Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-24

Sec. 9. Plumbing work shall be
tested by the water or five-pound
air test, in the presence of the in
spector of plumbing. Such test
shall include all sewer, soil, waste
and vtnt pipes, and the lead branches
and ferrule joints within the build
ing. Weather conditions or con-
struction permitting, the choice of
test may be made by the plumber,
but otherwise the test shall be de-
cided by the inspector of plumbing.
Sec. 10. Within twenty-four hours
after the final completion of any
plumbing work the inspector of
plumbing must be notified by the
party doing the work that said work
is ready for final inspection, and no
plumbing work shall be used until
this inspection shall have been made,
and certificate of acceptance issued
therefor by the inspector of plumb
ing. In case of plumbing, such GER
tificate shall be issued in duplicate,
one to be issued to the party doing
the work, and one to be kept on
file in the office of the inspector
of plumbing.
Sec. IL. Where any opening is
left in the waste, soil or sewer pipe
for the future installation of plumb
ing fixtures, vent connection must
also be provided.
Sec. IL. The sewer pipes in yards
shall be the best quality of vitrified
clay or cement pipes, with cemented
joints properly swabbed; they shall
not be laid nearer than two (2)
feet to any foundation wall of a
building, nor less than eighteen (18)
inches below the surface of the
ground, and should comply with pro-
visions of Section a of Ordinance
No. 90 or shall be cast iron pipes.
Sec. 10. All sewer, soil or waste
pipes within the building shall be
supported by substantial piers, or
properly secured to walls, or sus-
pended to floor timbers by strong
wrought iron or chain hangers; when
sewers are necessarily laid below the
floor, manholes shall be built to
give access to all cleanouts, or they
must be brought to the surface of
the floor.
Sec. ID. Rain water leaders shall
never be used as soil, waste or vent
pipes, nor shall any soil, waste or
vent pipe be used as a rain leader.
Where the rain leader is within the
building it shall be of cast or
wrought iron with drainage fittings.
When outside the building, if of
sheet metal, with slip joints, and
if connected with a sewer it shall
be trapped, the trap being arranged
to prevent freezing. In every case
where leader opens within fifteen
feet of window or light shaft.
1t shall be properly trapped at its
base. The joints between the inside
iron leaders and the roof shall be
made tight by means of caulking
ferrules or soldering nipples prop
erly connected to rain water inlets
on. roof
Sec. Is. All cast iron pipes shall
be sound and free from defects,
thoroughly coated inside and out
side with coal tar, asphaltum or
pitch.
Sec. 16. When forty (40) or
more fixtures discharge into a line
of soil pipe, said soil pipe shall not
be less than five (5) inches in di-
ameter. In all other cases the soil
pipe receiving the discharge of ten
(1O) fixtures may be a four az
inch pipe, providing not more than
two (2) of the fixtures are water
closets, and all soil and waste pipes
shall have a fall of at least one
quarter (A) inch to one (1) foot
No double hubs or sleeves shall be
used in soil or waste pipes. All
openings in soil, waste, sewer or
'NiiN pipes iSlb IOt lQluIt use, Shall
be closed by plugs screwed, caulked
or soldered in.
Sec. II. The size of waste pipes
shall be as follows:
No. of Fixtures. Size of Pipe.
40 excepting water Closets inch
20 excepting water closets....2 inch
6 ~ inch openings. Sly Y inch
A ~ inch openings 4 inch
Sec. Is. Each and every trap
shall be vented by an air or vent
pipe. In cases where the trap is
trap. In cases of larger size traps
shall start not more than two (2)
feet from the water seal of the
trap. Inca ses of larger size traps
vent pipesh all start from the lead
bend or drainage fitting under wa
ter closet or slop sinks; it will not be
necessary to revent those fixtures.
In cases of fixtures set in groups
or batteries, loop, circuit or contin-
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