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Mat 29, 1919. 



several applications of "Never Leak," 

 but have not succeeded in closing the 

 aperture entirely. Do you think the 

 rusting of the boiler during the summer 

 would answer the purpose, or what 

 would you advise doing to remedy the 

 trouble? A. B. — La. 



Whether the leak can be closed by 

 rusting will depend upon the nature and 

 size of the opening. We would suggest 

 painting the crack with a rather thick 

 mixture of litharge and glycerine, work- 

 ing as much of the mixture as possible 

 into the opening. If this does not stop 

 the leak, try muriatic acid in the same 

 way, to hasten the rusting. These 

 remedies should be used after drawing 

 off the water. 



OBEENHOUSE AND HOTBED. 



I have a proposition on greenhouse 

 heating, as indicated in the rough sketch 

 enclosed. I have everything ready to 

 start building, but will not break 

 ground until I get my heating question 

 solved. The greenhouse will be approxi- 

 mately 14x24, seven feet high to the 

 eaves and twelve feet high to the ridge, 

 with four feet of glass in the side walls. 

 A service room, 12x14, will be attached 

 to the east end of the house. The floor 

 level of the service room will be about 

 three feet lower than that of the green- 

 house. I expect to heat with hot water, 

 using a boiler with a rating of 700 feet 

 of radiation. Would a boiler of that 

 rating have an objectionable amount of 

 excess capacity? South of the green- 

 house there will be a lean-to hotbed, 

 which I also wish to heat. Any sugges- 

 tion on heating and ventilatiqn will be 

 greatly appreciated. E. J. S. — Ky. 



The letter of inquiry gives no idea of 

 the temperature required in the green- 

 house, and this information is needed in 

 order to make any definite estimate of 

 the necessary radiation. 



For a minimum temperature of 60 

 degrees at night, wo would suggest the 

 use of a 2-inch flow pipe upon each 

 plate, each flow connected with four 

 2-inch or five 1%-inch returns in a coil 

 underneath. In case bottom heat is 

 desired under the middle bench, one 

 main 2%-inch flow pipe may be used. 

 With this supply three coils, each con- 

 taining four 1^-ijjich pipes, under the 

 benches. Another way would be to 

 use one 2-inch flow upon each plate and 

 another a foot or two below the ridge. 

 With this arrangement only three 1%- 

 inch returns would be required in each 

 of the three coils. All flow pipes, as 

 well as the returns, should have a fall 

 of about one inch in ten feet. 



To supply heat to the hotbod, we 

 would run a 2-inch flow pipe on the wall 

 next to the greenhouse and a 2-inch 

 return on the front wall. This will be 

 possible if the return is above the top 

 of the heater. Otherwise we would run 

 a 2-inch return on each wall of the hot- 

 bed and connect them with one of the 

 flow pipes in the greenhouse, and in 

 that case we would use the last arrange- 

 ment suggested for piping the green- 

 house. 



For ventilating purposes we would 

 place a row of sashes on the side of the 

 roof away from the prevailing winds, 

 with about three sashes extending from 

 the sill to the plate, and containing two 

 rows of glass, in each side wall of the 

 house. 



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