Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-07-11

pipes shall be made with Y branch
es and sanitary rs.
House drains, when not within the
building or area, OF within fifteen
feet of any well or cistern, may be
of salt7glazed vitrified clay pipes,
not less than four inches in dame
ter, free from any cracks and other
defects, and laid to a uniform
grade; the joints to be. filled with
good strong, fresh cement mortar,
composed OF equal parts of cement
and clean sharp sand; joints to be
carefully wiped out and finished
with bevel of mortar at bell. All
drains will be laid with a fall of not
less than o~ne-fourth inch to the foot,
descending to the sewer. Connec.
tons from lateral or public sewer
to within three feet of the building
to be not less than four inches in
diameter. When drains are to be
used which have been previously
laid, they will be carefully inspect
led, and all important defects rene
died under requirements as speci-
fled elsewhere.
All soil pipes must be constructed
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tended up through the roof.
All soil pipes and waste pipes ex-
cept waste pipes of lead, shall be
ta~r-coated, cast iron pipes, free from
cracks and defects, and of the
grade known as standard pipe.
All fittings used in connection with
such pipes shall correspond in weight
and quality; joints must be made
with gaskets or picked oakum and
hot lead at one pouring, and thor
oughly calked in, so as to render
them impermeable to gases. All
soil and vent pipes must be extend
ed at least two feet above the roof.
The vent pipe may in case of inde-
pendent ventilation pipe. connect in
to the soil pipe not less than three
feet above the highest fixture. No
brick or sheet metal or earthenware
fhbe shall be used for this purpose,
but pipes must be carried up inside
of the house when practicable. Pipes
must be concentrated as much as
possible; and when placed within
the walls, they should be covered
with wood work, or fastened with
screws so as to be accessible for
inspection and repairs. Connections
of lead pipes with iron pipes shall
be made with brass ~ferrule, or brass
solder, nipples connected to the lead
pipe with properly wiped solder
joints. and calked or screwed to the
iron pipe. All connections of lead
pipes must be wiped soldered joints.
Every sink, basin, water closet,
wash tray, and set of trays, urinal,
and every tub, and every set of
tubs must be separately and effec-
lively trapped and vented in all new
buildings to be erected hereafter;
the traps to be of suitable and ap-
proved pattern, and to be placed as
near the fixture as practicable. In
old buildings all such fixtures must
be separately trapped, and if not
vented. must not be trapped other
wise than by a~nti-syphon or ball
traps of approved standard and pat
tern All exit pipes except water
closets to be provided with strong
metallic ~strainers.
All water closets, traps or bends.
when placed between ceiling and
floor, must be made of not less than
six pound lead to the square foot.
All smaller traps between ceiling
and floor must be made of not less
than five pound lead to the square
foot. ALI vent fittings to be galvan-
lied iron or extra heavy cast iron.
Vent traps must not terminate or
be lead through chimney flues. They
must be carried up through the
house when practicable.
All traps shall be protected from
syphonage or air pressure by speci-
al re-vent air pipes of the follow
ing sizes: All water closets lead
bends shall be back-yented with not
smaller than two-inch pipe for thir-
ty feet or less, and not smaller
than three inch pipe beyond thirty
feet. When there is but one closet,
and the trap is set not more than
two feet from the vertical line of a
soil pipe, one and one-half inch pipe
may be used. When there is a
group of from three to five water
closets, the vent must be three
inch pipe for thirty feet, and four
inch pipe beyond thirty feet. When
there are more than five water
closets, the vent must be the same
as the soil pipe.
Vent pipes from all fixtures ex-
cept water closets shall be not less
than one and o~ne-fourth inches.
Trap vents from two or more fix
lures must be connected at least
one foot above the highest fixture.
All connections to vent pipes
must be made Of lead, each vent
shall have a trap r wiped into
it, not more than nine inches above
the connection with the trap. The
trap screw may be dispensed with if
the ball vent is connected with the
trap with a brass coupling.
In no case will a wrought iron
pipe be used for a waste for any
fixture.
All vent pipes shall run as direct
as possible, and forty-five degree LIS
must be used at all times when
practicable.
No soil drain or pipe shall be
covered from view or concealed UNI
til the work has been tested. examin-
ed and approved by the Public Ser
vice Commissioner, who shall be
notified when the work is ready for
inspection.
Every water closet or group of
water closets on the same floor
shall be suppliey from a separate
tank or ~ciStern and mn flush FOR