Show rome heating ey john barday heating expert bank fire only with fresh coal never smother it with ashes or cinders THERE HERE is no mystery about how to bank a fire for the night id like to give you the easiest simplest method I 1 know of so that you will have no trouble getting getting abundant heat in the morning to make room for fresh coal shake the grates gently until you see the first red glow in the then pull the live coals toward the front using a shovel or a hoe so that the bed slopes downward from the edge of the fir edoor to the back shovel el fresh fr esh coal into the hollo hollow w being careful to leave a spot of live coals exposed in front to act as a hot spot in igniting the gases given off by the fresh coal preventing puffs puff s and explosions allow sufficient time for these gases to be exhausted before banking the fire when this is done close the damper open the check damper leaving the turn damper as nearly cos closed ed as possible never leave the fire door open after the fire is banked for the night service |