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 124
is filling, by thepressure of the water above it. The discharge is started by press-ing down the trip on the front of the tank. This raises the ballfrom its seat, and being lighter than water, it floats, thus leavingthe discharge pipe open until the tank is empty, when the ballis again back on its…
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