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Show Scribe Discusses Plumbing Problems By ROBERT CROOKSTON We are taking it for granted that everyone wants to prolong the life and usefulness of plumbing equipment; not only to avoid unnecessary expense but some '"uairs and replacements are not available. The heating coil in the furnace or the jacket in the stove will last many years with a little care. These coils and jackets fill with lime only when the tank becomes hot at the bottom. While the tank is cool at the bottom the water continues to circulate, and only deposits lime when it boils, and this only occurs oc-curs when the tank is hot all over and then simply release a faucet and run pafct of the hot water off. The coils and jackets give some warning before they fill completely and burn. The thing to do of cource is to take them out and either replace them with a new one or clean them out and put them back in. A simple way to clean them out is to lay thorn in a slow fire and bring them to a dark red, then cool them off slowly. Lay them in the snow, then by tapping tap-ping lightly with a hammer the rock which has turned to sand will shake out. But if you lay them in the furnace and turn on the stoker they will come to a white heat and melt very quick. The pipe is thin and heats and melts as quickly as in a blacksmith's forge. A very good piece of economy is to install a water softener in the service pipe as it enters the basement. This removes the lime and makes the water not only better for laundry but better for all other uses. The pressure in Logan, Providence Provi-dence and North Logan is 140 pounds. The thing to do is put on a regulator and reduce the pressure to 30 or 40 lbs. and thus prolong the life of tanks and all other equipment. |
