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 156
hes the valve fi,which raises to let it pass, but immediately closes at the endof the upward stroke. When the space between the pistonand the valve B is filled with water, each descent of the pistonforces the water through the valve A; and when the piston israised, the water is lifted out through… … Fig. 129. —Sectionaldrawing of the kitchen pumpshowing its working parts. 146 MECHANICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD makes a joint with the valve-seat and furnishes an excellentvalve for its use. In order to keep the plunger P tight in thecylinder, it is surrounded with a leather gasket. Should thisgasket…
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