A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 41
ered upon every occasion. The device shown in Fig. 21 can be easily modified toaccomplish the same result. The overflow pipe B may beprolonged and bent over, as shown by the dotted lines, thusforming a siphon. 43. Another variety of flush tank gives a large flushfirst and a smaller one immediately… … Fig. 23. and lower chambers E and H. The valve A is made about4 inches in diameter, and when it is opened, it passes watermuch faster than the flush pipe D can discharge it. Thesurplus fills the chamber H. _ When A is closed, the largeflush ceases and the lighter flow continues until the chamberH…
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