HOT-WATER CIRCULATORS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6804, 6 December 1916, Page 3

HOT-WATER CIRCULATORS.

Cause Fires.

"Frequently the cause of fire is not apparent, although it is known that in many case 3 tires have originated !in the vicinity of the hot water cir- ; eulater, but sinca the brigade has been enabled, through tbe use of motor-engines, to get to the scene of a fire very quickly, very strong evidence has been secured that the circulator op pipes being ii, contact 7?ith wocd hsis been the cause of outbreaks of fires., and it is desirable ir. the interest of all that as ranch publicity ss possible should be given to this." Thus reads an extract from a letter received by the New Za-sland Institute <;-i ArcMteeig frots the Gi^go snd-S-:.'iHUft:vj Fire Undrr -■- Hinrs' Assacip.twr., in dealing wit:; U:e ;n«tter of fl firs in Dur.edin, TLc Ur,dfrwriters' Association jjUo'icr^vnrdii tj Ihe Tiatitute i\ O'.py of s It tie: from i'as snpr-ri: tc-n>::e"t of the Duncdin Fire Hng'ide, who stated that i.c "sad carefully studied the question, and in hia opinion "there is no doubt whatever that the fire originated from, and was caused by the overheating of woodwork surrounding the hot water circulator. Two members of the In stitute ridiculed the statement. Mr Sesger saitJ ha knew no body of workers who were ,so negligent as bricklayers. He had . often had to have chimneys pulled down and rebuilt where bricklayers had put or.ly a little cement on the bricks, leaving hcles through which one could push his pencil. He considered that tbe fires which occurred near hoc water services were due to faulty chimneys. ''Everyone knows, that even in wellnstalled services it is difficult to bring the water to boiling point, end the statement is absurd." ' It wa3 de cided that the letter be referred t«i the executive committee with power to act and reply. *