House Heating with Oil Fuel

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Heating and ventilating magazine Company, 1927 - 354 páginas

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Página 282 - ... foot beyond the outline of tank in all directions; concrete slab to be set on a firm, well-tamped earth foundation. Tanks shall be securely anchored or weighted in place to prevent floating, whore special conditions make it necessary.
Página 277 - ... pronounced hazard and should not be permitted. (c) Gauging devices such as liquid level indicators or signals shall be installed so that oil or vapor will not be discharged into the building from the fuel supply system. 15. Oil Pumps, (a) Oil pumps shall be of approved type, secure against leaks and shall be rigidly fastened in place. (b) Automatic pumps not an integral part of the burner shall be arranged to stop automatically in case of total breakage of the supply line to the burner. (c) In...
Página 282 - ... sufficiently strong to bear without injury the most severe strains to which they may be subjected in practice.
Página 278 - Control valves shall be of approved type provided with stuffing box of liberal size, containing a removable cupped gland designed to compress the packing against the valve stem and arranged so as to facilitate removal. Valve shall be designed to close against the supply, and to prevent withdrawal of stem by continued operation of the handwheel. Packing affected by the oil or by heat shall not be used.
Página 309 - The object of Underwriters' Laboratories is to bring to the user the best obtainable opinion on the merits of appliances, devices, machines and materials with respect to life, fire and collision hazards, and theft and accident prevention.
Página 278 - Instruction Card. A card giving complete instructions in regard to the care and operation of the system to be permanently placed near the apparatus.
Página 283 - ... having jurisdiction. In all piping systems proper allowance shall be made for expansion and contraction, jarring and vibration. All piping shall be separated from electric...
Página 277 - ... level.1 3. Rust Proofing. All tanks shall be thoroughly coated on the outside with tar, asphaltum or other suitable rust-resisting material, dependent upon the condition of soil in which they are placed. Where soil contains corrosive substances, special protection may be required. 4. Venting of Tanks. a. An open or automatically operated galvanized iron vent pipe without trap and drainage to the storage tank shall be provided The lower end of the vent pipe shall not extend through the top into...
Página 282 - Underground tanks shall be equipped with an open vent or an automatically operated vent, arranged to discharge to the open air. Vent openings and vent pipes shall be of ample size to prevent abnormal pressure in the tank during filling but not smaller than the pipe size specified in Table 1.
Página 282 - Tanks located underground shall have top of tank at least three feet below the surface of the ground and below the level of the lowest pipe in the building to be supplied.

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