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 129
eft undrained. The water freezes andwhen a fire is started in the range, the ice in the water-backis the first to melt. In a short time steam will be generated thatwill soon produce a sufficient pressure to burst the water-back.This has happened many times with disastrous results. Suchdangers may… … HotWater t \p==^ Fig. 114.—Blow-offfor removing sedi-meDt. pipe enters the house. The water in the range boiler is thendrawn off by means of the cock h. Blow-ofif Cock.—When a considerable amount of sedimentis carried in the water the range boiler actsas a settling tank and the deposit accumu-lated…
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