USING WOOD FOR FUEL

NZ Truth, Issue 1193, 11 October 1928, Page 19

USING WOOD FOR FUEL

MERELY to pile wood on top of coat is to waste it, as it burns thrpuflh itnnediately. Few people/know .the. art of making a J wood fire; they so often mix the two, with unsatisfactory results. ; With the ordinary iron grate— with -open bars at the bottom— -the most economical way of "using 1 Wood fuel is first of all to make a small coa! fire' 1 m the; usual Avay. Jhen,^ when it! is. well alight, pa* a large piece of wood m the" centre with a small piece of coal each sidei', This gives'' you a glowing mass which will not burn itself out ■tpdvSojßn and wilj give off heat for hours. „:;;.<> ■-,■>&■:.?:s.. , With a sjow-combustion grate orl'flat hearth, "never .V-rakgr; away more of the wbodi ash than is absolutely necessary. ; /V-;-^ -^ . . Wopd ash retains, its heat much longer than does 66$ ;>iftsh> -vwhich becomes , diad and useless when once it is burnt through. .. If you keep on adding more wood to the Hearth, will keep up a steady heat oh a comparatively small quantity of Wood, as the old wood ash contributes to the heat of the fire. ■'„.... There is no need to allow wood fires to go out cyjsrnight. The ashes should, be left and m the morning more wood arfdetjfeperhaps a few chips to hasten the fire m burning up. / > v^> ' • You will find that there is a great' saving m wood fuel eaoh weak, besides leas work and more comforts