Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . re this pipe is connect-ed to galvanized pipe after being hook-ed up to the water main, this pipe ismade about three feet long. If the en-tire water service is to be run with leadpipe, as is the case in some parts ofthe country, a slack of six or eightinches should be allowed. Slack shouldalso be allowed in case the lead pipe isagain connected to galvanized ironpipe. In some cases no lead pipe is used atall, the galvanized iron pipe being con-nected directlv to the corporation cockby means of two ells and a nipple soset that the pipe wi
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . re this pipe is connect-ed to galvanized pipe after being hook-ed up to the water main, this pipe ismade about three feet long. If the en-tire water service is to be run with leadpipe, as is the case in some parts ofthe country, a slack of six or eightinches should be allowed. Slack shouldalso be allowed in case the lead pipe isagain connected to galvanized ironpipe. In some cases no lead pipe is used atall, the galvanized iron pipe being con-nected directlv to the corporation cockby means of two ells and a nipple soset that the pipe will have some ex-pansion. We believe that the latterpractice, however, is not looked uponas being strictly first-class, by the ma-jority of good plumbers, as the expan-sion so obtained does not seem to besufficient to meet the requirements ofthe occasion.—D. C. H. WHY THE THERMOMETER REGIS-TERED INCORRECTLY. Editor Plumber and Steamfitter.—Some time ago I had occasion to put ina thermometer at top of a hot waterboiler and the hole tapped at the top12. was very much too large. I had to bushit down as shown in the drawing I en-close. (Shown in drawing No. 3.) Nowthe water drawn off through the air
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