The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-20

Rutland, Vt, August 7, '09
Attached and made a part OF the
State Boards report, as the reader
will see, were two circulars, viz:
Plumbing and the statute relative
to public buildings. the first of which
is here printed as of general applica-
ton to all buildings, residences, etc.
and the second circular, which COM
prises the proper blank and descrip-
ton essential to be submitted for APP
pToVal,-reference being made to sec
ton SAB, Public Statutes, which is
not printed below:
Plumbing Regulations.
l. The plumbing and drainage of
all buildings, public and private, ad-
ditions and alterations thereto, shall
be executed under the direction of the
Health officer, in accordance with
plans and specifications previously APP
proved. in writing. by the local or
State Board of Health; and suitable
drawings and descriptions of said
plumbing and drainage shall in each
! case, be submitted and placed on file
with the Secretary of the local or
State Board of Health, aforesaid.
No part of the work shall be cover
ed or concealed in any way until after
It shall have been examined by and
tested in tne presence of the Health
| officer.
Two tests of all work shall be
made, viz: a water pressure test of
| the soil, drain, vent and waste-pipes,
including the branches to the fixtures,
when the weather will permit. In
| freezing weather an air pressure test
may be substituted for the water
pressure. A second test shall be
made after the completion of the
work. Tais test should be the smoke
test or a peppermint test with
| blowing machine, 50 as to force the
volatile parts of the peppermint into
all branches. The ordinary pepper
mint test may be applied only to old
work, but for this the smoke test is
preferable. Notice shall be given the
secretary of the local board when
the work is sufficiently advanced for
these tests. TIE Health officer shall
require all plumbing to be tested as
aforesaid and he shall condemn and
order the removal of any defective
material, or any work not done in ac-
cordance with these regulations and
the plans approved by him or the To-
cal board as aforesaid
After a plan has been approved, no
alteration of the same shall be
allowed, except on the written appli-
cation of the owner.
II. All material must be OF good
quality and free from defects; the
work must be executed in thorough |
and workmanlike manner.
Any plumber required to alter work |
because he has not performed ii in ac- |
cordance with plans submitted, or be- |
cause it is not properly constructed, |
or does not stand the tests aforesaid, |
when required to repair or alter the |
same by the Health Officer shall do
so at his own expense.
Ill All drain and soil pipes within
the building, and for distance of not
less than five feet outside the founda-
ton walls thereof. snail be of extra
heavy cast or wrought iron, with
or screwed joints, not less
han four inches in diameter. Cast
ron pipes shall be untarred, but may
be painted after the water test;
pipes shall be asphalted
)r galvanized When a drain passes
near a well of drinking water, or near
.rees. the iron pipe, as specified |
above must be extended beyond these.
These pipes must be laid in straight |
inc, if possible, ON a grade of not
ess tnan one-fourth nor more than
me inch to the foot.
All changes in direction must be
made with cruved pipes, and all con |
lections with ~" branch pipes.
House sewers may be supplied with
traps of the same size and
liameter as the sewers. in the discre
ion of the Health officer. In case
such traps are used, they shall be
lear the foundation wall, and provi-
led WITH an accessible cleanout In |
owns and cities, having a separate
system of sewerage, the running trap
IN the house sewer may be safely
and house soil pipes may
hus act as vents for the street sewer. ,
w. Whenever plumbing fixtures
ire connected with a sewer or soil
,ipe, the pipes shall extend out !
through the roof, open and undimin-
shed in size, to height of at least
| .
,ipes shall increase to six inches, and
II waste pipes to four inches, above
he roof )
Such vent extension pipes shall be
f iron. and no brick, sheet metal,
pipe or chimney fiue
hall be used as a sewer ventilator.
There must also be fresh air inlet
,ipe in all drains provided vita
unning trap. This pipe shall be not
ess than four inches in diameter, en-
ering the drain on the house side OF \
nd near said running trap, and this
nav lead to the outer air, opening at
ny convenient place, at least fifteen
eet from the nearest window, door, e
r opening of fresh air conduit to
eating apparatus, and be furnished [
nth a suitable ventilating cap.
V. All soil, drain, waste and sup X
Iy pipes, shall be concentrated as .
luch as possible, protected from eX-
osure, and, in general, so located as
D be accessible for inspection by the o
Iealth officer or Board of Health, at
ny time. They shall all be extra g
eavy.
Drip or overflow pipes, from safes, E
r from supply tanks, or cisterns, al
D waste pipes from refrigerators,
hall not be directly connected with
ne sewer, but shall discharge over v
Their trapped fixtures. or into the fl
pen air. b
When rain-water leaders are con a
ected with the house drains or sew 8
rs. they shall be trapped beneath the c