. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . are widerthan one-fourth of an inch they should be fllled with amixture of cork dust and hquid asphalt, after beingcaulked. Door Sills Cooler doors should be hung so that the bottom of thedoor, will swing clear of the floor. A raised door sill is,ther
. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . are widerthan one-fourth of an inch they should be fllled with amixture of cork dust and hquid asphalt, after beingcaulked. Door Sills Cooler doors should be hung so that the bottom of thedoor, will swing clear of the floor. A raised door sill is,therefore, required for the door to close against. The sillshould be beveled so as not to interfere with the trucking. In concrete floors the sill can be formed by raising thefloor at the opening, as shown in Figure 128. A better job-can be obtained by using a steel or cast-iron sill, anchored to the floor, as shown in Figure wood floors are used, a beveled oak sill should benailed to the underflooring. This sill should come as a partof the door frame and preferably made at the factory. 224 COLD STORAGE DOORS Doors With Overhead Track When there is an overhead track or meat-rail passingthrough the door opening the door is made to swing belowthe rail and a small trap door is placed in the hood over :iALVA,NIZED ICONCDVEEING 4-0 HIGH. SECTION PIG. 131—REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN DOUBLE WALL INSULATION. the door, covering the pocket for the rail. The trap ishinged at the top and controlled by a device which worksautomatically, opening and closing with the door. COLD STORAGE DOORS 225 A clearance of 10 inches is required from the undersideof the rail to the lintel over the to Order Cold Storage Doors Doors are made either right hand or left hand,depending on which side of the frame they are to be order to tell which type of door is required, one shouldstand facing the door opening, so that the door openstoward him, and note on which side the hinges are to befasten
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