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The Florists' Review 



August 27, 1914. 



time it ends be so readjusted in • our 

 relations at home and so firmly sftated 

 in our position in South America 's'trade 

 that it must amount to a definite busi- 

 ness "departnee. " 



7 PIPING FOE ONE NEW HOUSE. 



I am adding one greenhouse, 34x150, 

 and! I wish to heat it to a temperature 

 of 6J0 degrees in zero weather. The hot 

 watfer boiler which I shall use for heat- 

 ing the new house has openings for 4- 

 inch llows and 4-ineh returns. What 

 wil^ be needed in the way of heating 

 pipes, flows and returns, to maintain 

 the required temperature in this Indiana 

 climate? F. P. C. 



The letter does not state the amount 

 •of glass, if any, in the walls of the 

 house, but, if the walls are entirelv 

 constructed of wood or concrete, I 

 would suggest the use of two 3-inch 

 flows located upon the plates, and three 

 21^-inch flows, one to be located about 

 three feet under the ridge and the other 

 under the purlin plates, or about half- 

 way between the ridge and the plates, in 

 an even-span greenhouse. In the wav 

 o1^ returns, about fourteen 2-inch pipes 

 will be needed. These can be distributed 

 &s evenly as possible upon the walls 

 and under the benches, using the largest 

 number of pipes in the locations where 

 they will be most needed. Use an addi- 

 tional flow pipe for every two feet of 

 glass in the walls. In case the end of 

 the house is much exposed, one or two 

 pipes could be run in each direction 

 from the middle of the end, and down 

 the sides. They could be supplied by 

 the flow pipe under the ridge. 



CANNOT GET ENOUGH HEAT. 



I wish to get some pointers on. heat- 

 ing one of my houses. The house is 

 .29x110 and runs north and south. It 

 is ten feet high to the ridge and five 

 feet high to the eaves. There is glass 

 in the south wall, but tlie north wall is 

 solid. We have put in two 2-inch flows 

 and eight 1^4 -inch returns, but it is 

 difficult to keep the temperature on 

 cold nights up to 45 degrees, where we 

 wish to hold it. We are located in 

 central Colorado. We liave a thirty- 

 :five horse-power steam boiler. Do we 

 need more piping, and how should it 

 be arranged? W. J. P. 



With the amount of radiation at pres 

 eut in the house, there should be no 

 difiiculty in maintaining a temperature 

 of 45 or even 50 degrees, in a climate 

 where the mercury drops occasionalh- 

 to 10 degrees below zero, but if the 

 temperature reaches 20 degrees below 

 zero outside, and especially if the house 

 is much exposed, it would be advisable 

 either to put in more pipe or to carry 

 more steam pressure. The latter might 

 be all that is required, as the ♦location 

 is probably considerably elevated. 



The letter gives no indication of how 

 the system is working or how it is ar- 

 ranged. If the water backs up in the 

 pipes, it may be due to the fact that 

 the water level in the boiler is too near 

 the level of the returns, in which case 

 I would advise putting in a"" steam trap. 

 While I have no data from which to 

 determine the real cause of the trouble. 

 I feel sure that, if the present radiating 

 surface will not maintain a temperature 

 of 45 degrees in zero weather, with a 

 steam pressure of five pounds, the 

 trouble ia due to the method of installa- 

 tion rather than to the amount of ra 

 diation. 



A GREENHOUSE BOILER THAT 

 FAIRLY SHOT INTO FAME 



Here is the boiler thart is making the most wonderful greenhouse heating 

 record In the world, florists and gardeners who have used other makes are 

 constantly giving tlye Kroescbell Greenhouse Boiler the highest praise. 



QUICKEST WATER HEATER IN THE WORLD 



The large combustion . chamber In the KroeNchell Boiler enables the gases to 



expand and fully ignfte before reaching the tubes or floies. This feature is 



entirely lacking in firebox boilers and cast iron sectional boilers. 



Unlike Cast Iron Boilers, which cannot be depended upon to carry their 

 ratings even when crowded with hard coal, "the KroeHChell" ag lin excels 

 because — every Kroeschell Boiler is honestly rated and guaranteed to carry 

 the glass and pipe capacities stated in our catalogue to 60 degreett at 16 

 below zero. Any kind of fuel can be used. Our ratingH are ea.sily maln- 

 talneU with the cheapest grades of coal. 



OVER 1500 CAST IRON BOII.,ER8 were r«pla4-ed by the Kroem-hell Hot Water BoUer 

 during the pa«t six years. It is a common occurrence for a Kroeschell Hot Water Boiler 

 to replace two to four cast iron boilers at a single place; this is the CKNTRAr HEATING 

 SYSTEM PI..AN, and has saved many florists hundreds of dollars per season in fuel alone, 



besides a big saving in labor. 



READ WHAT THE USERS SAY ABOUT 



KROESCHELL BOILERS 



Kroeschell Heats Large Office 

 Building 



Enclosed please find another order for 

 No. i) Kroeschell Boiler. . This boiler is 

 for a new office buildfng. In reference 

 to the two No. 3 boilers which you fur- 

 nished for three buildings last year, will 

 say that we are getting excellent results. 

 The No. 13 is doing duty in u six-story 

 building with 2()S radiators and the 

 owner is so well pleased with it that he 

 has ordered a No. 1<» Kroeschell for an- 

 other building which he is erecting, al.so 

 ordered another No. 11 Kroeschell.' 



I.KKK & CO., Vancouver, B. C. 



There Is No Better Boiler 



The Kroeschell Boiler works better in 

 every way than the boiler 1 had before 

 and has given me all the satisfaction 

 1 want. 



ROBT, HARDIES, Manhelni, 111. 



Kroeschell BoilerKQenerator and 



Heating System insure 



Perfect Results 



Having promised you a letter as soon 

 as we have passed through a good fair 

 test, I consider it now most timely. We 

 had the thermometer 18 degrees below 

 and we've just gone through a blizzard 

 bad enough for most any season, and am 

 very well pleased to Inform you that 

 <iur he.iting system was equal to the 

 occasion. So far as we have gone, am 

 certainly well satisfied with the Kroe- 

 .schell Boiler. Generator and Heating 

 System. .1. E. MATTHEWSON, 

 Sheboygan, Wis. 



A Prominent Rose Grower 

 Praises the Kroeschell 



I think your boiler is the boss of all 

 boilers. . .lEFF DOREMUS, 



Green Village, N. J. 



Heats Canadian Range Easily 

 and Savss Fuel 



I had a Hue boiler before I got tin 

 Kroeschell, which coubl hardly heat thi- 

 gla.os, although it used more fuel than 

 yours. I also have your Generator, which 

 is giving good satisfaction. I think a 

 lienerator would pay for Itself In a few 

 weeks. 



J. U HII.LBORN, I>tamington, Ont. 



Heats Up Entire System In 30 



Minutes— Kroeschell Boilers 



Are Fine 



It only takes 30 minutes from firing i" 

 drive the water entirely through my sys 

 tem, a distance of 200 feel. When heav.v 

 firing Is necessary, I make 180 degrees In 

 the main returns at the boiler. You- 

 bi>llers are fine. 



W. C. SCOVELL. Malta. O. 



Get a Kroescheli-You'li Be 

 Pleased 



Will say that the boiler has given !"•■ 

 perfect satisfaction and have had ii" 

 trouble whatever in heating my houf- 

 during the very cold winter and it i- 

 with very great pleasure that I recom- 

 mend your boiler whenever opportunity 

 occurs. A. H. KNIGHT, 



Shrewsbury, Mass. 



Kroeschell Replaces 2 Cast Iron Boilers 



The Marysville Floral Co., of Marysville, O., installed a No. 4 Kroeschell 

 Boiler in lOO.'i. Previous to thi& time they used cast iron boilers. The 

 following letter speaks for itself: 



"Has the Kroeschell given entire satisfaction? Yes! We had two cast 

 Iron boilers, hut yours proved by far the best. Your boiler has alread,v 

 outlasted the two ca«t iron boilers by Ave years, and all the expense that 

 we have l>een put Ut was a smolie dome." 



July 21, 1913. Marysville, O. (Slirned) MARYSVII^I.E FI.ORAI. CO. 



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