. American engineer and railroad journal . Softener Company, Chi-cago, 111., special reference being had to the McKees Rocksinstallation. One of the water-softeners, built by the Kennicott Company, jant mo-,1904. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 17 Installed at Butla, III., on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,was tullj I ii page le November, 1901, Issue of this Journal and impr< that have been made upon thi mechanical features of the Kennicottsoftener since thai time make it necessary to completely re-view its construction. The accompanying engravings presenta comprehensive idea of t
. American engineer and railroad journal . Softener Company, Chi-cago, 111., special reference being had to the McKees Rocksinstallation. One of the water-softeners, built by the Kennicott Company, jant mo-,1904. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 17 Installed at Butla, III., on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,was tullj I ii page le November, 1901, Issue of this Journal and impr< that have been made upon thi mechanical features of the Kennicottsoftener since thai time make it necessary to completely re-view its construction. The accompanying engravings presenta comprehensive idea of the McKees Rocks water-softener; thedrawings illustrate its construction, both a diagrammatic viewand a detail construction drawing being presented. As before stated in this series, nearly all systems of soften-ing water consist in the addition of soda and lime solutions ofsuch strength as a I rj by the quality of the raw water, and this i followed by the sedimentation of the treatedwater. In tins system, the water is delivered from 0. DIAGRAMMATIC VIEW To SHOW THE METHOD Of OPBBATTON OT THE MOKEES BOCK WATER Mram of supply through pipe. A, into the hard-water box. B, above thetop of the settling tank, from which it passes through a slot inthe bottom, the size of the slot being adjusted accordingto theamount of water to be treated. Within this box is a float, y, with chains passing over pulleys and con tted to hinged inlet pipes in the two boxes or small tanks, N and T, which containsoft water, and the soda solution, respectively. The object ofthis arrangement Is to vary the supply of the chemical solu-tions from these tanks, in accordance with the rate of supplyOf raw water, for the proper treatment. The hard or raw water passing through the slot in the bot-tom of the tank, B, falls upon a water wheel, C, and thencethrough trough, D, Into the mixing chamber, E, at whichpoint the lime and soda solutions are added. The water andreagents then flowing through the revolving deflecto
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