SCHOOL HEATING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16257, 6 July 1918, Page 6

SCHOOL HEATING.

CONDITIONS AT WHARENUI

Messrs T. Habberfield, W. Bates, and J. J. Staples, of the Wharenui School Committee, waited on the Education Board yesterday regarding the heating of the school.

The Board's Buildings Committee reported that it had approved of the following report of the Board's architect on tests carried out bv him and the foreman in connexion with the heating system in the infant department of the Wharenui School: —The architect had found on his first visit that tho whole of the upper window sashes and about half of the lowii* sashes were open, and only a small firo in the boiler. The temperatures were 56deg. find 54deg ; in the two rooms. On another occasion, after the foreman had banked up tho fire the previous night, the to.mpei.-.itur ' was COdec. or over for both rooms at 0 a.m. Mr Colvillo had suggested tho use of larger pipes, but Mr Valo was willing to mako any small alterations to improve the heating if requested. Mr Habberfield said that the present was the fourth winter that trouble with the heating apparatus had bean experienced. A temperature ranging from 06 to 60 degrees" had not been reached except on ono or two occasions when thoconditions cutside wore favourable. During the present week tho windows had been kept shut. On Tuesday, at 9 a.m.. in Rooisi 1. tho temporature was 48: at 11 a.m., 52; on "Wednesday, 49 and 06: yesterday, 47 at 9 a.m., and that morning at 9 a.m. 49. In the classroom, on Tuesday at 9 a.m., it was 48, Weam\vday 48, Thursday 45, and that day 47. They had never spared fuel, and had done their best to .make tho thing go. That morning three radiators were not acting, though the fire was "lighted at 6>45. In view of the temperatures recorded, it was not fair to risk infants to go into the room. The chairman said the Board was anxious 'to get good results, and in several schools where the same system (the circuit syptoin) was in use it had given satisfaction. It was necessary that tho furnaces. should ha going all night and. the windows should be kept shut in order to get good results. At the chairman's request the Board's foreman (Mr B. Riley) detailed the conditions he found on his visit with the architect.

A report from Messrs C. and J. Colville on the condition of the system was read. It stated that the radiators did not heat together, those furthest from the boiler taking hourgjsto heat. They detailed the alterations necessary to remedy matters. Mr J. Jamieson (chairman of the Board's Building Committee) said that there -was nothing wrong with the system, but somo alterations made had affected its efficiency.

The chairman assured th© deputation that the Board would continue in Its effort to make the system satisfactory, and would not rest till it was made satisfactory. After the deputation withdrew, it was decided that the matter of heating the Wharenui school be left in the hands of the chairman of the Board and the chairman of the Buildings Committee, with power to act.