Marketing and housework manual . rs into the closet bowl. These balls are easilyobtained and replaced without hiring a : In using caustic potash solution in the pipes of aporcelain or porcelain-lined sink, care must betaken not to let the potash come in contactwith the porcelain as it will eat into the planning the plumbing in your own houseinsist that every faucet or toilet fixture have ashut-off near it, controlling the supply of waterto that faucet. This makes a water famine allover the house, because of the disabiUty of anyone fixtxu-e, unnecessary. CHAPTER XVIII T
Marketing and housework manual . rs into the closet bowl. These balls are easilyobtained and replaced without hiring a : In using caustic potash solution in the pipes of aporcelain or porcelain-lined sink, care must betaken not to let the potash come in contactwith the porcelain as it will eat into the planning the plumbing in your own houseinsist that every faucet or toilet fixture have ashut-off near it, controlling the supply of waterto that faucet. This makes a water famine allover the house, because of the disabiUty of anyone fixtxu-e, unnecessary. CHAPTER XVIII THE READING OF GAS AND ELECTRIC METERS To Read a Gas Meter Gas is measured by the cubic foot, and the charge isfor each thousand cubic feet. The number of cubic feetis recorded on the index, which is in dial form on thefront of the meter. In reading always take the last figure the hand haspassed and read the numerals in sequence, beginningwith the highest dial. If the pointer is between twonumbers always take the smallest Each division Each division Each divisionof this dial de- of this dial de- of this dial de-notes 10,000 notes 1000 feet. notes 100 feet,feet. How TO Read a Gas Meter. It is never necessary to reset a meter index; when thepointer on the highest dial reaches zero all the pointersrevert to zero and the index resets itself. Take a reading each month as near the time when theCompany reads as possible. Keep a record of the read-ings and deduct the amount from the next reading. Thedifference will represent the amount of gas consumedduring the period between readings and your bill forthe month can easily be checked. READING GAS AND ELECTRIC METERS 215 To Read an Electric Meter Electricity charges are for the number of kilowatthours used. An ampere is the measure of electrical current. A volt is the measure of electrical pressure. A watt is the measure of electrical power. The voltage and amperes are marked on apparatus;the volts X the amperes equal the watts.
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