Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... valve is a modification of this plan , and can be fitted either into an outer wall or into one between the room and the passage or hall . It consists , as you see , of a metal box to fit into the hole in the wall , with a heavy metal ...
... valve is a modification of this plan , and can be fitted either into an outer wall or into one between the room and the passage or hall . It consists , as you see , of a metal box to fit into the hole in the wall , with a heavy metal ...
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... valves . The first and most import- ant of these is the chimney , about which I have already spoken . I need only add here that it is advisable to do without the use of cowls upon chimneys wherever it is possible . If the chim- ney can ...
... valves . The first and most import- ant of these is the chimney , about which I have already spoken . I need only add here that it is advisable to do without the use of cowls upon chimneys wherever it is possible . If the chim- ney can ...
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... valves , the best known of which is Arnott's valve , which consists of a light metal flap , swinging inside a metal frame work in such a way that it can open towards the chimney flue , but not towards the room . Any pressure of air from ...
... valves , the best known of which is Arnott's valve , which consists of a light metal flap , swinging inside a metal frame work in such a way that it can open towards the chimney flue , but not towards the room . Any pressure of air from ...
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... valves for preventing the air of the flue from coming in . A far better plan is to have shafts placed by the side of the flues , and this , of course , is better done when the houses are built . The easiest and most satisfactory way of ...
... valves for preventing the air of the flue from coming in . A far better plan is to have shafts placed by the side of the flues , and this , of course , is better done when the houses are built . The easiest and most satisfactory way of ...
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... valve which can be easily shut when the gas is not burning . This double tube , as it passes under the floor of the room above , is covered with a fire - proof mate- rial , so that the floor is not affected by it . The joists , where ...
... valve which can be easily shut when the gas is not burning . This double tube , as it passes under the floor of the room above , is covered with a fire - proof mate- rial , so that the floor is not affected by it . The joists , where ...
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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...