April 7, 1916.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

647

PLEXSIM ELECTRIC STILL

This Still is a compact and simple
apparatus for providing distilled water
for batteries of Miners’ Electric Lamps,
It is made in heavy gauge copper,
and is of robust construction.

The action is simple and automatic.
Absolutely no attention is required.

All parts, including the heating
elements, are easily accessible.

Send for descriptive leaflet No. G 622.

Simplex Conduits Limited,

Manufacturing Electrical Engineers,

GARRISON LANE, BIRMINGHAM.

PLOWRIGHT BROS. LTD.,

Brampton Iron Works, Chesterfield.

Speciality—

COAL SCREENINGS CONVEYING

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CONSIDERABLY OVER

100 PLANTS H

Estimates and Designs on application.

Agent for South Wales: A. LEIGHTON STEVENS, 15, Fields Road. Newport, Mon.

WORK IN
BRITAIN
COLONIES.

GEORGE FLETCHER&CO.LTD.

SPECIALISTS IN DERBY
COLLIERY, MINING & CEMENT
WORKS PLANT.

UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

Steel Structures and Roofs.

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STEEL FRAME BUILDING, UNDER ERECTION,

London Office : 21, Mincing Lane.

TT C I pphone : 817 (2 lines).	’Phone: 2813 Avenue.

1 C L* Cgrams : “Amarilla, Derby.”	’Grams: “Amarilla, Fen, London.”

“RDS” Steam Trap

PATENT

Suitable for any Pressure.

A large number of these traps have been in use for several years, and our experience has been so
satisfactory that we have every confidence in recommending them to steam users. The workman-
ship and material are of the highest quality, and it is altogether a far superior article to the many
cheap bucket traps now on the market.

cast iron body and lid,
HOPKINSON’S “PLATNAM” Metal Valve & Seat.

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SPECIAL FEATURES.

Simplicity. Reliable. Quick
in action. No Dribbling.

Strong Intermittent Water
Discharge. Quick Cut-off.

Will lift its water 2 feet for
every 1 lb. steam pressure.

Fitted with Valve and Seat of
HOPKINSON’S “ PLATNAM ”
METAL, which is five times
harder than bronze and ad-
mirably suitable for with-
standing the cutting action
of the water.

Description.

This steam trap is of the open float
type, and consists in its simplest form of
a Water Chamber A, Float with central
guide B, Valve O, Water Inlet Pipe,
and Water Discharge Pipe. The dis-
charge pipe forms the guide for the float.

The valve remains on its seat until the
float has sunk low enough to touch the
collar on valve; it then immediately
begins to discharge.

The Gallery or Water Pocket F is an
important feature, as it fills with water
when the float is at rest; when the float
begins to rise from its lowest position,
the water thus collected flows through
the hole G into the body A, thus ensuring
a rapid elevation of the Float indepen-
dent of a small amount of water passing
into the trap. The valve is not rigidly
connected with the bucket, and it is
therefore held on to its seat until the
Float acts on the Valve. This device is,
therefore, most valuable under all con-
ditions of working, but more especially
when the volume of water entering the
trap is small. Its lifting effect on the
Float is indicated by the sharpness with
which the water discharge is cut off.

HOPKINSON’S PATENT SAFETY BOILER MOUNTINGS and VALVES for High Pressure
Superheated Steam, High-class Exhaust and Water Sluice Valves for Condensing Plants, &c.,
Automatic Exhaust Valves, Reducing Valves, Steam Traps, &c., &c.

J. HOPKINSON & CO. LD,

HUDDERSFIELD.

No. 342.