Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-12

waste and vent pipes, shall be hermetlc-
ally sealed, the pipe shall then be filled |
with water to the top and every joint
shall be examined for leakage, and all
leaks shall be securely closed before |
connections are made with the cesspool |
except that in case OF inspection of |
plumbing already existing, the pepper
mint or smoke test may be substituted |
by the engineer or inspector,
7th. The joints Of all pipes, except
where screw joints are used, shall be
made with an oakum gasket and soft
lead thoroughly calked.
9th All vent pipes and fitting shall
be of galvanized iron or cast iron and If
of cast iron, 1t snail be of a grade known
to commerce as extra heavy and shall
be of the following weight per lineal
foot: 2 inches, 81 lbs per lineal foot; 3
inches, Oh lbs per lineal foot; A inches, 10
lbs per lineal foot; and all fittings used
with such pipe shall correspond with it
in weight and quality; and all cast iron
pipe and fittings shall be coated inside
q Id outside with coal pitch varnish,
9th. The dra pipes shall not be
laid below the cellar. floor, except it be
absolutely necessary; it shall be fasten-
ed along the cellar wall or hung from the
floor timbers and given grade of at
least Of one in sixty and more if posi-
BILE.
10th. All changes in the direction Of
drain shall be made with curved pipe
and all connections with Y'S, branches
and one-eighth bend.
18th. All connections with lead pipe
shall be made with wiped joints.
18th. All connections of lead with
iron pipe, shall be made with brass
sleeves or ferrells; the sleeve to be
, thoroughly calked into the hub of the
, iron pipe with lead, and the lead pipe
to be attached to the sleeve by wiped
, joint.
18th. Water closets shall not be
flushed by direct service, but by means
of special tank.
14th. Waste pipes shall be in all cases
of lead or cast iron, and the following
sizes for each of the following fixtures
Bath tub IL inches; Sink, II inches,
Laundry tub, II inches; Urinal, II in
!, ches; Wash-basin II inches; Stop hop
per, inches.
18th. The vent pipe from each fix
ture, shall be in all cases, Of the same
= size as the waste pipe from the same fix.
:, ture, provided that when more than
one fixture shall be vented through the
!, same pipe, the size of said pipe shall bt
: as follows: For more than one and moi
to exceed two fixtures, one and hall
:, inches; for more than two and not t.
! exceed three fixtures, two inches; fol
more than three and not to exceed five
: two and half inches; for more thar
five and not to exceed ten fixtures tire,
!. inches.
10th. Vent pipes from water close
traps, shall not in any case be less thai
:. two inches in diameter, and when NOR
than one closet is vented through tn
= same pipe, the size of such pipe shall b
n as follows: For more than one and no
:. exceed two closets, two inches; TO
% more than two and not to exceed four
two and half inches; for more thar
four and not to exceed eight closets
. three inches. A water closet bath tu
= and wash basin may all be ventilate
% through the same pipe, but in all sue
cases, the two inch vent pipe which
common to such fixtures, shall not 81
10 coed five feet in length, unless specia
= permission in writing is obtained fror
" the building inspector, and the sam
= rule shall apply in cases where waite
closet and either bath tub or q was
=, - basin are vented through the same pip
10 18th. All vent pipes which are MOI
u than thirty feet in length, shall be il
On creased one half inch in diameter Il
'o1 each additional length of not less tha
100 ten or more than thirty feet.
18th. In no case shall more tina
GU one fixture be drained or vente
~ through a one and quarter inch pip
'a' nor shall any waste pipe one and OF
u quarter inches in diameter excee
twenty feet in length.
% 10th, Trap vents from more tbs
two or more fixtures, must be connee
u ed at least twelve inches above the t.
y. of the fixture, and trap screw Of +
same diameter as vent wiped into
y and not more than six inches above Il
&c" connection with the trap, and use
'ui solder unions is strictly prohibited.
~ both. All pipes are to be SO arran
os' ed that they may be easily examin
oap and repaired. When they are nece
arily carried within the walls Of par
" tions they shall when practicable,
eno covered with wood work and fasten
with screws, so as to give ready acc
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