The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-29


least ten feet from any opening In tn
building and from any adjoining build
ing
Sell Pipe.
Section 3 The term soil pipe Is
here used 20 designate the vertical
pipe to which one or more water clos
cts and oshep fixtures are connected
II shall be Of iron pipe not less than
four inches in diameter. and IL OF cast
iron. in buildings Of over one story.
shall be Of EXTRA HEAVY grade. il
shall be continued unobstructed and
undiminished in size through the roof.
the same as the house drain Horizon
tai soil and waste pipes are prohibited.
A wire guard shall be put at the top
OF the soil pipe.
Iron Pipe.
Section 10. Iron pipe may be Of cast
iron or Standard wrought iron pipe
galvanized All cast iron pipes must
be thoroughly sound and of uniform
thickness throughout All cast iron
pipes shall De covered inside and out
side with a coating of asphaltum or
other preparation equally as good.
Changes in direction shall be made
by Y branches and bends Sanitary
It's may be used in vertical runs Brass
clean-out connections located in acces-
sible places must be put in a house
drain at the foot of each vertical riser.
and at every change in horizontal di-
rection of the drain. Tin pipes ami
pipes made from sheet metal shall not
be used
Traps.
Section II. Every fixture having an
open end shall be separately and indie
pendently trapped as near the opening
as is practical. and in no case more
than twenty-four inches away from IL
The form of the trap is to be APP
proved by the Inspector of Plumbing
1t shall be placed above the floor in
some easily accessible place approved
by the Inspector of Plumbing. and is
so to be constructed that it can be
readily cleaned. The size of the trap
shall be the same as the waste pipe
it serves, but in no case is it to be
less than IA inches in diameter
Pantry and kitchen sinks are to DE
provided with an approved grease trap
to be placed as near the sink as is
practical. but in all cases grease trap
shall be placed Immediately under
the sink of every hotel, eating house,
restaurant. market or other public
cooking establishment; the form Of
said trap to be approved by the Plumb
ing Inspector.
Joints in Traps.
Section Is. All the joints and con-
nections in cast iron pipe shall be
packed WIN picked oakum and run
with molten lead and shall be well
calked. joints and connections in lead
pipe shall be made with wiped joint"
connection of lead with iron pipe shall
be with a brass ring or soldering nip
pie "calked in and wiped joints"
joints in galvanized wrought iron
pipes shall be by screw couplings, the |
thread being first covered with lead. |
Water Closets.
Section II. The use of pan closets, !
hopper closets and plunger closets is |
prohibited, except in isolated out
buildings special permission may re
granted to use the low hopper closet.
The size of the vent pipe to the trap
Of the closet shall not be less than
two inches in diameter. and this must
be increased in size if more than four
closets are vented through one pipe.
All closets or groups of closets must
be supplied with water from tanks
holding not less than four gallons for
each closet flushed, and the flushing
pipe must not be less than IA inches
n diameter TO each closet No water
,ioset or urinal shall be placed or
in. a room in which there
s not a window opening direct to the
atmosphere. Where the sup
by of water is not ample or regular
or the purpose of flushing Of water
closets, the Inspector Of Plumbing
nay require the erection Of suitable
apk as reservoir from which water
nav be drawn for this purpose.
All urinals or groups of urinals to
,e supplied with water for flushing
rom automatic flush tanks or continu-
Jus stream The floo-s and sides
lround the urinal or uriuals shall he
covered with non-corrosive and non
material. No safe wastes
ire to be used about urinals Safe
wastes from other futures are not 10
De connected directlv or indirectly
with any sewer.
Waste Pine.
Section Is. The last portion of Sec
ion Is is amended to read as fol-
ows.
The waste pipe from refrigerators
" other recepticai in which provis-
ons are kept shall not connect direct
, with the sewer. but it shall be trap
ped and the discharge allowed to
Trip into a sink in daily use. or be
conveyed to the ground away from the