The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-01

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Sec ). All wrought iron pipes and fiji
tings for vents must be of galvanized Oh
cast iron extra heavy.
Sec. q. All Cast iron pipes and fitting
must be thoroughly coated inside aud out
with coal tar other equivalent sub
stance sound and free from holes, and in
all buildings must be extra heavy. AL
joints on cast iron pipes must be made
with suitable packing of picked oIkum
run full of molten lead and thoroughly
calked to prevent the escape Of Sewer gas.
CONNECTIONS.
Sec. z. All connections of lead with iron
pipe must be made with a brass or com
bination ferruie of Inc same size ms the
lead pipe. calked or screwed into the lrou,
and CONNECTED by wiped joint"
FLUSH PIPES.
Sec. s. All flush PIP for water closets
shall be of galvanized iron, brass or lead,
and shall not be less than one and one.
quarter 40 inches in diameter.
SUPPLY PIPES.
Sec. g. All supply or main water pipes
must be of brass, galvanized irou or lead,
aud If of lead must be o. The quality
known IN the market as lex. sIrong,"
and in no case smaller than one-haf inch.
All main stops or stop and waste cocks
shall be the same size AS the pipe it serves
aud none but STANDARD stop or waste
cocks shall be used.
DRAINS AND VENT PIPES.
Sec 10. All drain soil waste and vent
pipes, and traps must. if practicable, he
exposed TO view for ready inspection at all
times, and for convenience in repairing:
When necessarily placed within parti ions
or il reces>es of walls, solid waste aud
vent pipes should, II practicn bie, be- covered
wit h woodwork so fastened with screw, as
to be readily removed. Vent pipes out
side of water closets shall not be less han
one and one quarter (lLO inches in diam--
ter for fifteen feet, one aud on--half 40
inches tor tweni y-five additional feet, tw o
inches for sixty additional feet and three
inches for eighty additional feet.
TRAPS.
Sec. IL Every sink. bath tub, water
closet, Grinal, wash tray aud every fixture
having "A waste pipe sh all BE- separately
and independently trapped with "A water
sealing trap, placed near the fixture AS
practicable, and in no Gaze shall trap he
more than two feet from the fixture, un
less permitted by inspector. A grease
trap should he Constructed under tue
sink of every hotel. eating house aud
restaurant of an improved pattern. All
packing houses, bul cher shops, Lard rem
dDu lauQlriSS, shall
be provided with Suitable grease traps.
All livery stables aud hack barns snail be.
provided with a suit bile catch basin. All
traps shall b. protected from syphonage
and air pressure by special air prevent
pipe of size not less than one size smaller
than the waste pipe uD to and Including
Pinch over two % inch and not exceeding
four (D inch. not less than two % inch
Vent shall lie used. Such connexions
hill h., .Ha Nf
pracT icabie, aud extend above the fixture
it serves before connecting with other vent
pipes.
Traps must be placed above floors or in
accessible locations. No trap shall be
placed n the foot of "A soil trap.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Sec. H. Every house or building here
after Connected with the sewer must have
the house drain constructed of cast or
iron: 1t must extend at least
hr-e feet on side of the foundation wall
Of the building and must have a fall of at
least oue-fourth % inch to the foot: it
should ruu along tue Cellar wall wherever
practicable and should be hung in iron
straps securely fastened TO the iOists. IL
snail be laid in as straight line as possible.
All changes in direction must be made
with curved pipes and all connections with
'Y" branches or sanitary IT'S or one
eighth 60 bends.
VENTILATION
Sec IL. No brick, sbeet-metal or eartheu-
ware fiue shall b. used as a sewer veutiIs-
or nor shall any chimney flue Be used for
hat purpose, and the terminals for all
rents must be at least feet from all ffnes.
water tanks or air shafts, and in 10 case
shall they terminate st lower stauce
han ? feet above the gutter windows or
tber openings. When Two fixtures con-
acct with one vent. such connection shalt
Dc inside with not less than one and oue-
half az inch pipe. and for three fixtures
rot less that TWO % inch pipe: for water
closets between couPli6gs and main vent
lo' less than one and oue-haif 90 inch
pipe shall be used; all main vent pipes
hall lie two e. inch for 80 feet or less: and
hree 60 inch pipe may tie used for any
lei CHI above % feet, providei that vent
pines for three or more fixtures with
waste pipes or inches n diameter
hall not be less tnan 3 inches for 40 fret
n less; over 10 feet inch vent pipes shall |
De run straight aud direct as practicable.
With a grade 10 prevent trapping by con- |
.ensztiou: bit IN ali cases where vent
pipes connect waste pipes, such connsc-
ions shall be made six l6) feet above the |
highest fixtures in the building. but NAV
,- run cut separately through the roo. |
where one bulldog Is attached 20 or Joins /
mother of greater height having WINDOWS
n openings overlooking the lower build |
ne. the terminals OF all soil or vent p;pes /
Il The lower buiidipg must be AZ ieas. ten |
evt distant from said windows or orea-
ncs or carried up above the caves or IRE |
vail of the higher eaiiding undiminished |
u size.
wATEE CLOSETS
Sec. Il. Water closets must neyer b 1
laced 10 an u1ycntIlzted room or COM
,artmenr. In every case the Compartment |
must b opened 10 cutes air CO Dc veutr |!