Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . re of 350 pounds to thesquare inch of water can be delivered onthe building-. With most of the hydrantsn(jw in use not only are two men re-quired to use the key, but the pressureis only from about 60 to 80 pounds tothe square inch. The tumbler and rodare of steel giving a strength to thehydrant that is lacking in other kinds. In addition to this rapid openingaction, Mr. Bentley, by an ingenious planentirely obviates the danger of theliydrant becoming frozen in winter bywater remaining above the valve. Intliis hydrant the water is draine
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . re of 350 pounds to thesquare inch of water can be delivered onthe building-. With most of the hydrantsn(jw in use not only are two men re-quired to use the key, but the pressureis only from about 60 to 80 pounds tothe square inch. The tumbler and rodare of steel giving a strength to thehydrant that is lacking in other kinds. In addition to this rapid openingaction, Mr. Bentley, by an ingenious planentirely obviates the danger of theliydrant becoming frozen in winter bywater remaining above the valve. Intliis hydrant the water is drained frombelow the valve, and not from above asill other hydrants, and when closed isperfectly dry and remains so. Thusthere is no possibility of firemen wastingprecious .time in endeavoring to open afrozen valve by pure physical force,probably putting the hydrant out ofaction, and having to remove the hoseto another place. The drip valve is ofsteel with a rubber face, and a springattachment closes the valve fully open the valve can be moved. Improved Water Hydrant. no further, thus doing away with thepossibility of it being forced out ofplace in its socket. The whole hydrantoffers advantages that fire departmentsthroughout the country should not neg-lect to investigate. PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER June 15, 1Q08 NEWS OF THE TRADE IN CANADA Nap. Duchesne, plumber, Three Rivers,Que., has assigned. Pearson & Lock, lighting men,Winnipeg, have dissolved. H. H. Desautels & Co., plumbers,Montreal, have been registered. Raoul Laboeuf & Co., plumbers,Montreal, have been registered. R. H. Lefebvre & Co., plumbers,Montreal, have been registered. Blouin, Desiorges & Latourelle,plumbers, Montreal, have dissolved. Curators have been appointed for Steele & Co., plumbers, Montreal. Halifax plumbers report business un-usually brisk for this season of the year. Reihl & Barkwell, Winnipeg, are open-ing a plumbing and gasfitting shop inYorkton, Sask. R. J. Cluff, Clufi Bros., Toronto,
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