St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-29
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Extra heavy pipe shall be used for all buildings oyer three stories
high, counting basement and athcs if occupied: it may be required by the
superintepdent of thu Electric Lights and waterworks, OF such Other person
as the Board Of Commissioners may designate, for pipes under ground and
for large buildings and is strongly recommended for all buildings. Each
Joint: NO cement, putty, tar paranine taIlow or similar filters will be al
faithfully calked, 10 ounces If lead to b used per inch of diameter for each
joint; no cement, putty, tai, parahne, talow o similar filters will be al
lowed. Connections shall be made with Y branches and changes of drec
ton with proper bends; sanitary tees, o T Y branches Ire permitted on
vertical pipes only, and double hubs and crosses only N vent pipes above the
flow line of fixtures; short Abends and common offsets in the soil pipe are
prohibited; bends and saddles are prohibited.
Wrought Pipes
Section % All wrought iron or steel pipe shall be standard lap
welded galvanized water pipe, with maIleable galvanized water fittings;
their use is limited % vent pipes and supply pipes, except that, where the
Durham system is used, wrought soil and waste pipes may be used, with
heavy cast iron recessed and threaded drainage fittings. giving a smooth in
terror waterway the threads being tapped to give at least Ainch per foot
slope TO horizontal pipes. Joints re to have taper threads and be sewed
tight with red lead; all BURST formed in cutting must be removed. No unions
are % be used in screw pipes.
Lead Pipes. s.
Section % All lead pipes, bends and traps are to be Of the best quail
pipe throughout, instead Of lead pipe, and the use of lead pipe is restricted
to water supply, bends, traps, flush pipes and short branches of soil and
4 feet for Pinch lead pipe and 2 feet for 3inch or finch lead pipe Lead
pipes shall weigh not less than the following;
Supply Pipe Waste Pipe
Diameter in Is, u, X. ", IN, IL, 2, 4
W.T., ID pr #. 2, 2h, g. sA, AZ, 3, f. 5, 6
Lead pipes are % be amply supported their whole length and they
shall be encased by sheet iron o. other metal between floors where access
or copper, shall be wiped solder joints. Connections between lead and cast
iron pipe shall be by a brass ferrule, joined with a wiped joint TIC the lead
pipe and loaded and calked into the cast iron pipe; no combination bends
or ferrues n 10 overcast o cup joints, are to be used. These ferrules shall
be not less than the following lengths and weights:
8 inch brass ferrules, Az inches long, 1b pounds.
4 inch brass ferrules,t Az inches long, 1B pounds.
Connections between lead and wrought iron pipes shall be by heavy
cast brass soldering nipples or brass pipe, wiped onto the lead pipe and
screwed to the iron.
Brass and Copper Pipes.
Section "a. Brass and copper pipes shall be seamless drawn tubing,
of standard iron gauge for supply pipes and not lighter than 2ogauge thick
ness for waste and flush pipes
Section rs. Every soil pipe shall be a finch cast iron pipe extending
from the main house drain to the water closet: each O fits branches to a
water closet shall be 4 inches diameter. IT, however, more than 6 and not
more than IL water closets discharge into it, it shall be inches dt
ameter; if more than - and not more than IS water closets, 6 inches in
diameter. Where a maind DRAIN soil pipe, IF a waste pipe, passes through
a masonry wall there shall be a relieving arch, with open space above and
below the pipe, to prevent injury by settling. No vertical soil pipe, vent
pipe O. other heavy stack, shall rest at its base o n an earthenware pipe, but
on an iron fitting firmly supported by a masonry pier OF otherwise and at
tached to at least 2 feet of horizontal iron pipe to which the earthenware
pipe may be connected. At each floor a hoorrest shall be placed immediate
ly under each bell n fitting, to support the vertical stack, otherwise heavy
FOR pperests shall BE provided at intervals not exceeding 10 feet The
foot of every vertical soil OF waste pipe shall be a Y with Il bend and clean
out Horizontal soil pipes at intervals of 10 feet shall be supported by sinch
onck piers or % saspended by hangers mad OF iron at least % inches in
diameter; or if the pipe is parallel with and against a wall, it shall be sap
ported by iron clamps at least / inch by 31e inch, firmly secured to the wall
expansion bots Or lag screws; pipe hooks will not be allowed for sup
porting horizontal soil pipes.
Waste Pipes.
Section 26. Waste pipes shall not be less than the following dame
For one laVatory, if not owe 6 feet long, IN inches; for n pantry
sink, one Oh two bath tubs, urinaIs, or laundry tubs, Ia inches; for one
kitchen SINK 2 inches; for one sdp sink, 2 0 8 inches; for three or more
laundry tubs, 2 inches; for 2 to 8 sinks, bath tub or similar fixtures, 81
2 70 : hche N waste pipe shall b connected into bend, trap
bowl, o flush pipe of a water closet, but shall entert the main line by a
proper fitting. No waste pipe shall discharge into any vent or revent pipe,
nor 1noa any fixture, except as provided for refrigerator waste.
Clean Outs.
Section q. On every horizontal soil or waste pipe, whether under or
ground, at intervals not exceeding 80 feet, IN also 1t the end, at
change in direction and at the foot Of every vertical stack, a fuIsized
Y shall be placed and fitted with a brass screw cap cleanout not less thar
Il inch thick, with a solid square or hexagonal nut at least IL inch high and
inch in diameter; the body o. the cleanout ferrule shall be as thick as
specified for the thickness Of ca1king ferrule (Secton 2l, With att
least 6 threads of n pipe size and tapered, all cleanouts shall be full size
its pipe, up to 4 inches and be 4 inches for larger pipes. Each clean
out under a floor or grade line, or within 6 inches of a wall shall be
brought through the same and up to grade, 81 a. to be in plain view and al
ways accessible.
=' Traps. -
Section % No trap shall be placed between the street sewer and the
end of the vent pipe above the roof, or at the foot of any vertical main
soil or waste line. Every fixture shall be separately trapped, by a. water
strap with deep SEAL as large as the soil or waste pipe and placed
not more than Is inches from the fixture outlet well supported, set true with
respect to its water level and protected from back pressure and siphonage.
Only n trap shall be placed between any fixture and the house drain
traps shall not be used except by special permission of the
superintendent of the Electric Lights and Waterworks, Or such other per-
son as the Board of Commissioners may designate when reventng is not
No trap depending o. moving parts, o trap having a shallow
seal shall be used. No soil pipe o waste pipe shall be discharged into
he trap of another fixture. Every trap, except that If a water closet, shall
for cleaning the trap brass trap screws placed on the inlet side Or be-
ow the water level, but not below the floor Every overflow pipe from a
shall be connected on the inlet side of the trap.
# s. -. #-@@@ Vent Pipes
Section 49, Every soil pipe and waste pipe shall be extended, al a
pipe, up to 2 feet above the roof or above any ventlatng skynght