While they make a hot fire in a firebox, they sometimes start
a hot one outside of it. It is part of your business to be as careful as
you can. What I mean is take reasonable precaution, in looking after
the screen in stack. If it burns out get a new one. With reasonable
diligence and care, you will never set anything on fire, while on the
other hand, a careless engineer may do quite a lot of damage.
There is fire about an engine, and you are provided with the proper
appliances to control it. See that you do it.
WHY GRATES BURN OUT
Grates burn through carelessness. You may as well make up your mind to
this at the start. You never saw grate bars burn out with a clean ash
box. They can only be burned by allowing the ashes to accumulate under
them till they exclude the air when the bars at once become red hot.
The first thing, they do is to warp, and if the ashes are not removed at
once, the grate bar will burn off. Carelessness is neglecting something
which is a part of your business, and as part of it is to keep your ash
box clean, it certainly is carelessness if you neglect it.
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