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 157
ecylinder, it is surrounded with a leather gasket. Should thisgasket become worn, as it will in time, the plunger fits loosely inthe cylinder and the pump will lift the water with difficulty,because of the leakage around the gasket. Should the valve Bleak, the water will gradually run back into the…
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