. The Street railway journal . STORAGE BATTERY INSTALLATION. CAR HOUSE, BATTERY HOUSE AND SUB-STATION ATT< )WN UNION- delivered to the power house basement, and an air-tight two-pipe nozzle inserted in the vent. Compressed air is then turnedon and the oil rises to a steel tank located in the condenser ad-dition, the elevation being such as to create a static head of atleast 8 ft. in the pipe lines leading to the machinery. The cylin-der oil system serves only the sight feed power pumps upon the INTERIOR OF SUB-STATION matter is removed. Cheese cloth screens are furnished for thispurpose, an
. The Street railway journal . STORAGE BATTERY INSTALLATION. CAR HOUSE, BATTERY HOUSE AND SUB-STATION ATT< )WN UNION- delivered to the power house basement, and an air-tight two-pipe nozzle inserted in the vent. Compressed air is then turnedon and the oil rises to a steel tank located in the condenser ad-dition, the elevation being such as to create a static head of atleast 8 ft. in the pipe lines leading to the machinery. The cylin-der oil system serves only the sight feed power pumps upon the INTERIOR OF SUB-STATION matter is removed. Cheese cloth screens are furnished for thispurpose, and the oil is then washed during its progress around anumber of vertical baffles into a riveted steel storage reservoir,also piped to the compressed air supply. COMPRESSED AIRA piping system extending to all parts of the power housesupplies air at 50 lbs. to 100 lbs. pressure, for cleaning elec-trical machinery and switchboards, operating oil lifts and forcleansing pipe lines. The air is furnished by a Westinghousesteam compressor, mounted upon the engine-r
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