Show fu home heating ac I 1 I 1 hints by john barclay 5 LO heating expert ITS TT S easy to regulate a furnace 1 fire to meet the requirements of daily temperature changes all you need to do is to understand the functioning of the check and dampers check damper a flap like damper which should be located in the chimney pipe between the turn che check dam doboer er tu n damper flow 1 damper damper and the chimney when it s open it slows up the burning speed of the fire closed it quick ens the speed damper located below the grates and controls the amount of a air ir S supplied u p p h e d taht to the he fl fire r e T to 0 p produce r 0 u c e the e b best e s t results these dampers should work together when one is open the other should be closed and vice versa in mild weather when a slow last ing fire is needed the check damper should be wide open and th the e damper closed when more heat is needed the check damper should be partly closed the damper partly oper for ex cold weather the check damper should be closed tight the damper wide open the proper use of these two dampers insures the proper degree of heat at all times on a minimum amount of fuel copyright service |