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The water is generally supplied to the cistern from the pipes through a tap known
as the “ ball valve . ” To it is attached , by means of a metal bar , a hollow copper
sphere or ball , which floats on the water as it rises in the cistern , and when it ...
The water is generally supplied to the cistern from the pipes through a tap known
as the “ ball valve . ” To it is attached , by means of a metal bar , a hollow copper
sphere or ball , which floats on the water as it rises in the cistern , and when it ...
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raised , and the two or three gallons contained in the water - waste preventer are
discharged into the hopper closet , while at the same time the ball valve is also
raised by the lever , so that no water can come into the waste - preventer while
the ...
raised , and the two or three gallons contained in the water - waste preventer are
discharged into the hopper closet , while at the same time the ball valve is also
raised by the lever , so that no water can come into the waste - preventer while
the ...
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We come now to valve closets , the numerous varieties of which are modifications
of the original Bramah ' s valve closet . In this the aperture at the lowest part of the
basin is closed by a watertight valve , which can be moved in a small valve ...
We come now to valve closets , the numerous varieties of which are modifications
of the original Bramah ' s valve closet . In this the aperture at the lowest part of the
basin is closed by a watertight valve , which can be moved in a small valve ...
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below the basin , by means of the pull - up apparatus — the valve box itself being
connected below with the trap . Thus , the necessity for the large iron container ,
so objectionable a part of the pan - closet , is done away with , and its place ...
below the basin , by means of the pull - up apparatus — the valve box itself being
connected below with the trap . Thus , the necessity for the large iron container ,
so objectionable a part of the pan - closet , is done away with , and its place ...
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... on that pipe charged with water , as it is clear that if this siphon is not charged ,
the overflow pipe ventilates the valve box , that is to say , the space below the
valves , and the surface of the water in the trap below into the basin of the closet .
... on that pipe charged with water , as it is clear that if this siphon is not charged ,
the overflow pipe ventilates the valve box , that is to say , the space below the
valves , and the surface of the water in the trap below into the basin of the closet .
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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...