Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... wind is in a certain direction , and the more the chimneys are sheltered by high buildings the more chances there are of down - draughts in them . If necessary , an iron or zinc pipe called a " tall - boy , " may be 18.
... wind is in a certain direction , and the more the chimneys are sheltered by high buildings the more chances there are of down - draughts in them . If necessary , an iron or zinc pipe called a " tall - boy , " may be 18.
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... direction by ma- chinery , we have little to do , as few of them are suitable for use in dwelling houses . The wind , as an agent of venti- lation , is powerful , but its disadvantage is that its action is irregular . When all windows ...
... direction by ma- chinery , we have little to do , as few of them are suitable for use in dwelling houses . The wind , as an agent of venti- lation , is powerful , but its disadvantage is that its action is irregular . When all windows ...
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... direction from which the wind comes , a little way at the top , and also opening the one which is diagonally op- posite to it at the top a little further than the first one . The direct action of the wind has also been utilized for ven ...
... direction from which the wind comes , a little way at the top , and also opening the one which is diagonally op- posite to it at the top a little further than the first one . The direct action of the wind has also been utilized for ven ...
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... direction , in the form of a fountain , and producing no draught . This shows us the direc- tion in which cold air ought to be admit- ted into a room - after the fashion of a fountain , in which it can be readily ob- tained , owing to ...
... direction , in the form of a fountain , and producing no draught . This shows us the direc- tion in which cold air ought to be admit- ted into a room - after the fashion of a fountain , in which it can be readily ob- tained , owing to ...
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... direction into the room . They can also be fitted with little boxes containing cotton wool , through which the air will be filtered and deprived of soot , etc. This , of course , very considerably dimin- ishes the amount of air that ...
... direction into the room . They can also be fitted with little boxes containing cotton wool , through which the air will be filtered and deprived of soot , etc. This , of course , very considerably dimin- ishes the amount of air that ...
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allowed aperture ball valve basement basin Bostel bricks carbonic acid carried ceiling cesspools cistern cloth compartment containing contrivance course covered cowl cylinder D-trap discharge disconnected drains draught drinking water dust edition Engineer escape especially excretal matters exit shaft filtering material fixed floor flue foul air foul water frequently galvanized iron ground hard waters holes hopper closet house sewer Illustrated impervious impure inches inside instances iron grating joints kind louvres lower sash means ments Messrs metal milk of lime necessary NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS nuisance organic matter outer air overflow pipe pass pervious placed plate purposes quantity of water rain-water receptacles refuse matters sanitary side sinks siphon trap soft water soil pipe sometimes stoneware stoves stratum supply of water surface tank thrown tion TREATISE tube typhoid fever valve box valve closet ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste pipes water closets water pipes water-waste preventer window
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Seite 79 - It ought to be an absolute condition for a public water supply that it should be uncontaminated by drainage.
Seite 53 - ... does, whereas one gas burner will consume as much oxygen and give out as much carbonic acid as five or six men, or even more. This is why it is commonly considered that gas is more injurious than lamps or candles...