. Railroad structures and estimates . and hose coupling for engineboiler service; in addition a short length of pipe extends abovethe fire valve, with elbow, to which are attached 50 ft. of rubber-fined hose and 18-in. fire hoze nozzle; the hose and nozzle aresupported on a stand with movable brackets secured to the postsand encased in wood frame with glass front. A valve is placed on each branch pipe near the main so thatany branch supply can be cut off for repairs without interferingwith the rest of the house. Owing to smoke fumes corroding the iron and the annoyancefrom dripping it is consi
. Railroad structures and estimates . and hose coupling for engineboiler service; in addition a short length of pipe extends abovethe fire valve, with elbow, to which are attached 50 ft. of rubber-fined hose and 18-in. fire hoze nozzle; the hose and nozzle aresupported on a stand with movable brackets secured to the postsand encased in wood frame with glass front. A valve is placed on each branch pipe near the main so thatany branch supply can be cut off for repairs without interferingwith the rest of the house. Owing to smoke fumes corroding the iron and the annoyancefrom dripping it is considered the best practice to place thepipes in underground ducts of stringing them overheadinside the The ducts are arranged so as to be accessible for repairpurposes and valve service, and are usually Vjuilt of wood orconcrete. The wood duct, though cheap in first cost, is high in mainte-nance. On account of being subjected to the moisture from the 526 STEAM, AIR AND WATER. lx8i2oQlaB« aide with 1 Fartemrith. -^ := Air Biake Valve -WorldXX Brand i Braes)n;4Cat-out Cook1 ■{:;.Fig; ( SIDE ELEVATION
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