A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 53
the pipes to thewaterback; it is the hot-water supply pipe to thelower stories or streetpressure system; F is the hot-water supply to the upperstories or tank pressure system; //is the cold-water supplyfrom the street mains; and G is the cold-water supply from thetank. Z is a blow-off or sediment… … Fig. 30. §16 PLUMBING AND GAS-FITTING. 43 The inner boiler should be of copper, and should be thor-oughly tinned both inside and out. 60. Boilers Heated by Steam.—The hot-water supplyfor large buildings,hotels, etc. is some-times heated bysteam, as shown inFig. 31. A horizontalboiler^ is shown,…
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