AN IMPROVED DEVICE FOR FACILITATING THE CLEANSING OF CISTERNS
Year: 1884

page_text: THOMAS WOOD Plumber & Decorator of Huntingdon Place or 23 Mount
Ephraim Tonbridge Wells Kent do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED DEVICE FOR FACILITATING THE CLEANSING OF CISTERNS to be
as follows:-
For the proper cleaning out of drinking water cisterns has there is no way of
doing so to my knowledge since waste pipes have been done away with I also
claim for it to be a great water waste preventer has I know many time's the water
is left running at tap for hours to clean out cisterns and then not done properly as
the pipes in cisterns drawn from usualy stand 2 or 3 inches above the bottom of
cistern therefore leaving the 2 or 3 inches water or sediment in bottom of cistern
which has to be ladled or taken up with flannel or something of the sort to
which there is often an objection-there being no means of rinsing cistern out
afterwards one can understand a cistern wiped out with a flannel from a Tumbler
being wiped with a damp cloth-and as cisterns are in most cases fixed under roof
of houses the durty water has to be brought through Trap door and down staircase
sometimes an accident will occur, and I have been ask cannot we have some other
means of cleaning out cisterns.
Now my appliance is for this purpose-leaving out the saving in costs as it often
requires two men-one person can clean out a cistern effectualy and without risk
of making a mess.
My Plan is to fix a connection level with bottom of cistern with stand plug in
cistern with union & pipe from connection to be brought down through ceiling or
to wall over water closet or sink or any other place where the water can be let off
with a plate fixed permanently to ceiling or wall the said plate to have two fittings
a cap and union the cap to be chained to plate and screwed on when not in use the
union to be portable with hose or any light pipe attached for the purpose of being
brought down to W.C or sink &c.
A cistern can be cleaned out quickly and well without waste of water and
without being connected with drain which is a great consideration from a sanitry
point of view.

page_text: THOMAS WOOD Plumber & Decorator of Huntingdon Place 23 Mount Ephraim
Tonbridge Wells Kent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for CISTERN
CLEANSING FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES & EVERY OTHER PURPOSE and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
By fixing a connection B level with bottom of cistern with removable stand
plug A the top of plug to be level with top of cistern a pipe C to be taken from
connection to bottom of cistern down through ceiling or to wall with plate D or
cock E fixed on to pipe and fixed permanently to ceiling or wall the aforesaid plate
or cock to have two fittings a cap with chain attached to plate or cock and to be 1
screwed on to plate or cock when not in use and a removable union G this union to
have hose or any other kind of pipe fixed to same any length required so that it
may be brought 'down to water closet Bason sink or any other convenient place to
let water run off from cistern by removing cap from plate or cock and screwing
_on union with pipe first then take stand plug out of cistern which can then be
properly cleaned out and appliance can be easly-ajusted and which must be done
before turning the water into cistern therefore cutting off all connection with
drain, so that there is no possibility of sewer gas arising through the pipes to
cistern.
Although I show my appliance with screwed joints in drawings I wish it to be
understood that any kind of pipe may and can be used with soldered screwed
instantaneous, slip or any other kind of joints.
I wish to point out the stop cock shown in drawings can be used or not as
circumstances may arise in fittings up my appliance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The device or apparatus to be fitted on cisterns for cleansing substantially as
hereinbefore described.
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