Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further explained in the next lecture . Flooring . - Fire - proof floors are most desirable . They may be made of con- crete or brick arches between iron gird- ers , in which case there is ...
... cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further explained in the next lecture . Flooring . - Fire - proof floors are most desirable . They may be made of con- crete or brick arches between iron gird- ers , in which case there is ...
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... cowl , that always faces the wind , at the top of a pipe leading down into cellars in the basement of the house , where the air can be warmed by stoves , and allowed to ascend into the house . By this plan the holds of ships are ...
... cowl , that always faces the wind , at the top of a pipe leading down into cellars in the basement of the house , where the air can be warmed by stoves , and allowed to ascend into the house . By this plan the holds of ships are ...
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... cowls upon chimneys wherever it is possible . If the chim- ney can be made high enough it will not require a cowl , and ... cowl for preventing down draught not only does so , but produces an up draught in the chimney when the wind blows ...
... cowls upon chimneys wherever it is possible . If the chim- ney can be made high enough it will not require a cowl , and ... cowl for preventing down draught not only does so , but produces an up draught in the chimney when the wind blows ...
Seite 48
... 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 been ...
... 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 been ...
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... cowl placed on the top of it . The fixed cowls have the ad- vantage that they cannot get out of crder . The revolving cowls have the disadvantage which is common to all apparatus with moving parts , that they are certain to get out of ...
... cowl placed on the top of it . The fixed cowls have the ad- vantage that they cannot get out of crder . The revolving cowls have the disadvantage which is common to all apparatus with moving parts , that they are certain to get out of ...
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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...