BURNING FUEL OIL
Set
the burners open wide
Do
not touch the valves at the side
Keep
the pressure on the pump
And
up the bally steam will jump
If
the smoke is black and thick
Open
up the fans a bit
If
the smoke is thick and white
To
slow the fans will be quite right
For
when sufficient air is given
No
smoke ascendeth up to heaven
If
the jets refuse to squirt
Assume
the cause is due to dirt
Should
the flame be short and white
You
have combustion clear and bright
But
should the flame be yellow and long
Combustion
is entirely wrong
A
wise man to his heater sees
And
keeps it at 10 score degrees
To
have it more is not quite wise
Because
the oil may carbonize
A
little lower has been found
To
give good results all round
If
the filters are kept clean
No
rise of pressure will be seen
But
should the pump kick up a ruction
There’s
likely air within the suction
The
pressure governs the supply
So
do not keep it very high
If
these instructions you will follow
You’ll
beat the other fellow hollow
Author
Unkown
This piece of poetry should be committed to the memory of every junior engineer