CHAPTER V

MANAGEMENT OF HEATING PLANTS 70

General Advice--The Economy of Good Draft--General Firing Rules--Weather and Time of Day--Night Firing--First-day Firing--Other Day Firing--Economy and Fuels--For Burning Soft Coal--For Burning Coke--Other Rules for Water Boilers--Air-vent Valves on Radiators--The Air Valves--End of the Season--The Right Chimney Flue--“Smokey” Chimneys.