CHAPTER X.

SHORTNESS OF WATER.--PUMP DISORDERS 109

Trouble develops Natural Energy.--Shortness of Water a Serious Predicament.--How to deal with Shortness of Water.--Watching the Water-gauges.--What to do when the Tender is found empty between Stations.--A Trying Position.--Watching the Strainers.--Care of Pumps.-- How the Condition of Pumps can be tested.--Lift of Pump-valves.--Keep Pipes tight, and Packing in Order.-- Sand in the Pump-chambers.--Delivery Orifice choked with Lime Sediment.--Minor Pump Troubles.