A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 40
at the top by an air-tightcap D. The inner tube is pro-vided with a rubber ring R,which forms the valve, and isseated upon the seat ring 5.The two tubes thus form asiphon, the inner tube being thelong leg. It is started intooperation by lifting the valveoff its seat. The water rushesdown the flush… … 30 PLUMBING AND GAS-FITTING. 16 the lower end of C. Thus, if the valve be opened only amoment, or long enough to start the siphon, the tank willempty to the same point and the same amount of water willbe delivered upon every occasion. The device shown in Fig. 21 can be easily modified toaccomplish…
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