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Practical up-to-date plumbing

George B. Clow · 1914 · Scanned text · Free in the US

52,444 words · about 3 h 40 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Free in the US: this text is in the public domain in the United States; it may still be in copyright elsewhere.

Licence: PD · Library of Congress states the book is in the public domain and free to use and reuse (https://data.labs.loc.gov/digitized-books/README.html); published 1914, public domain asserted for the US only · Library of Congress, Selected Digitized Books (https://www.loc.gov/item/14007054); text via the Common Pile (CC BY 4.0 compilation, per-document rights preserved)

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Author
George B. Clow
Language
English
Published
1914
Length
52,444 words · about 3 h 40 min
Sections
5 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (5)
  1. Preface under 1 min
  2. Preface to 1914 Edition about 1 h 17 min
  3. I about 14 min
  4. II II about 1 h 47 min
  5. Index about 22 min
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Preface

This book is a practical up-to-date work on Sanitary Plumbing, comprising useful information on the wiping and soldering of lead pipe joints and the installation of hot and cold water and drainage systems into modern residences. Including the gravity-tank supply and cylinder and tank system of water heating and the pressure-cylinder system of water heating. Connections for bath tub. Connections for water closet. Connections for laundry tubs. Connections for washbowl or lavatory. A modern bathroom. Bath tubs. Lavatories. Closets. Urinals. Laundry tubs. Shower bath. Toilet room in office building. Sinks. Faucets. Bibb-cocks. Soil-pipe fittings. Drainage fittings. Plumber's tool kit, etc., etc.

THE AUTHOR.

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