Cañon City record., 1908-03-05

ANSWERS as we'll in many respects as
the city system.
To have liberal supply OF hot and
cold water on tap In the house wher-
ever you please. upstairs. downstairs.
or in the cellar; to have hydrants In
the barn or stock yards. similar to
those in the house yards In town, from
which the water may be drawn for the
stock. or to which hose may be at
tached for washing buggies. sprink-
ling lawns, for other purposes. Is pos
sible under a system which has grad
ually been finding its way into popu-
lar favor. This system has nothing
to do with the quality Of the water; II
is simply a system for delivering wat
er already on the premises In well.
cistern or reservoir. 1t Is proposed
by this system to force the water
through the pipes by means of COM
pressed air.
The house is piped in the same man
ner as II 1t were in the city and con-
nected to the city mains. II 1t is de-
sired that hydrants be placed about
the yards. barns or outbuildings, they
may be put underground In the same
manner as in the city, say four feet
deep. to keep them from freezing. II
there are flower beds or lawns to be
sprinkled, hose may be attached to
one OF these hydrants at any time. The
same hose may be used for fire pur-
holders have a suitable hose bibb In
the house, with line OF hose coiled
and hung up ready at hand for use at
any time. A windmill. gasoline en-
ment is necessary at the start Now.
someone will at once say that you can
have the supply thus far described BY
means OF an elevated tank In connec-
ton witksfthc windmill: 20 you can.
but believe the compressed air sys-
TEN much better.
An air-tight steel tank is part Of the
system. This may be placed 10 the
cellar OF the house. and may be as
large as the owner may choose to
purchase. There are manufacturers
who make them specially for this pur-
pose.
IL windmill Is used for pumping.
then the water Is forced by the wind
mill pump through pipes into the steel
tank.
The pipes are put underground out
of reach OF frost. Some who have
adopted this plan have a gasoline en-
gine attached and ready for use, 80
that II the air is still. and the windmill
fails to pump enough water. the gas
oline engine may be used In such IN
emergency.
Water having been pumped into the
tank and the tank now being partly
filled. an air-pump attached to the
tank, and having long lever worked
by hand, is operated for a few min
utes, and compressed air. under strong
pressure, is put into the tank with the
water and will force II out to the last
drop to any point In the system o
piping, and to height within the
lifting power Of the compressed air.
There are many disadvantages ir
the use OF the elevated tank. eitheI
outdoors or indoors: II outdoors, u
gets frozen in cold weather. as viii
also the exposed pipe connected will
1t. Then there Is the likelihood o
dead birds, bugs, leaves, dust and rub
bish getting In, and In summer thu
water is apt to get very warm. 1
indoors, the elevated tank may freeze
or perhaps leak and damage the build
Ing. The possibility Of an elevatet
tank falling down and doing mucl
damage is sometimes present.
The compressed air water supply Il
free from the Objectionable feature
mentioned above. The water remain
at a desirable temperature. winte
and summer: Is kept perfectly cleal
in the tank II delivered to II in
clean condition.
, The air in the tank mixes some
what with the water. and helps to aer
ate 1t. keeping 1t sweet and clear
, There are now manufacturers who ca
, supply these outfits suited to, a smal
!. house or a great building.
J. w. LAWRENCE.
. Professor OF Mechanical Engineering
Colorado Agricultural College, For
Collins.
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