How to advance a fire using the Crank handle.
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Should it be necessary to turn the stokers using the crank handle proceed as follows:-
Remove the shear pin from the stoker drive and fit the crank handle to the squared end on the stoker drive.
Proceed to turn the crank handle until the fire has moved away from the guillotine door.
Every five to ten minutes check that the fire has not burned back under the guillotine door; if the fire has burned back proceed to advance the fire away from the door.
Should the situation require that the stoker is idle for a long period it is advisable to either bank the boiler or to push the fires off the end of the grate/s using a long rake
Remember seven (7 ) complete turns of the crank handle advances the grate by one stoker link.