The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-05

erection of the inspector of plumbing in
approving or accepting work provided
IN this chapter shall be limited by the fol-
( lowing rules and il shall be unlawful for
any person TO construct any plumbing
work in any manner not in accordance
| Rule "a No plumbing shall be in
stated without permit. and every bullo-
! ing in which plumbing arrangements are
I constructed shall be separately and indie
/ pendently connected with the city sewer.
where such sewer IS provided and when
/ IL is not provided. with q CesspOOl in a 10
cation and with a capacity to be approved
! by the board of health, and every plumber
| before doing any plumbing work on a
building. or before any additions are
made TO old work. excepting repairs (and
/ repairs are defined to consist of mendlnS
/ leaks in drain. soil, waste and vent pipes,
/ and repairs on faucets, valves and water
/ pipes, or replacing a water closet bowl or
opening soil or waste pipes 10 remove
an obSJrucuon), and written permit 10
j do the work issued by said plumbing in
/ spector; provided, that in buildings which
aIS 1l iluelnIleO Dy the DOaru OF hed4en ~
| pumping inspector because OF unSanltarS
| condition, no plumbing shall be considered
| as c9nIns uhder the heau OF repairs, ouL
| an pumping Shall be done as IN the case
/ or new buildings AL work shall be sub
| Ject to inspection.
/ Under no circumstances shall any me-
| chanlc doing the work OF plumbing or
house draining. or any employe of such
/ mechanic, act the agent Of the in
| Spector of plumbing 10 perform the du-
| ties prescribed in this ordinance.
/ Rule b" All pipes from the sewer to
/ the top of the soil pipe, which must be
I carried 10 point at least eighteen inches
/ through the roof, shall be fully four
inches in interior diameter at every point
/ and no vent pipe shall terminate nearer
| that twelve feet to any door or window
| Rule &C" No trap or any manner of
Obstruction TO the free tioW of air through
/ pipe shall be allowed, and any plumber
who shall, directly or Indirectly, place or
I make any trap, contraction or other OBJ
Stacie any where IN the course OF SUcn
rain or soil pipe, shall, in addition to the
/ penalty herein prescribed, forfeit ms
| license, and shall be ineligible 10 relicenSe
/ for one year Any other person violating
/ this rule shall be subject to the penalties
| of this chapter and shall in addition pay
/ the cost of rectifying the wrong done
| Rule d" Every sink urinal. water
! closet, bath tub, basin. safe or other fix
! lures shall be separately trapped as near
/ the fixtures as possible, and all flow
/ from Kitchen sink, or any greasy flow
a suitable grease trap approved by the in
| spector of plumbing
/ Rule e All plumbing fixtures and
| traps must be of kind and quality 10 be
| approved by the inspector OF plumbing
! Rule Fl" No water closet viii be al
| lowed IN an unventilated room or com
partment, or in a sleeping room; in every
| case the room or compartment in which a
Watercloset is placed shall have direct
communication with the outer air by
means of a window or air duct or shaft.
| and in every case the location and means
/ ing
a. No wash-out water closet shall
/ be allowed in any building Hopper clos
cts may be used as anti-rreezing closets.
| but only when installed in separate build
Ings and with brick vaults at least three
| feet deep
b. Every trap which is so situated as
| TO be subject 70 espionage BY momentum
| or suction shah be of kind that cannot
have its seal broken by espionage. and
c. All soil pipes and fittings Cunless
otherwise provided in this chapter) shall
! be of cast iron of the grade known TO
commerce as extra heavy, and shall be OF
! the following weights per linear foot: ,
| inch, 90 pounds per foot, 4-inch, Is pounds
per foot; 5-inch, l. pounds per foot; G.
ried full size up through the house and
at least II inches through the roof and
| left without cap or bend. Standard soil
pipe may be used above a vent tee in the
stack, or above sanitary tee II no vent
! is used; and in case of cesspOol cOnnec-
ton, at least a 2-inch pipe must extend
from ceSspOOl up through the roof.
d. No fixture shall be trapped by hav-
ing its outlet connected with the trap OF
g. No connection shall be made at any
part OF the house drainage system with
roof cutters or any other channel for the
conveyance OF rain water, save tndt
plumbing fixtures may be supplied from
tanks constructed to store rain water for
such purpose
+ All pipes must be as direct as posi-
| bic, and shall be so arranged that they
may a all times be readily examined and
repaired. Before the fixtures are placed
the whole system of drain. soil, waste and
vent pipes shan be hermeucally sealed,
TO the top and every Joint shall be eX-
amined for leakage, and all leaks shall be
securely closed: except that in case OF
inspection of plumbing already existing,
the peppermint or smoke test may be
substituted by the inspector of plumbing.
g The joints of all pipes, except where
screw joints are used, shall be made with
an Oalkunl gasket and soft lead, thorough
Iy calked.
h. An vent pipes and fittings shall be
Of galvanized iron or Of cast iron; and II
Of cast iron, IL shall be of the grade
known to commerce as extra heavy, and
shall be of the following weights per
linear foot All cast iron for vents must
be extra heavy up TO the top fixture; =
inches. 5ls pounds per foot; inches. Sj2
pounds per foot; inches, Is pounds per
foot, and all fittings used with such pipe
shall correspond with il in weight and
quality, and all cast iron pipe and fittings
coal pitch varnish.
l. The drain pipes shall not be laid be
low the cellar floor. except it be absolute
! y necessary. 1t should be fastened along
the cellar wall or hung from the floor
timbers. and given a grade of at least one
| In sixty, and more if possible
J. All changes in the direction Of the
drain shall be made with curved pipe
ana all connections with Us, branches
and one-eighth bends and sanitary tees
| Offset fittings may be used. but no offset
shall be over six inches If any offset IS
| over six inches one-eighth bends must be
used One-Quarter bends are prohibited
unless special permission is granted by
! the Inspector of plumbing.
k Waste pipes from safes. refrigerat-
| ors. beer pumps, water tanks and other
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which provisions are stored. shall not be
connected directly TO the drainage sys-
! TEN, but shall discharge into an open sink
! or tray, which shall be in plain sight
IhlS sink or tray may connect with the
| drain pipes. upon being properly trapped
| like other fixtures.
l. All connections of lead pipes shall
be made with wiped joints.
m. All connections Of lead with iron pipe
ShaI be made with a brass sleeve or fer
/ ule. the sleeve to be thoroughly calked
! into the hub of the iron pipe with lead
and the lead pipe be attached 10 the sleeve
4 by a wiped joint.
n. Water closets shall not be flushed by
direct service. but by means of a special
/ tank. except outdoor anti-freezing water
| closets
o. Waste pipes and traps shall in all
! cases be of lead. cost iron or brass and
| of the following sizes for each of the fol-
| lowing named fixtures;
! Bath tub. TX inches.
Sink, ll2 inches.
| Laundry tub, IL inches.
| UrinaL IL inches
| Wash basin, Ia inches.
| Stop hopper, inches
! And the lead vent and waste pipes must
per linear foot: 1A-inCh. 2ia pounds, 1le-
inch. 3Ia pounds: Pinch. ( pounds.
! p. The vent pipe from each fixture shall
/ in all cases be of the same size as the
trap from the same fixture: provided that
when more than one fixture shall be
vented through the same pipe. the size
| of such pipe shall be as follows, unless
| otherwise provided for:
| For more than one and not to exceed