The Lamar register., 1914-03-18

fixtures shall be OF medium weight
read or standard cast iron unless heav-
Ter is specified The size shah be as
follows: Waste pipes from bath TUBS,
SINKS, laundry tubs and urinals shall
pe OF one and one-half inches internal
diameter Waste pipes from wash
basin shall lie ON one and one-quartei
inches internal diameter. Waste pipes
from slop sinks and hoppers shall be
OF not less than two Inches Internal
diameter. When two or more fixtures
shall be connected with one waste pipe
such pipe shall be increased one size
Tor every second additional connection
and one size for every second addition
al fixture thereafter. No waste pipe
bend that shah carry night soil but
snail be entered forward or above such
bend
Waste Run to sumps
Section rs. Waste pipes from steam
engines, gas engines. boilers, water
ta1ll1s and drip or overflow pipes from
safes under fixtures shall not be di.
rectiy connected with the public sewer
sy stem. Such wastes shall first run TO
a pan. trap. sink or stump as the case
shall demand. which receptacle shall be
connected with the sewer, II SO desired.
through properly trapped house sewer.
.>uch waste pipe snail have between lite
drained receptacle and its trap some
aevice for closing the waste pipe whom
not IN Use. Blowoffs from steam boil.
ers shall be provided with a stump
whose dimensions Isa. shall be eight feet fee,
ueep. The blowoff pipe shall enter at
one corner of the stump IN the direction
of its length. Two feet from the othei
end there shall be a wall built across
,ne stump that shall extend to Its top
and shall be solid to the passage of
water through 1t with the exception Of
hole in same six inches by six M
ches at the side Of the stump opposite
tine one next to which the blowoff en-
ters. The center Of the opening shall
De level with the entering blowoff
pipe. AT the end OF the trap opposite
The one at which the blowoff enters and
IN a smaller compartment the outlet
shall be constructed of cast iron or VII.
rified tile OF six inches internal d.
ameter. 1t shall extend into the
trap and DOWNWARD to a point one 1901
above It's floor. The top OF the trap
shall be provided with six inch steam
vent that shall extend six feet above
the trap; 1t shall ALSO be provided
ment that shall be hung on hinges SO
as to tightly close
An stables. barns OF carriage houses
having wash rack for vehicles shah
build hereunder q stump constructed
similar to that described In the foreso
ing paragraph with the exception that
its dimensions shall be three feet by
unree feet by four teei deep for the
sand sump and two feet by three feet
Tor the outlet trap. The trap. waste
and vent to such stump shall be OF -four
inch cast iron hub and spigot pipe.
Waste Traps
Section ~. Each and every fixture
having a waste pipe shall be separately
and independently trapped with wa
ter sealing trap Of the same Internal
diameter waste pipe located as neal
the fixture possible. Where such
fixtures form a close group under al
bar basin battery or wash tub battery.
one trap may serve the battery. AL
traps shall be Of medium weight lead
or extra heavy brass and shall be back
vented with q vent OF as great a d.
amecer as the pipe vented. All traps
except drum traps shall be provided
with. a brass. cleanout at the bottom. All
traps shall be placed SO as to be &C.
cessibla when 1t u not
possible to run q back vent from any
trap a nonsyphoning trap shall be used
continually in use (as In bar and soda
fountain bastnl full of water and Its
outlet sealed with a water covered plug
IN which case an extra deep seal drum
trap may be used In such case the
induced In size 30 that of its diam
eter shall be one-half that of the pipe
conveying its waste and the waste pipe
shall be given as good fall as pos.
sibie.
The discharge from any fixture must
not pass through more than one trap
before reaching the house drain. All
traps must be wen supported. set true
with respect to their water level and
have a water seal Of at least one and
one-haif tnchesL
All fixtures other than water closets
and urinals must have strong metallic
strainers or brass over othe outlet tc
prevent obstruc ton Of the waste.
Floor Drains
Section 80. Whenever floor drains
shall be used they shall be provided
with running trap with cleanout and
hand wheel which valve shall be plac-
ed between the drain trap and the
sewer.
Back Water Traps
section 81. No back water traps
shall be placed in any house sewer
or house drain as to prevent a free
passage of air from the main sewer tt
the top of the main ventiating stack.
II used they shall be placed on branch
lines and near the fixtures they
guard as possible. All back water
traps shan be provided with hand
holes for cleaning and the same shall
be accessible.
Grease Trap on Kitchen Sink
Section 80. Waste pipes from kitchen
sinks in any hotel restaurant OF
other cooking establishments and in ev
cry dwelling house shall be run sep.
arately to a grease trap In yard where
practicable Where 1t Is not pract
grease trap with circulating water jack
ct shall be placed below each sink and
che water jacket shall form part of the
water circuit OF the water supply system
OF tine house. Inside traps shall he
cleaned at least once a week. outside