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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



June 16, 1910. 



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Will you kindly give me advice about 

 the piping of a greenhouse, 25x100, for 

 hot water? There will be five benches 

 in the house — a 3-foot one along each 

 wall and three 4-foot ones in the cen- 

 ter. Which will be the better plan — 

 to run two 2-inch flows overhead and 

 come back under the bench with 1^- 

 inch returns, or use 4-inch pipes 

 throughout? Also tell me the number 

 of runs to use of each size for returns. 

 The house is in a protected position and 

 I expect to install a boiler with at least 

 twenty-five per cent of surplus capacity. 

 I am located in northeastern Ohio. 

 F.B. 



I would not care to use either plan 

 proposed, except with some modifica- 

 tions. While small pipes are preferred 

 to those four inches in diameter, it is a 

 mistake to use returns as small as 1^- 

 inch in a house of the size mentioned, 

 unless the boiler is several feet below 

 the level of the returns. Even then five 

 2-inch flows and fourteen 1%-inch re- 

 turns would be needed, but better re- 

 sults could be obtained with three 2^- 

 inch flows and twelve 2-inch returns. 



One of the flows could be upon each 

 wall and the other in the center of 

 the house, overhead. Three of the re- 

 turns can be under each side bench 

 and the others can be placed in pairs 

 under the other benches. 



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We intend to build three greenhouses, 

 each 16x100, seven feet to the eaves 

 and eleven and one-half feet to the 

 ridge, with 3-foot wooden walls, sur- 

 mounted by four feet of glass, and the 

 ends also glazed. There will be a glass 

 partition between the houses. The 

 houses will be protected on the north 

 by a salesroom, potting shed and boiler 

 room. We have a 52-flue firebox boiler, 

 rated at 2,200 feet of radiation. 



The north house we intend for roses, 

 and it will need a temperature of 60 

 degrees; the middle house, for carna- 

 tions, will be run at 50 degrees; the 

 third house, for sweet peas and violets, 



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 last fall is by far the best apparatus for greenhouse purposes. I had my book-keeper compare 

 my coal bill of last with that of this year and I find a saving of one quarter the amount of 

 this year's coal over last year's ; also the past winter was a great deal colder and longer than 

 the winter before. 



■' There is another very good feature about the Damper Regulator, as it keeps a uniform 

 heat in all the houses at all times by putting on and shutting off pipes. And I find that my 

 Roses and Ferns dirt far better this winter than any winter so far, as the temperature was so 

 uniform at all times. 



" My reason for writing you is to let you know, and also to thank you for bringing my 

 attention to the Regulator, and I assure you I cannot speak too highly of this machine." 



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will require 40 to 45 degrees. Here, in 

 central Wisconsin, the winters vary a 

 great deal, but it is safe to figure on 20 

 degrees below zero as our coldest 

 weather, and that only for short periods. 



Will you please let us know if our 

 boiler will handle this work easily? 

 How many 1-inch pipes will be needed 

 in each house, to maintain the required 

 heat? We have two 3-inch runs from 

 our boiler, but only one 4-inch opening 

 for the returns. Will this 4-inch return 

 take care of the two 3-inch flows? 



We intend to put up an expansion 

 tank and run hot water until such times 

 as steam is needed, then run on steam. 



A. L. B. 



Especially if hot water is to be used, 

 it will not be advisable to use 1-inch 

 pipe for the returns, and even 1%-inch 



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pipe will not be very satisfactory id 

 houses 100 feet long. I would suggest 

 arranging the houses so that the de- 

 sired temperature can be maintained 

 with steam in the coldest weather, but 

 would arrange it in such a way as to 

 permit the use of hot water during mild 

 weather in the fall and spring. 



For the rose house, 16x100 feet, use 

 one 2% -inch flow pipe and eight 174' 

 inch returns. In the carnation house, 



