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


line must be made by Y branches and
1-S bends and continued with curved
pipe IA bends shall not be allowed
Sec. 13. The soil pipe shall be 1
inch. inch or inch diameter iron
pipe in accordance with the size Of
the building and number Of fixtures
extending three feet from the building
line through the entire height Of the
building and not less than two feet
above the roof, at point remote from
any chimney or window, wholly open
at the top and protected by wire
basket when required. When less than
twenty-five feet from level Of or below
any window or door or otherwise so
near as to be a nuisance. must upon
order of the Plumbing Inspector be
so arranged rs to abate such nuisance.
The soil and vent pipes shall be Of the
following weights and thickness, ap-
proximately:
For cast iron inch diameter pipe,
three pounds per foot; for cast iron
inch diameter pipe, 1-2 pounds per
foot; for cast iron inch diameter
pipe, s. 1-2 pounds per foot; for cast
iron 5 inch diameter pipe, s IL pounds
per foot; for cast iron inch diameter
pipe, 10 pounds per foot. All galvaniz'
ed or wrought iron pipe must be OF
standard weight and thickness. Joints
Of cast iron pipes shall be made with
picked oakum gasket and with pour
ing of hot lead and so thoroughly
caulked as to make gas and water
tight. Galvanized iron screw joints
shall be made with liquid paste that
will subsequently harden and over
come imperfection in the threads
rendering the joints gas and water
tight Black wrought iron pipe shall
not be allowed for vent or waste pipes
except with the Durham system
wrought from pipe OF not less than 4
with coal pitch varnish or liquid
inch diameter may be used In steel
frame buildings but must be coated
asphalt or other suitable coating.
When less than inch must be gal
vanized. The Durham system OF
plumbing with standard pipes and
standard cast iron recessed fittings
may be used whenever in the opinion
Of the Plumbing Inspector it shall be
deemed necessary and desirable.
Sec. H. Waste and vent pipes from
bath tubs, wash bowls, basins, pantry
sinks, kitchen sinks, slop sinks and all
other fixtures may be Of lead or iron
Of not more than two inch diameter
unless otherwise directed. The dame
ter Of lead pipe for the various wastes
shall be as follows:
One wash bowl, ~ inches.
Row of basins, ~ to inches.
One bath tub ~ inches.
Row Of bath tubs, inches.
Pantry sink, ~ inches.
Kitchen sink, i1s inches.
Laundry trays, 2 inches.
Slop sink, 2 inches.
Urinals 17z inches.
The weight per foot OF lead pipe
shall approximate: three pounds for
" inch diameter pipe, four pounds
for IL inch pipe, five pounds for z
inch pipe.
All Joints in lead pipe shall be wip-
ed solder joints. Waste and vent pipes
made Of iron shall fulfill same re-
cuirements as prescribed in section
13. In cases where lead and iron pipe
Join the joints shall be made by
brass sleeve or ferrule. The joint with
the iron pipe shall be either screw Or
lead caulked and with the lead pipe
by wiped solder joint.
Sec. Is. All traps shall be adequate
II protected from loss OF seal
through evaporation, syphonage or air
pressure under all conditions and the
Inspector shall in each case deter
mine whether these conditions are
adequate and in compliance with sanl-
tary conditions. All traps shall have
seal Of not less than two inches.
Whenever possible the continuous
system Of venting shall be used omit
ting crown vent, and using only traps
having a horizontal outlet. BY con-
tinuous venting is meant that the
branch vent Is essentially a continu-
ance Of the branch waste, the fixture
trap discharging into this line Win
short connection, otherwise crown
venting is permitted. Each trap shall
be provided with cleanout below tne
water level in the trap except In the
case Of bath tub waste in which case
drum trap with cleanout screw cap
flush with the floor is preferable.
Syphon jet closets where located
three feet or less from the 4 lnch
stack or main soil stack may be useo
without back benting in buildings OF
not more than three stories. Otner-
wise located a inch vent must De
connected to the top Of the waste as
near the trap as possible and either
branched into the four inch stack
above the highest fixtures, or run IN
dependently through and two rect
above the roof.
The clean sweep bath tub trap can
also be used under the same conol-
tions as the syphon Jet closet PROVIDED
It Is not more than four feet from the
our inch stack. This also applies 70
range Of syphon Jet closets arranged
horizontally when provided with con-
tinuous or yoke vent. The vent pipe
from a water closet shall not be less
than 2 inches diameter. The vent pipes
from all other traps to be Of the same
diameter as the pipes with which II
yentilates. The vent pipes must al
ways have continuous slope to pre-
vent the retention Of water which may
be condensed in the pipes.
Anti-syphon traps can be used for
iayatories or such fixtures as the