. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. NEW CARNATION RANGE OF PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO. Hot Water Heater. Ed. Ajierican Florist :— Will you kindly answer the following questions regarding heating a greenhouse like enclosed sketch with hot water? How many square feet of exposure? How many square feet of radiation will be required to heat same at 55" in zero weather? ?Which would be the best size of pipe to the house is of glass there will be nearly !<oo square feet of exposure. This will require about 225 square feet of radiating surface if to be
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. NEW CARNATION RANGE OF PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO. Hot Water Heater. Ed. Ajierican Florist :— Will you kindly answer the following questions regarding heating a greenhouse like enclosed sketch with hot water? How many square feet of exposure? How many square feet of radiation will be required to heat same at 55" in zero weather? ?Which would be the best size of pipe to the house is of glass there will be nearly !<oo square feet of exposure. This will require about 225 square feet of radiating surface if to be heated by hot air which can be supplied by two 21/.-inch flows and five 2-inch returns. The flows and two of the returns can be on the walls be- neath the plates, -u-hile the remaining re- turns can be in the HOUSE OF AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE AT PETER REINBERGS CHICAGO. use, li^4-'nch or 2-inch, and where should they be placed? How many lines of eacli? Could I heat such a house by -steam where there is no night fireman and have it re- liable? A. T. P. The drawing shows a house 9'/4x50 feet with the slopes of the roof six and one- half and five and one-half feet. There is three feet of glass in the south wall While we prefer the above arrangement, the house could be heated by means of two 2-inch flows and seven 1%-inch re- turns. Unless the boiler is several feet below the return it will not be advisable to use 11/4-inch pipe even for the returns. While steam could be used for heating _i house of this size, there would be more risk than with hot water. L. R. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Florists Company. Chicago : American Florist Company
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