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 152
w from these wells is sometimessufficient to permit the water being used for the generation ofpower. Small waterwheels are not uncommonly driven in thisway and the power used for the generation of electricity forlighting and running small household appHances. Driven Wells.—In locahties where the… … Fig. 126.—Concrete cover fora spring. Fig. 127.—Concrete cistern top. terminates in a sand-point such as that of Fig. 128. This sand-point is a perforated pipe with a pointed end, that facilitatesdriving. The perforations, as shown in the point P, form astrainer which allows the water to enter the…
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