Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . or. From the front of the furnace a16-in. pipe is run to a riser box to adouble register of the side wall type. To facilitate the heating of this build-ing further a return-air pipe takes theair from the first floor rooms through ariser in the stairs in the lower hall andconnects with a duct having a capacityof 170 sq. in., which leads back and con-nects to the bottom of the furnace onthe side, as shown in the first-floor plan. PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER To insure a supply of fresh air for thebuilding a 12-in. air-supply duct fromthe outsi
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . or. From the front of the furnace a16-in. pipe is run to a riser box to adouble register of the side wall type. To facilitate the heating of this build-ing further a return-air pipe takes theair from the first floor rooms through ariser in the stairs in the lower hall andconnects with a duct having a capacityof 170 sq. in., which leads back and con-nects to the bottom of the furnace onthe side, as shown in the first-floor plan. PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER To insure a supply of fresh air for thebuilding a 12-in. air-supply duct fromthe outside connects with one of the sidewindows and then drops down and is at-tached to the top of the return-air duct. A better understanding of the mannerin which this system is arranged will be the furnace to the various radiators. Itis probable that a careful analysis ofthe proportions of the various parts ofthis furnace system to the glass and wallexposures, cubic contents and work donewould show a much more liberal pro-vision than is ordinarily found in a. Second floor plan showing registers and radiators. gained from the elevation which showsthe level on which the furnace sets, thelevel of the kitchen and dining room onthe first floor, and the method of run-ning the pipes from the water heater in furnace heating system. This, however,in view of the condition under which thework had to be done is a matter whichshould be borne in mind by furnacemenundertaking similar work. Meeting the Objection to High Cost Necessary to Show People the Cause for This—It is Not Wiseto let Customers Leave Thinking Your Prices Exhorbitant,Even if You Do Not Want Their Business—They Will talk andYou Will Suffer. What is a sanitary and heating engi-neer to do when brought face to facewith the old objection, Your prices aretoo high? This, of course, applies to job contracts the plumber is competingwith men in his own line, and his processwill not differ greatly. It is not so, how-ever, with
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