The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette . ble outlets, for syringing fruit-trees. It is especially adaptedfor high-pressure supplies, as from the circumstance of the valvepart of it being closed by the pressure of the water, the highersuch pressure becomes, the more is the tightness of the valvesecured, and effectual safety from leakage insured. One greatadvantage it has over the ordinary fire-plug is, that the stand-pipewith the hose can be placed on to the valve without the escape ofany water, although the mains may be charged with water at a higlipressure.
The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette . ble outlets, for syringing fruit-trees. It is especially adaptedfor high-pressure supplies, as from the circumstance of the valvepart of it being closed by the pressure of the water, the highersuch pressure becomes, the more is the tightness of the valvesecured, and effectual safety from leakage insured. One greatadvantage it has over the ordinary fire-plug is, that the stand-pipewith the hose can be placed on to the valve without the escape ofany water, although the mains may be charged with water at a higlipressure. By the present system, unless a cock is attached to the branchof a fire-plun- a great loss of time unavoidably occurs in removingthe wood plug, as the water has to be turned off the mam pipe 168 THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCIIITECrs JOURNAL. LJ UNE, lietore the plucr oan he removed, and tn be turned (in apiin after itli;is heen removed, to »ay notliinir of tlie delay and dilKeulty h liiilioften occurs before it can be removed at all. STAND PIPE. Tor ;| Fire CocJi. Figure 1. FIRE COCK D
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