Compressed air . clear idea of the method pursuedto accomplish this object. To dispose of the air a vent was provided inthe top of the. wide sweep T forming thetop of the pipe riser leading to the conductorpipe. (Note same marked vent in profiledrawing.) By this form of construction thew^ells are satisfactorily blown regardless of therivers level and at the same time are closedagainst interference by the public, yet open to test they raised at the rate of 279,000 gallonsfor several days. The outfit consists of one I2.\ 12x14 TypeG-S-S Franklin compressor, a 36-inch by 6-footupright receiver, t
Compressed air . clear idea of the method pursuedto accomplish this object. To dispose of the air a vent was provided inthe top of the. wide sweep T forming thetop of the pipe riser leading to the conductorpipe. (Note same marked vent in profiledrawing.) By this form of construction thew^ells are satisfactorily blown regardless of therivers level and at the same time are closedagainst interference by the public, yet open to test they raised at the rate of 279,000 gallonsfor several days. The outfit consists of one I2.\ 12x14 TypeG-S-S Franklin compressor, a 36-inch by 6-footupright receiver, three Chicago PneumaticTool Companys special water lift valves andnecessary piping, all of which was furnishedand installed by the Chicago company. Thereare two 8-inch and one 6-inch wells, all threeof which are about no feet deep. Bids were submitted by the leading con-cerns engaged in the installation of compressedair water lift systems, and after due consider-ation the contract was awarded to the TKSTINr, WKLI. SO. 3. the atmosphere for \entilation. Prior to the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Com-pany installing its compressed air water liftsystem the citizens of Des Plaines had noregular supply of water on which to gallons being all that could be pumpedin twenty-four hours. The guarantee made by the contractors wasto install a plant capable of raising 200,000 gal-lons of water in twenty-four hours. Under USING PNEUMATIC TOOLSUNDER V^ATER. An interesting application of pneumaticcaulking tools is described in the April 21stissue of the Engineering Record. It relatesto the laying of a new gas main by H. M. Byl-lesby & Co., engineers and contractors, ofChicago, for the Oshkosh Gas Light ofOshkosh, Wis. The main was eight inches in 4148 COMPRESSED AIR. diameter and was laid under the Fox riverfrom Oshkosh to South Oshkosh during thepast summer. It was to replace an old ironmain carrying low pressure coal gas. Theold main had been badly corroded by the a
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