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Identifier: pacificgaselectr41913paci (find matches)
Title: Pacific Gas and Electric magazine
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Subjects: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Electric utilities Public utilities
Publisher: (San Francisco, Calif.) : Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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Cleaaing the De Sabla Reservoir. Reading from top to bottom the views show (1) Monitor No. 1 inAction, (2) Outlet pipes from the reservoir, (3) The upper end of the reservoir Pacific Service Magazine \^SS!^i
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Upper end of reservoir, 16 feet of debris Looking across tu level. Two ditches, each capable of carrying Pumping plant No. I consisted of two 30 900 inches of water, were run from the Butte kilowatt transformers, one 75 horse powerCreek ditch at the upper end of the reservoir motor, and one six-inch high pressure centri-and furnished water for the pumps. The fugal pump. The pump was driven at 1200water also was diverted at different places R. P. M. and delivered 1400 gallons f>eralong the ditches and used as a sluice head to minute to a pressure at the pump of 75 poundscarry away the debris as the monitor cut it per square inch. Pumping plant No. 2 con-loose from the banks. sisted of t\vo 20-kilowatt transformers, oneThe overflow water from pumping plant 40-horse power motor and one 5-inch centri-No. 1 w^as carried through and around the fugal pump. This pump was driven at 1,000dam in the flume and used to drive a 5500 R. P. M. at a pressure of 55 pounds. Akilowatt generator at the

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