STANDARD GAS FILLING ARRANGEMENTS.
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The Basis for a System that Should Obtain Throughout the Country.
THE MANCHESTER GAS DEPARTMENT advocates a standard set of arrangements' throughout the district around Manchester. We ourselves have been in communication with various authorities suggesting standard fittings, and we give the Manchester proposals publicity in the hope that an approved scheme of the kind may be universally adopted.
The scheme as set out by the Manchester Gas Department is as follows :— Meters.—Automatic type, 100-light size, fitted with special quick opening and instantaneous closing valve, the valve having a gas way equal in area to a 2-in pipe, to be operated by a metal token (not coin size), each token representing 100 cubic ft. of gas.
Fittings.—The outlet of meters to be fitted with flanges for 2-in, iron pipe, into which a 2-in. iron fullway plug cock is fitted. Each installation to be supplied with a, 20-ft. length •of 2-in.' rubber packed .flexible metallic tubing, fitted each end with a 2-in. gas thread female flat-face union.
• Position of-Meters.Meters to be fixed at garages or similar establishments on all main roads, and to be fixed free of charge to tenant. The tenant to be allowed a rebate of 10 per cent. on the face value of all tokens collected from the meter fixed on his premises as a remuneration for rent and any trouble he may be caused in connecting up to vehicles, although it must be made clear that the responsibility for connecting up rests entirely with the driver of the vehicle.
• Price of Oas.-4d. (fourpence) per 100 cubic ft.
Tokens.—Tokens (each being value for 100 cubic ft.) may be purchased at gas offices or other convenient places at 4c1. (fourpence) each for cash, and must be stamped with the name and address of the gas undertaking issuing them.
Interchange of Tokcns.—Arrangements are to be made whereby foreign tokens collected from a meter may be returned to the issuing office, who should give either a, credit note or cash for the face value of such tokens, or tokens of a similar value, to the collecting company. Working Instructions.—An enamelled plate to be fixed in a prominent position close to each meter, lettered somewhat as follows:— Instructions.
1. Connect up union end of flexible tube to inlet pipe of gas'container, taking care that all joints are gastight.
2. If the vehicle is fitted with a main cock in the inlet pipe to gas container, see that it is open. See that the engine control cock is closed. See that main cock fitted to outlet of meter is closed.
3. Insert one or more tokens and turn handle in the direction of the arrow.
4. When gas container is filled :— Close the main cock on meter.
Close main cock on inlet of gas container. Disconnect flexible tubing.
• Advertising.—The situation of these meters, and the hours the establishment is open and the meter available for a supply of gas, to be stated by the gas undertakings joining in this scheme. The whole of the information thus obtained to be issued in a booklet and distributed free of charge to , owners of motor vehicles on application.
Enamelled plates to be provided and fixed in a prominent position on the premises in which meteas have been fixed, indicating that motor vehicles may.. be charged up with coal-gas.
'Standard Pipe Fittings for Motor Vehicles.—If 2-in, gas thread is adopted as the standard fitting on the flexible tube, the gas undertakings joining in this scheme should advise all vehicle owners (and insist if necessary) to fit up their vehicles with the inlet pipe to gas container fitted with a similar size thread— namely, 2-in. gas. A drawing of a vehicle fitted up in the way advised should be made and a line block made from it. This block should be reproduced in the booklet referred to, together with a copy of the working instructions and advice as to how the bestresults from coal-gas may be obtained.