Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . tapered threads, slip-joint couplings notbeing permitted. The brass ferrulesused are of best quality, bell shaped,extra heavy, cast brass, 4 in. long. Thesoldering nipples are of iron pipe sizebrass pipe and cast brass. The brass screw caps for cleanoutsare of extra heavy type, Vs in. thick andwith a flange 3-16 in. thick. The bodyof the cleanout ferrule is of the sameweight as for the brass calking FIG. 1. THE SERVICE PIPING FOR A TYPICAL GROUP OF LAVATORIES IN THEOTTAWA UNION RAILWAY TERMINAL. PIG. 2. WATER SUPPLY TANK WITH
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . tapered threads, slip-joint couplings notbeing permitted. The brass ferrulesused are of best quality, bell shaped,extra heavy, cast brass, 4 in. long. Thesoldering nipples are of iron pipe sizebrass pipe and cast brass. The brass screw caps for cleanoutsare of extra heavy type, Vs in. thick andwith a flange 3-16 in. thick. The bodyof the cleanout ferrule is of the sameweight as for the brass calking FIG. 1. THE SERVICE PIPING FOR A TYPICAL GROUP OF LAVATORIES IN THEOTTAWA UNION RAILWAY TERMINAL. PIG. 2. WATER SUPPLY TANK WITHVARIOUS CONNECTIONS. OTTAWAUNION RAILWAY TERMINAL. In running the drainage lines a mini-mum horizontal pitch of % in. per footis maintained and where possible ^4 imper foot is used. On the horizontal runssupports are spaced every 10 ft., con-sisting in general of wrought iron hang-ers attached to the steel floor beams;where piping is run close to the floor,pipe standards made up of 8-in. flanges,1%-in. pipe and wrought iron cradlesare used, the flanges and pipe being im-bedded in concrete piers about 12 , and where run under floors in theground it is laid on a well-rammed earthbed. No offsets are made except by theuse of eighth bends and all bowed pipesand skewing of joints are short one-quarter bends, double hubs,common offsets, short roof increasers,bands or saddles are used. The connec- PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER tions between the vertica
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