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carried into the chimney, built outside, which has a 

 I2xi2-inch flue. A brick circle, 18 inches in 

 diameter, is built in the wall, to admit pipes 

 to chimney without heating wood. Various other 

 methods of running the pipe are used. 



The bin or cooling room for a i6-foot kiln 

 is about 16x20 feet. If adjoining, it is five feet 

 lower than the kiln floor, with a doorway five by 

 four feet, in halves, to put the hops through when 



FIG. 103. SUPPORT FOR HOT AIR PIPE. 



dried; in this case, allow one or two feet of cold air 

 space between the walls. Many build the coolers at a 

 distance, connecting by trestle work (Fig. 120), as at 

 Pleasanton, to reduce fire risk and cheapen insurance. 

 The bin should be partitioned off into several rooms, 

 so that not over three or four days' drying need be 

 crowded into one room, as by this means the press in 

 the room below (Fig. 121) can be started sooner. 



The kiln floor is usually reached by a driving 



