| Show WATER STILL IS BIG NECESSITY FOR SHOP any source of low pressure steam will work weil 11 l 1 A water still la Is a necessity in auto repair shops tind and often a convenience in the home A and yet efficient still can be made and used in any place where a source of low pres sure steam can be obtained in other places the hot water tanks can be converted into steam generators with hut but slight alterations altera tlona in the latter case cas a steam line la Is inserted in the top of the water tank with it a low pressure stearn steam gauge and 0 I 1 0 pt t STEAM f aas tt katar diagram showing a typical installation using steam from hot water boiler it a safety valve that will blow off at ten pounds the water Is kept below the una line shown in the illustration its level being indicated on tile the water gauge gauga at the side the still itself consists of a ten gal ton lon oil can with the top removed had a copper coll coil the steam la Is led through the coll call where it condenses tonden ses and the distilled water flows out of the end of the coll call which projects from the tank near the bottom cooling water Is led into the bottom of the tank and an overflow pipe Is soldered to tile the tank near the top any source of low pressure steam will work well steam heating systems and steam pressure cookers properly equipped with valves and gauges may safely be used in conjunction with this still john 11 II pa ila in popular science I 1 italy |
