Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... placed in such a manner as to prevent the escape of the subsoil water at all , in which case the soil is said to be water - logged . The water which falls on the impervious soils , on the other hand , does not sink into the ground , but ...
... placed in such a manner as to prevent the escape of the subsoil water at all , in which case the soil is said to be water - logged . The water which falls on the impervious soils , on the other hand , does not sink into the ground , but ...
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... placed together without cement , as was the case with the Cloaca Maxima , the great drain which was constructed by the second king of Rome to dry the ground around the Forum ; or of brick- work , with or without mortar ; or , as is very ...
... placed together without cement , as was the case with the Cloaca Maxima , the great drain which was constructed by the second king of Rome to dry the ground around the Forum ; or of brick- work , with or without mortar ; or , as is very ...
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... placed in the wall , moisture will rise up through the bricks by capillary attraction , and make the walls of the house damp , rendering the house itself unwholesome . The inner side of the walls in the basement floor may be ...
... placed in the wall , moisture will rise up through the bricks by capillary attraction , and make the walls of the house damp , rendering the house itself unwholesome . The inner side of the walls in the basement floor may be ...
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... placed on the top of the brickwork , to increase the length of the flue . This is sometimes even carried up adjoining buildings , and is , as a general rule , better without a cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further ...
... placed on the top of the brickwork , to increase the length of the flue . This is sometimes even carried up adjoining buildings , and is , as a general rule , better without a cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further ...
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... placed with their hoppers or heads just below the bedroom windows , especially if they discharge into a tank . Large and high houses , especially if standing alone , require to be provided with lightning conductors . Copper ones are ...
... placed with their hoppers or heads just below the bedroom windows , especially if they discharge into a tank . Large and high houses , especially if standing alone , require to be provided with lightning conductors . Copper ones are ...
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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...