| OCR Text |
Show tltae Heating Bigots Ve8lS How to Check "Chimney Loss," Grpatest Waste in Home Healing WHAT is "chimney loss"? Well, that's a term we heating heat-ing experts have for heat that goes up the chimney and is wasted. Yet it's really a simple matter to save money by reducing this loss convert -"chimney loss" to "useful heat," as we call it. Here's the remedy: Next time you refuel the fire, move the handle of the turn dam- Sectional View Sida View Turn Damper in Smolca PiDe per (that disc or plate-like damper inside the smoke pipe) l-16th of an inch toward the closed upright position. Then, if the fire keeps on burning too freely, turn the damper another sixteenth of an inch. Repeat this operation until un-til you find the correct adjustment one that will deliver the greatest great-est anount of useful heat with the least "chimney loss." Once you have found this ideal adjustment of the damper, mark the position on the smoke pipe with a piece of chalk or something that can be plainly seen, and leave the damper set at that mark. Bear this in mind: The nearer the turn damper is set to the closed position the smaller the "chimney loss" and the -greater the volume of "useful heat" that goes to properly heating your home. And, of course, the lower your fuel bills. |
