Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . may be made out ofordinary pipe fittings, which will com-pare very favorably with some of theejectors on the market, wxites B. It may be used in draining aflooded cellar, in which case it may be at-tached to the ordinary water faucet formotive agent. It can also be used foremptying cisterns or in excavations fornew work where water is struck. (Ofcourse, in this case, steam, will be usedas motive agent). Some time ago I was engaged in build-ing a reservoir, and at a depth of a spring of water was struck. Hav-ing no means
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . may be made out ofordinary pipe fittings, which will com-pare very favorably with some of theejectors on the market, wxites B. It may be used in draining aflooded cellar, in which case it may be at-tached to the ordinary water faucet formotive agent. It can also be used foremptying cisterns or in excavations fornew work where water is struck. (Ofcourse, in this case, steam, will be usedas motive agent). Some time ago I was engaged in build-ing a reservoir, and at a depth of a spring of water was struck. Hav-ing no means at hand to get the wa-lerout of the excavation, decided to makean ejector out of some old pipe fittingsI had in the tool chest. I succeeded inmaking four that kept the water leveldown while the work was being of these ejectors worked night andday for nearly three weeks until com-pletely worn out, owing to the fact that i6 a great amount of sand and gravel wascariied through. These ejectors can be duplicated asfollows: First take a I14 ^ 6-inch. Ejector for Draining Cellars. nipple; screw on each end of same anykind of fitting so as to preserve thethreads. Heat same in the middle to awhite heat. Then swedge down untiloutside diameter is about % inch. Whencold remove the fittings, and the coneis made (see Fig. 2). Now take a 1/2-inch pipe, heat one end to a weldingheat, and swedge down to a long 3-16 rod may be inserted in the endto give the hole the right dimension, asit may be drilled out afterward. Whencold, thread the pipe about 4 inches andscrew on a jam nut (see Fig. 3). Onthe rim of a li/4-inch elbow intowhich screw a close nipple. On the otherend of the nipple screw another elbow,forming a kind of step or stop. To thiselbow may be attached either a hose ora pipe to carry off the Avater. On theopposite end of the tee attach a reducingbushing, into which insert the nozzleshown in Fig. 3. Care should be takento get the nozzle in perfect alinementwith the co
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