Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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Seite 32
... prevented from ascending into the rooms , but the amount of air carried through rooms up the chimneys is increased , and the ventilation of the house improved . There being , then , in every house , and frequently in every room , a ...
... prevented from ascending into the rooms , but the amount of air carried through rooms up the chimneys is increased , and the ventilation of the house improved . There being , then , in every house , and frequently in every room , a ...
Seite 35
... prevent draughts . Since we have , or ought to have , windows in all rooms , it will be convenient to consider , first , the ways in which they may be utilized for the ad- mission of air . We cannot simply open a sash window at the top ...
... prevent draughts . Since we have , or ought to have , windows in all rooms , it will be convenient to consider , first , the ways in which they may be utilized for the ad- mission of air . We cannot simply open a sash window at the top ...
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... prevent the entrance of the air at the lower part of the win- dow . In either case , the bars of the sashes at the middle of the window are no longer in contact , and air comes in at the middle of the window , between the two sashes ...
... prevent the entrance of the air at the lower part of the win- dow . In either case , the bars of the sashes at the middle of the window are no longer in contact , and air comes in at the middle of the window , between the two sashes ...
Seite 40
... prevent- ing , to a very considerable extent , the cooling of the air inside the room . It is not advisable to have double panes of glass in the same sash , as the moisture between them will render them more or less opaque in certain ...
... prevent- ing , to a very considerable extent , the cooling of the air inside the room . It is not advisable to have double panes of glass in the same sash , as the moisture between them will render them more or less opaque in certain ...
Seite 41
... prevented from entering . It is obvious . that the air is not admitted in an upward direction , but the disadvantage of this is partly counterbalanced by the fact that it is admitted in five small streams , and not in one large one , so ...
... prevented from entering . It is obvious . that the air is not admitted in an upward direction , but the disadvantage of this is partly counterbalanced by the fact that it is admitted in five small streams , and not in one large one , so ...
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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...