Glover's " Warwick " Washer.
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Ile line drawing which we reproduce this page shows the internal artgement of the distributing-head and ye as used on Glover's air-pressure, act-washing machine, It will be seen tt provision has been made for alter; the angle of the head, in order that water may be discharged on to the id surface With more or less force. th the head adjusted to the maximm deflection, as shown in our second istration, the water is discharged on the road with great force ; on the ler hand, when the head is adjusted the maximum elevation, the jet of ter is broken up before it reaches the
and is, therefore, simply sprinkled ;r the surface. We reproduce a Dtograph of a machine in use as a ter distributor or sprinkler from
which it will be seen that a large area is covered by the jet (see above).
The branch-pipe (A) is bolted to the foot-valve hox of the tank ; the trunk (B) is slipped over it and is secured. thereto by the stuffing-gland (C), made water-tight by the rubber ring (D).. This arrangement not only permits the height of the head to be adjusted to suit the road surface, but allows it also, to be swung round to discharge the water in any direction. There is a screw-operated piston-valve (E) in the trunk for the purpose of regulating by hand the supply of water to the distributor, or for cutting off the supply• entirely in the event of the ordinary, foot-operated valve hemming stuck, The distributor-head casting (F) tiasa circular flange (C) in which there are three slots (H) which permit the angle. of inclination of the head to be adjusted. tO any position between maximum and minimum, and, when so adjusted, it is. securedby means of the three bolts J, .1). In one side of the casting (F) there are two oblique slots through which the water is discharged. Either of these slats (N, 0) may be uncovered by the slide-valve (K) which is operated by means of the screw (L) and the hand-wheel (M). The slide-valve is of sufficient width to close both the slots completely, and, in order to open either of them, the valve must be raised or lowered, accordingto whichever one is required. The lower slot is one-eighth of an inch wide, and the upper one three-sixteenths of an inch wide. It will be seen that the discharge is of fan-like formation ; it covers a widearea of road surface, and, as the water is discharged under a considerable airpressure, all greasy mud is effectively washed off the road surface, leaving it thoroughly wet but clean. A total spread of go feet is obtainable.