Show home ome heating hints by john barclay heating expert getting fire to burn briskly to produce quick heat on cold mornings ato 7 HAT a joy and comfort it is 11 i to get your home heated w quickly on cold morning sl st and how easily it can be done 91 shake the grates gently when st a red glow appears in the stop shaking next open the damper and close the check damper until the fire burns briskly should fresh fuel be necessary feed it on the fire in a kock ak al 1 A 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 4 careful not to smother it with too much coal open the damper and close the check damper when the fire again is burning it brig brightly Itly 1 shake the grates gently until the first red glow appears 1 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 the way to 7 save fuel and cut down trips to j the cellar |