120 pages, illustrated, l2mo, cloth, $1.00.
THE FIREMAN’S GUIDE
A Handbook on the Care of Boilers
BY KARL P. DAHLSTROM, M.E.
CONTENTS OF CHAPTERS
I. Firing and Economy of Fuel.—Precautions before and after starting the fire, care of the fire, proper firing, draft, smoke, progress of firing, fuel on the grate, cleaning out, cleaning grate bars and ash pan, dampers, firing into two or more furnaces, dry fuel, loss of heat.
II. Feed and Water Line.—Feeding, the water line, false water line, defective feeding apparatus, formation of scale, gauge cocks, glass gauge, the float, safety plug, alarm whistle.
III. Low Water and Foaming or Priming.—Precautions when water is low, foaming, priming.
IV. Steam Pressure.—Steam gauge, safety valves.
V. Cleaning and Blowing Out.—Cleaning the boiler, to examine the state of the boiler, blowing out, refilling the boiler.
VI. General Directions.—How to prevent accidents, repairs, the care of the boiler when not in use, testing boilers, trimming and cleaning outside. Summary of rules. Index.