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New Handy Site On Plumbing

Provide proper concrete foundation for filter.
Heater:

Note: See last page "Boiler Capacity" where available steam pressure is less than 15 lbs.)

Provide and place where shown a Clow A-6575 No. 2 automatic water heater, or equal, complete with all trimmings such as a diaphragm steam valve, thermostatic temperature control, pressure gauges, thermometer, water relief valve, steam trap and drip connection. Cold water supply to heater shall be 2", hot water outlet 2", steam supply 2", steam return 1". If the steam pressure exceeds 25 pounds—place a Fisher or equal steam pressure reducing valve on the steam supply, set so as to reduce the pressure to 25 pounds. Heater to operate on direct steam pressure of from 15 to 25 pounds.

The 2" cold water supply to heater shall connect to same at the top and be provided with a swinging brass check valve and gate valve.

Connect a 2" line from filter to bottom of heater properly valving the same and also placing a swinging brass check valve on the connection. Take off a 2" drain from bottom of heater running same to sewer and place a gate valve on this connection.

Take off from top of heater a 2" hot water outlet connection to the sterilizers, providing gate calves where shown and by-passing the sterilizers. R. U. V. Sterilizers:

Provide and set up complete where shown one Clow's or equal Ultra Violet Rav Sterilizer combination known as Type H-2-2 consisting of two H-2 sterilizers connected together and operating in series.

Type H-2 consists of a three part brass casting in the form of a Maltese Cross, the diameter being approximately 261/2" and width approximately 15". When mounted on its cast iron stand, the total height is 41" from the floor. Through the center of the casting is fixed a quartz tube packed at the ends against external water pressure. Inside this tube is suspended a mercury vapor lamp of the improved type tested and approved by the United State Public Health Service operating on 220 volts, D. C and consuming an electrical energy of .77 k.w. The two Sterilizers will consume an electrical energy of 1 54 k w. Inside the lamp box is equipped with the Improved Pratt Simplified Lamp Starter approved by the United States Public Health Service.

Inside the casting and forming a part of it, are six brass baffles which cause the water, in its passage through the Sterilizers, to flow around or near the lamp several times.
There is furnished with each H-2 unit a steel cabinet containing automatic control apparatus mounted on a marble panel, together with a voltmeter and ammeter. The ballast resistance is mounted on top of the steel cabinet.
The cabinet is provided with knockouts to accommodate the conduit carrying the service wires to the cabinet, and from the cabinet to the sterilizer lamp box.