornings JV 1 HAT a joy and comfort it is t to 0 get et your home headd ay on cold mornings morning sl and biake hy easily it can be done donel biake the grates gently when a red glow appears in the ash pit stop shaking next open the damper and close the check damper until tt e fire burns briskly should fresh fuel be nee essary feed it on the fire in a C check 7 do turn PCs damper damper thin layer give it time to burn well and heat the house then add a full charge of coal when the gases have burned off reset the dampers for normal burning this same rule applies should the fire get very low and almost burn itself out at any time be careful not to smother it with too much coal open the dam per and close the check damper when the fire again is burning brightly shake the grates gently until the first red glow appears in the add a full charge of fuel allow the gases to burn off reverse the dampers close the damper and open the check damper that s the way to save fuel and cut down trips to the cellar |