Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 188
damage of this sort. Now there should never be a check valve in the pipe between a kitchen boilerand the water main which supplies it; for when the fires are run hard enough togenerate steam in the water-front, it is evident that one of two things must happen.Either (i) a portion of the water must… … Fig. 2. — The Wrecked Grill Room. communication with the city main, it is plain that the pressure can never exceedthat of the city supply; but when there is a check valve in the supply pipe, it is notpossible for the boiler to relieve itself by discharging a portion of its contents backthrough that…
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