The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-20

Plumbing Inspector will permit pro-
vided that said anti-syphon trap must
be Of the very best design and quality
of such trap must be approved by the
Plumbing Inspector and tested for his
benefit Z required and must not be
placed more than 10 feet from e main
or direct vent
Sec. 16. Water closets must be CT
the syphon action, syphon jet or other
approved pattern and shall be located
In well lighted and well ventilated
apartments. Iron enameled hopper
closets can be used for yard closets or
In rooms not directly connected with
living apartments The shallow sealed
front washout closet and pan and
plunger closet are prohibited. Water
closets shall not be flushed by direct
service from water pipes, but from
special tanks placed in such position
as to give at least head OF six feet,
except where regular low tanks or ap-
proved fushometers are used. The
overflow from the tank, If any, shall
be discharged into the open air Or
basin Of the closet. In no case shall It
discharge directly in the soil pipe.
Sec. II. Water pipes from safes,
refrigerators, cistern overfows and
water tanks from which water is
taken for drinking and cooking pur-
poses shall in no. case be connected
with any soil, waste or drain pipe, but
must be discharged into sink or into
the open air.
Sec. Is. All exit pipes from plumb
ing fixtures, except water closets shall
be covered by strong, metallic strain
ers, securely fastened and Of such
mesh as to prevent any improper sub
stance from entering the sewers or
drains.
= Sec. 10. All fixtures shall be wholly
exposed when possible or practical. All
pipes shall be connected as much as
possible and so placed as to be readily
examined and inspected. Where they
are necessarily placed within walls
or partitions they shall be left expos
ed until they are thoroughly tested
and inspected and in buildings OF
more than two stories the soil stack
must be Of extra heavy iron. especial
IL in first or bottom stories and en-
tfrely If required and necessary. They
should when placed within walls be
covered with wood work fastened by
screws and hinges so as to give ready
access for repairs. All cast iron soil
or waste pipes placed under concrete
floors shall be extra heavy iron.
: Sec. 20. All materials must be OF
good standard quality and the work
must be done in a thorough and work
manlike manner.
Wooden wash trays and sinks shall
not be allowed unless they are hned
with non-absorbent metal and such
lining shall fold over the edge and ex-
tend 8 inches down the outside Of the
sink or tray so that the wood will De
free from contact Of water or liquids.
No wooden lined bath tubs or urinals
shall be allowed.
Sec. 81. No person or persons shall
injure, break, remove or obstruct any
portion Of any manhole, lamp hole,
flush tank or any part Of the public
sewer. Any person violating the pro.
visions Of this section shall be flned
$500 or be imprisoned for a perlod
Of not more than 80 days.
It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to deposit any matter or
substance in house or yard PLUMBING
which is liable to impair the sewers or
obstruct the flow Of the sewerage.
Occupants Of premises which nave
connections with the sewer system
shall be held accountable for any
abuse Of the sewerage system. Depos-
iting kitchen refuse, fruit peellngs,
waste, rags, stiff paper or any such
matter In closet bowls is prohibited.
In all cases where stoppages are caus-
ed by abuse Of the system the prop
erty owners shall defray the expenses
of remedying the trouble.
The sewer department shall have
the power to prevent or discontinue
any connection with the public sewers
which discharges any substance haole
to injure the sewers or obstruct the
flow Of the sewerage.
Sec. %. No exhause steam snail
be allowed into the public sewer.
Sec. %. At the foot Of every line OF
soil pipe and kitchen waste pipe snail
be left clean out hermetically seal
ed, and a plug Of solid brass screwed
in so as to make a perfect seal, and
accessible for cleaning out purposes.
Combination plugs Of brass and iron
are prohibited. Plugs must be OF brass
and substantial.
Sec. "a. Water closets having traps
above the floor using lead connections
must have cast brass tange or other
pattern. All brass moor
fanges for water closets must ne
made from a pattern similar to the
renten fanges with graphic asbestos
gasket or the hygienic ground joint
connection and the fange Shall pe
securely soldered to the lead and bolt
ed to the trap or closet.
Sec. Is. A running trap four 1nches
diameter may be placed in the
sewer line near the foot Of the main
soil pipe with fresh air inlet con-
nected to the house side Of the trap,
with opening not nearer than twenty
five feet of the foundation walls OF
the house, and a inch stack connect
ed with the sewer line of said trap and
extended vertirally four feet above
the roof.
Sec. 26. The connection at proper
ty line between 4 inch and 6 inch pipe
shall be made by 6 inch by inch