. The Street railway journal . connected that when a dry valve trips a solenoid armaturewill operate the starting box of the motor. Thus thepumping outfit will be placed on an entirely automatic basis. AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLYThe auxiliary water supply will be stored in a 50,000-gal. round-bottom steel tank carried on a structural steeltower with its bottom 117 ft. above the ground. As theusual elevation of the sprinkler heads is about 30 ft., thewater pressure on the highest sprinkler is about 40 sprinkler heads in the roof of the old machine shopare elevated 50 ft., giving 16 lbs. pres
. The Street railway journal . connected that when a dry valve trips a solenoid armaturewill operate the starting box of the motor. Thus thepumping outfit will be placed on an entirely automatic basis. AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLYThe auxiliary water supply will be stored in a 50,000-gal. round-bottom steel tank carried on a structural steeltower with its bottom 117 ft. above the ground. As theusual elevation of the sprinkler heads is about 30 ft., thewater pressure on the highest sprinkler is about 40 sprinkler heads in the roof of the old machine shopare elevated 50 ft., giving 16 lbs. pressure, the minimum. FIG. 16.—ONE OF THE COMPRESSOR MOTORS FOR THESPRINKLER SYSTEM FIG. ENGINE, HOSE CART AND OTHER FIREEQUIPMENT IN THE FIRE HOUSE is to permit the determination of the quantity of waste allowed by the underwriters. It is evident, therefore, thatwater when the pump is operating. the greater part of the shop is considerable in excess of Originally it was planned that when a dry valve tripped the pressure required.
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