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hose and can
This had a mask connected to a tin can containing the absorbent materials by a hose.
They are paid to connect themselves to things that can be directly related to their roles ; sport shoes, tennis rackets, golf balls, or completely irrelevant things like soft drinks, popcorn poppers and panty hose.
* Bend radius, the minimum radius one can bend a pipe, tube, sheet, cable or hose without damage
Constrictor knots can also be quite effective as improvised hose clamps or cable ties.
The flow of water through a hose can be controlled by squeezing it to reduce the cross section ; the flow of electric charge through a JFET is controlled by constricting the current-carrying channel.
Sprinklers can also be mounted on moving platforms connected to the water source by a hose.
They commonly can accommodate both wet and dry soilage ; some are also equipped with a switch or exhaust port for reversing the airflow, a useful function for everything from clearing a clogged hose to blowing dust into a corner for easy collection.
This last condition causes a rich vapor concentration in the ullage ( the unfilled volume ) of the gas can, and a discharge from the can to the grounded hanging hardware ( the nozzle, hose, swivels and break-a-ways ) can thus occur at a most inopportune point.
After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry as standing water that remains in a hose for an extended period of time can deteriorate the material and render it unreliable or unusable.
Early fire hose was fabricated of leather, fastened together with copper rivets and washers and, as can be imagined, it was heavy, stiff, and commonly leaked.
* Magic Fielders, similar to the automatic wicket keeper rule, magic fielders can range from a chair to a hose, cars to windows, and the rule states that any magic fielder that is hit on the full will be recorded as out.
The wearer can cause a run in the hose by even such simple movements as catching the toenail of one's big toe in the fabric when the hose is put on, by catching it on a rough desk, car, and by numerous other risks.
The amount of squeeze applied to the tubing affects pumping performance and the tube life-more squeezing decreases the tubing life dramatically, while less squeezing can cause the pumped medium to slip back, especially in high pressure pumping, and decreases the efficiency of the pump dramatically and the high velocity of the slip back typically causes premature failure of the hose.
Higher pressure peristaltic hose pumps which can typically operate against up to 16 bar in continue service, use shoes ( rollers only used on low pressure types ) and have casings filled with lubricant to prevent abrasion of the exterior of the pump tube and to aid in the dissipation of heat, and use reinforced tubes, often called " hoses ".
It can also be used out of the water, taking suction with a 2-1 / 2 inch non-collapsible hose.
With vacuum brakes, the end of the hose can be plugged into a stopper which seals the hose by suction.
Many portable dehumidifiers can also be adapted to connect the condensate drip output directly to a drain via an ordinary garden hose.
; Sewer hose: An RVer cannot spend too much money on a proper sewer hose, but can easily spend too little.

hose and be
A most useful tool for wetting the surface without running down was made from a greenhouse `` mist spray '' nozzle welded to a hose connection, to be used at low water pressure.
This combination eliminates the need for a separate low pressure hose for the BC ( though the low pressure hose for the combined use must be larger than dedicated BC inflation hoses, because demand on it will be higher if it is used for breathing ).
Lower denier measurements of 5 to 15 describe a hose which may be sheer in appearance, whereas styles of 40 and above are dense, with little to no light able to come through on 100 denier items.
A special clip may be placed over the end of the flexible tube surrounding the connector tip to prevent the hose from slipping off the connector.
This allows the barb to be unscrewed from the glassware, the hose pushed on and the setup screwed back together.
If toner spills into the laser printer, a special type of vacuum cleaner with an electrically conductive hose and a high efficiency ( HEPA ) filter may be needed for effective cleaning.
" hose who had the misfortune to be analyzed by were required to undergo a second analysis in order to qualify " for membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association ( Lieberman, 1985, p. 293 ).
* Carperimiter: The area of a rug or carpet that is along the wall and cannot be reached by the regular vacuum cleaner, forcing one to use the nozzle attachment and hose.
Among the first to bring the term " ethnic group " into social studies was the German sociologist Max Weber, who defined it as: hose human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of customs or both, or because of memories of colonization and migration ; this belief must be important for group formation ; furthermore it does not matter whether an objective blood relationship exists.
The CGFD also has pull stations located at every other street corner where unique hose houses contain vital equipment that would be needed by the members to suppress any fire.
In some areas of the United States, the turntable ladder may be known as a quint or quad, as it is capable of performing multiple tasks ( pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders ) with each of these functions making up one of its four ( Quad ) or five ( Quint ) capabilities.
In some fire departments, a similar function may be performed by a hose layer, which carries large-capacity high-pressure hose wagons to incidents where hydrants or other water sources are not close enough to the fireground.
Water was later put into wooden pipes under the streets and a " fire plug " was pulled out of the top of the pipe when a suction hose was to be inserted.
It continued to be specified, however for use on interior hose lines and hose racks until the 1960s, and is still used in some areas for forestry applications.
This process makes hoses smaller and somewhat rigid, thus allowing more fire hose to be packed or loaded into the same compartment on a fire fighting apparatus.

hose and further
To further illustrate the air gap, consider what could happen if the air gap were eliminated by attaching a hose to the faucet and lowering the hose into a sink full of contaminated water.

hose and attached
Some have one or two filters attached to the face piece ; others have a large filter connected to the face piece by a hose.
Fresh air for both the crew and engine was drawn into the tank via an 18m long rubber hose to which a float was attached to keep one end above the water ’ s surface.
The water comes through a push-button shower head attached to a flexible hose.
A mechanic accidentally pressed the green light button when the fuel hose was still attached to the car, causing Massa to drive off, towing the fuel hose along.
Delp was found by his fiancée, who saw a dryer hose attached to his car.
At the moment that the compressor hose attached to actor Tatsuya Nakadai was activated it blew a coupling causing a much larger gush of fluid than planned.
The water slide is attached to a water hose in order to generate the supply of water.
A hose is attached to the fire hydrant, then the valve is opened to provide a powerful flow of water, on the order of 350 kPa ( 50 lbf / in² ) ( this pressure varies according to region and depends on various factors including the size and location of the attached water main ).
A hose with a closed nozzle valve, or fire truck connection, or closed gate valve is always attached to the hydrant before opening the hydrant's main valve.
In double hose regulators it is part of the regulator attached to the cylinder.
The full face mask does not usually have a bailout block fitted, and this is usually attached to the diver's harness, with a single hose to supply the mask from main or bailout gas which is selected at the block.
and is used to measure the depth of the diver by allowing air to flow through the pneumo hose and out the end attached to the diver.
Because it was zoned for commercial use, there was no shower stall, so they bathed using a water hose attached to their dishwasher.
In the low-end apartments, stoves are often not built-in but rather a counter-top appliance, which is attached with a hose to a gas or power outlet.
The positive crankcase ventilation ( PCV ) system utilized a plastic oil separator box that was vented directly to the block itself ; the breather hose and PCV valve hoses attached to the box, and connected to the induction system.
Each string has several dozen modules, and was put in place by " drilling " a hole in the ice using a hot-water hose, sinking the cable with attached optical modules in, and then letting the ice freeze around it.
: 35 Brake hose — Air or vacuum hose for transmitting braking control to attached rolling stock.
Nick Heidfeld was involved in an incident in the pit lane where the lollipop man lifted whilst the fuel hose was still attached, and the fuel man was dragged along as the Jordan pulled away.
It reaches the " bell " at the top of the hole, then moves through a sample hose which is attached to the top of the " cyclone ".
A loop of elastic cord is normally attached at the same location as the left shoulder D-ring, and is used to secure the wing ’ s inflator hose.
A suction dredge consists of a sluice box supported by pontoons, attached to a suction hose which is controlled by a miner working beneath the water.

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