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Failure to give sufficient draft to keep 
the pipe warm will result in condensation 
of creosote in the pipe, with the conse¬ 
quent. muss of leaking pipes. Sometimes 
pipes are put together wrong end up nud 
given a good pitch back to the stove in 
the horizontal runs to lead this condensa¬ 
tion hack to rhe fire, but this method is 
not altogether successful, although it is a 
help. Also, watch out for lire. This ma¬ 
terial inerusting the inside of the pipe 
offers every opportunity for a burned-out 
chimney with its attendant dangers. 
it. n. s. 
Farm Mechanics 
Conducted by Robert H. Smith, of the Canton Agricultural School 
Canton, New York 
cause sufficient heat to pass up the chim¬ 
ney to prevent condensation in the pipe. 
Maple and birch perhaps give the best 
service of any of the green woods. Maple 
especially forms a fine bed of coals when 
dry. If your stove is reasonably tight, 
and you get a good depth of allies and 
burning charcoal in if, you will have no 
difficulty in preserving a tire for the time 
stated. It is doubtful, however, if you 
can succeed in keeping a tire for this 
length of time, built, from wood, that will 
respond to the draft or “mine up" in the 
morning without, the addition of fresh 
fuel. 
If the chock draft with which the stove 
is now equipped consists of an opening 
Into the pipe at the top of the stove, per¬ 
mitting the entrance of fresh or cold air 
into the pipe when opened, it should be 
replaced by a damper that partially closes 
the pipe on the inside, as every precaution 
should he taken to conserve the warmth 
of the ascending gases in the smoke pipe. 
Rusty Water Pipe 
My warer supply is piped through 1-in. 
galvanized iron pipe, which has become 
very rusty, and water is full of rust. 
Apparently the only way to eliminate the 
rust is to put in new pipe. It is ex¬ 
pensive to put in new pipe, as it requires 
over 1,200 ft. of excavation through 
rocky ground. If a new well now being 
dug proves permanent, well is lower than 
buildings and over '100 ft. from them. 
The plan under consideration is, pipe the 
water to house cellar, have a pneumatic 
tank in cellar and a gasoline engine to 
pump water into tank; then pipe water 
from tank to wherever needed. Owing to 
short life of galvanized pipe, the using 
of brass pipe is being considered; the ex¬ 
pense would be great, but it might be 
economical in the end. Wood pipe or tile 
piping might serve the purpose of piping 
to the house and pump. I am in doubt 
about it. T think it might he practical to 
use vitrified tile for the 200 ft. of pipe 
to connect with pump in cellar, as the 
pressure would lie light and the joints 
made airtight with cement, and the pipe 
put below frost line. I do not know, 
however, what obstacles might be met 
with. I would ue glad to receive sug¬ 
gestions ami advice on the matter. 
Wollaston, Mass. K. L. II. 
There are a number of chemicals that 
will clean iron of rust, lmt so far as I 
know none of them is of much practical 
use as a rust remover in the case of 
water pipe. It is difficult to apply the 
preparation without getting it into the 
water supply in most cases, its action can¬ 
not be watched on the interior of the 
pipe, the degree of treatment required is 
not uniform throughout the length of the 
pipe, while, of course, the treatment has 
to bo, ns it is impossible to give heavily 
rusted spots a more intensive treatment 
than the remainder of tlie pipe is given. 
Furthermore, there L nothing to prevent 
the rust from immediately forming again 
after the treatment, when once the gal¬ 
vanizing has been destroyed, The fol¬ 
lowing formula is given in the “Scientific 
American t’yelopedia of Formulas." and 
if you would care to experiment with it. I 
would be glad to learn of the results; 
‘‘Prepare a nearly saturated solution 
of chloride of tin ami allow the rusted 
article to remain immersed in it from 12 
to 14 hours.” When using this in the 
attempt to clear pipe, the line should, of 
course, be filled with it and left standing 
for the proper length of time, after which 
it should In* drained and carefully flushed 
out before using water from it. Al¬ 
though it is not mentioned in connection 
with the formula, if is prnbahle that both 
the degree of strength used and the 
length of lime of application would be 
governed by (be degree of rust present. 
It will require about gallons of the 
solution to fill 1.20ft ft. of Tin. pipe. 
The use of other than galvanized Iron 
piping is nut advised in the new installa¬ 
tion. Wood pipe might serve satisfac¬ 
torily in the replacement of the present 
gravity line loading from the well above 
the building. The use of tile as a suc¬ 
tion line from the new well to flic shal¬ 
low well pump in tlie basement of the 
house is especially advised against, be¬ 
cause of the likelihood of air leaks in the 
joints. These might be comparatively 
harmless in a discharge line, but would 
make all kinds of ‘rouble on the suction 
side of the pump. Another thing to 
guard against is to be sure that the lift 
from the water in your new well to the 
ground level is not too great for your 
shallow well pump when coupled with 
the horizontal run of 30ft ft. It may 
require a pump at the well with the cyl¬ 
inder placed down near or below the 
water. 
As to books on country water supplies, 
one of the best that I know of is “F.qnip- 
men t for the Farm nud the Farmstead.” 
by Ramsower. Among other things it 
contains several well-written chapters on 
farm water supplies. Farmers’ Bulletin 
041, "Water Systems for Farm Homes.” 
also carries a lot of information on this 
subject, and may be obtained from your 
Congressman at Washington. R. n. s. 
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Keeping in a Wood Fire 
We have a round, "pot-bellied” heater 
stove which we will need to use this Win¬ 
ter, hut as coal is so high, we want to 
burn wood almost entirely in it. What 
unseasoned woods arc best to use in it to 
give a loi\g-hurninf, medium hot fire? 
IIow can we build up this fire so that it 
will stay in from seven to eight hours 
over night? This stove is designed prin¬ 
cipally for coni, hut 1 have put n fine 
mesh screen over the grate so as to build 
up a good bed of embers. Perhaps some 
old-timer can tell us how to pack the fire 
box at night so that when the drafts are 
opened in the morning the fire will come 
up. C. u. w. 
Ilaekettstown, N. J. 
There is no wood that will give good 
service when used green or unseasoned. 
Excessive quantities of heat are required 
to evaporate the water it contains before 
combustion takes place, and sufficient 
draft must at all times be allowed to 
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