Mechanics of the household; a course of study devoted to domestic machinery and household mechanical appliances (1918)
Keene, E. S. (Edward Spencer), b. 1864 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; · leaf 120
the trap is from falling through the distancefrom the point where it strikes the front. The flushing actionis obtained from the use of a large volume of water. As thedischarged matter is dashed against the front of the bowl, theflushing action of the water is not suflftcient to remove all… … Fig. 103.—The siphon-jet Fig. 104.—A poor design ofcloset. wash-down closet. Washdown Closets.—As shown in Fig. 102, the action of thiscloset is to wash the contents of the bowl directly down the soilpipe. The depth of the water at A is much greater than at thecorresponding point in the washout…
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