. Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909. ig. 2. Again, the feed pipe may be carriedthrough the front head as in B, drop-ping below water line at the back orthe rear end, of the boiler. Or it maybe taken through the front head, at apoint six or eight inches above thebottom of the shell, and carried di-rectly to the back, discharging as nearto the blow-off opening a,s possible. Inall cases the pipe inside of the boilershell is supposed to heat the feed waterbefore it enters the water being usedin the boiler. Cyril Henderson, bookkeeper for Cowan, master plumber, Brantford.


. Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909. ig. 2. Again, the feed pipe may be carriedthrough the front head as in B, drop-ping below water line at the back orthe rear end, of the boiler. Or it maybe taken through the front head, at apoint six or eight inches above thebottom of the shell, and carried di-rectly to the back, discharging as nearto the blow-off opening a,s possible. Inall cases the pipe inside of the boilershell is supposed to heat the feed waterbefore it enters the water being usedin the boiler. Cyril Henderson, bookkeeper for Cowan, master plumber, doing some live advertising. Justafrer Peary returned from the NorthPole Cowans ad. contained a pictureof the pole surmounted with a studentslamp and surrounded with ice bergs,the picture being accompanied by a wire-less message from Peary saying he hadfound one of Cowans lights on top ofthe Pole. A. D. McArthur and F. , are directors in W. D. Beath &Son, Toronto, a company organized with$100,000 capital to make carrier ^Suction /^L/m/o-^ Fig. 4.—Vigilant Feed Water Regulator and Pulton Pump Governor Appliedto Horizontal Water Tube Boiler, 14 PLUMBER AND STEAM FITTER October 15, 1909. HOW TO REPAIR CLOSET FLUSHTANKS. A correspondent in the Metal Workergives some practical suggestions as tohow to overcome common complaints inthe workings of closet tanks and bowls. Not every plumber is a success in thematter of repairing closet flush tanks,and few things in the business causethe plumber more trouble than thesesame boxes of tricks that seem to be al-most always in need of repairs. One rea-son for this state of affairs is that manypeople are after the cheapest thing theycan buy that will answer the purpose,and also there are combinations made tolook like a piano and to last two months,with a lining of 8-oz. copper, and a cheapbrass mixture that cannot last but ashort time. For the benefit of some of the youngerboys, suppose you come with us as we g


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