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Title: Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Air conditioning Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery Heating Plumbing
Publisher: Toronto : Maclean-Hunter Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ion to receive a heating ap-paratus. When overlooking any building thathas stood for a number of years, with Hol more than normal. See thatthe casings have been properly set andparticularly in the case of this church,with its roof ceiling it would be wis-dom to find just what condition theroof is in, as the leakage through theroof can become a considerable factorin the calculation. It needs no greatstretch of imagination to understandthat due to the varied weather condi-tions, roof construction depreciates yearafter year and finally leaks rain, warpsthe sheathing underneath, giving rise tocracks, etc. These are what heating menmust guard against and make ample al-lowance for in their calculations. Thesame applies to walls and in fact to thewhole construction. It should be the purpose to put intoa building as much radiation as willproperly offset all the adverse conditionsas if any are overlooked and they be ofany magnitude there is certain to betrouble ahead. It is desirable therefore
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makes the heating very effective to thecongregation in the chuich and aconsiderable amount less ladiation isi-e(;uir-c(l to accomplish good resultsI han ill I Ir. case ol i-adialors being placedin the side aisles against the variouse.xposures. This chuich, like many otherchurches heated by hot water, is usedvery frofjuontly during the week and sorr((urr-es con.stant heating. the purpose in view of installing aheating systeiTi of sufficient ca-pacity and i)oweH- to meet withapproval, it is well to exa.mineminutely the g<Mieral repair of Ihe building. For instance, in this church, whichserves as an example, all the leadedglass should be examined to ascertainJust liuw light Ihe glass is einbediled soas to SVC thai Ihe leakage of air is 8 to have possession of the fullest infor-mation r-fgarding the huilding, not onlyits condition, but also what it will beused for. The plans show the general arrange-nient of-the coniplete heating plant. Ini<inipulinr the railiation for the church Fe

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