Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... fixed in a metal frame work , may also be used , a pane of the window being taken out and one of these ventilators substituted for it . The louvres can be opened and shut by means of a string , and they are so fixed that it is them by ...
... fixed in a metal frame work , may also be used , a pane of the window being taken out and one of these ventilators substituted for it . The louvres can be opened and shut by means of a string , and they are so fixed that it is them by ...
Seite 39
... fixed louvres of wood , or still better , of strong glass , may be fixed with advantage , or swinging windows with sashes hung on centers may be used , as , for example , in water closets ; and these , where it is advisable , may be pre ...
... fixed louvres of wood , or still better , of strong glass , may be fixed with advantage , or swinging windows with sashes hung on centers may be used , as , for example , in water closets ; and these , where it is advisable , may be pre ...
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... useful . It resembles his window ventilator al- most exactly ; a long slit is cut through the door , a perforated metal plate placed outside , and a flat plate fixed parallel to the door inside and in front of the slit , 44.
... useful . It resembles his window ventilator al- most exactly ; a long slit is cut through the door , a perforated metal plate placed outside , and a flat plate fixed parallel to the door inside and in front of the slit , 44.
Seite 47
... sufficient to prevent down draughts . There is no doubt , however , that Boyle's fixed chim- ney cowl for preventing down draught not only does so , but produces an up draught in the chimney when the wind blows down upon 47.
... sufficient to prevent down draughts . There is no doubt , however , that Boyle's fixed chim- ney cowl for preventing down draught not only does so , but produces an up draught in the chimney when the wind blows down upon 47.
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... fixed cowl placed upon the top of it . Of revolving cowls for chimneys , the common lobster - backed cowl is probably the best . Whilst speaking of cowls , I may as well mention that a variety of cowls , some of which I have here , have ...
... fixed cowl placed upon the top of it . Of revolving cowls for chimneys , the common lobster - backed cowl is probably the best . Whilst speaking of cowls , I may as well mention that a variety of cowls , some of which I have here , have ...
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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...