The Pulaskian., 1915-06-18
PLUMBING INSPECTION ORDINANCE CITY
 Jun IA,
KOBERF HATHAWAY ~----~--- Plumbing Inspector
 GEO w. REPLOGIE, H. C. DURHAM Master Plumbers o. M STOCKTON, c. A. ELRoD Journeyman Plumbers


 brought through same up to grade line. When clean-outs come under floor or grade line, they must be brought flush with level of same. All clean-outs must be left in plain sight and accessible at all times No soil waste or vent pipe shall be drilled and tapped. All branch connections to be made with Y's and IS bends. Sanitary tees will be permitted in yer tical stacks above first floor.
 Rule 12. Soil pipes receiving the discharge from one or more closets shall not be less than 1 inches in internal diameter and continue of un- diminished size two feet through the roof of building, and left open at the top. It must not open near a window or air shaft which ventilates living rooms.
 Rule 13. Each fixture shall be sep arately trapped and revented. The continuous revent system to be used wherever possible. Trap for the fix ture to he placed as near the fixture as possible, and in no case shall a trap be more than 2 feet from a fix ture without being revented. All bath tubs shall have drum traDs, with four inch clean-outs above floor, revent pipes may De run separately or enter the soil pipes three feet above the floor on which the highest fixture is located.
 Rule IA. Where there is only one water closet on a floor the revent may be dispensed with provided that this o1n ip Af foo f1,fay the stack and the other fixtures oR the same floor are revented and that there are no closets or fixtures on the floor above.
 Rule 15. Where one closet or fix ture is connected into stack of undi- unfinished size from ground to roof the revent may be dispensed with, pro- vided that said fixture is not more than two feet from the stack.
 Rule 16 Not more than three Wa- ter closets md five additional fixtures other than closets, may be vented from 2-inch vent pipe. Not more than ten water closets and 20 addi- tional fixtures other than closets, may he vented from a 3-inch vent pipe. Vent pipes to be cast iron soil pipe, galvanized wrought iron pipe, or lead pipe. Connections of lead with iron pipe or fitting shall be made with brass soldering nipples or brass fer rules, and of size not less than the lead pipe it serve with properly wiped solder joints.
 Rule IT, All joints in cast iron pipes shall be packed with oakum and molten lead well caulkeG.
 Rule 1S Earthen or 2 iron water closets that have trap above the floor, using lead connection, must have a cast brass dange, not less than Is inch thick, soldered to the lead and bolted to the trap or closet. The joint being made perfectly air tight
 Rule 19. Every water closet or line of water closets shall be supplied from tank or fiushometer valve and the flush pipe shall not be less than IA inch pipe.
 Rule 20 All waste and vent pipes shall not be less than the following sizes:
 Water closet wastes, finch; vent 2-inch.
 Slop sink wastes, 3-inch; vent, 11a inch.
 Urinal wastes, 11a inch; vent IF inch.
 Bath tub wastes, 1 1a inch: vent F inch.
 Basin wastes, 1A inch; vent, 1A inch.
 Sink wastes, 1K2 inch; vent, 11s inch.
 Wash trays wastes. 11a inch; vent. 1 F. inch.
 No wrought iron waste pipe will he allowed to be used unless galvanized cast iron drainage fittings are used in connection with same.
 Rule 21. Two or more fixtures may be connected into the same reyent pipe when the waste pipe las been in creased proportionately.
 Rule 22. Floor drains. No floor drains except those with approved back-pressure valves will be permitted to be used in any case.
 Rule 23 Soda Fountain Waste. la connecting bar or soda fountain fix lures, a sink shall be placed in or un- der floor and connected with not less than Finch cast iron soil pipe, with 2-inch brass clean-out in end, wasting through a 4xS drum trap. The above to be vented the same as heretofore specified when practical. The waste pipe from each fixture to empty into this sink and each connection to be considered one fixture. Where it is inn possible to revent such traps they may be used by obtaining the written permission of the plumbing inspector
 Rule "A. In old work where it is impossible to revent a trap a non- syphon trap, approved by the plumb inc insnectOr, may be used. In any old building where a plumbing fixture ie installed on any outside wall same shall be revented.
 Rule 25. All water closets which are placed in detached buildings which are not used for human habita- ton must be approved anti-freezing closets, with pressure tanks holding not less than four gallons of water, with flushing rim bowl. Such closets, if placed upon porch or within