Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-05

foot above the roof or the building
All soil pipe shall be run on "a
straight a line as possible and shall
not terminate within ten CI0] feet NJ
any window or opening. II galvanized
wrought iron pipe is used all the fit
tings must be recessed and the pipe
reamed to full bore
In the construction of soil pipes
all cast iron pipes and fittings shall
be covered inside and outside with !
coating of asphaltum. Changes IL
direction OF soil pipes shall be made
by " branches. and Is. Is or liz
bends; and in no case shall double
hubs be used except for vent fittings
where the fittings are to be inverted
Sanitary rs may be used in vertical
runs. Tin pipes anG pipes made from
/ sheet metal shall not be used in the
construction of soil or waste pipes.
l. NO four by two AKA or other
\ heel outlet fittings shall be allowed To
act as waste or vent pipe through
the heel opening, except on vertical
I lines. The use of cements of any de-
scription to repair splits or breaks IT.
cast iron pipes or fittings shall not be
allowed: -: -. ~. ~ -.... ~. - -.
Not more than the following mum.
Der of water closets may be connected
on the various sizes of soil pipes
designated below:
~ water closets on 4-inch soil or
branch pipe - - ..........
"25 water closets on 5-inch soil or
branch pipe. 1884. 49,.
go water closets on 6-inch soil or
branch pipe. ..- 49,.
mo soil or drain pipe shall be more
than six co. inches in diameter. and
when greater number than sixty (6Gf
water closets are in one building, two
(2) soil or drain pipes must be run
to the main sewer in the street, and
shall be continued up to and through
the roof in full size; and where YER
tical lines Of soil pipes extend to
water closets on the third floor the
same must extend full size through
the roof" -. 4. r.. (
SECTION S. Section 16 of said Ord
nance is hereby amended to read as
follows: ~ HI -.
Section 16. Traps. All fixtures shall
be separately and independently
trapped as near the opening thereof
as is practicable: All traps shall have
a water seal of not less than one and
one-half (1R) inches in depth and
shall be set true to water seal The
size of every trap shall be the same
as the waste pipe it serves.
mo grease traps shall in any case
be placed under a building or struc-
f,,nn hon r. To-,
for restaurants, hotels, tenements and
boarding houses. All grease traps
shall have capacity of not less than
thirty 800 gallons and shall be con-
structed subject to the. approval of
the plumbing inspector.
mo bell trap shall be used in any
case.
"Anti-siphon, traps shall be used
only where the plumbing Inspector,
finds that it is impracticable to use
any other. II
"All traps in the ground or in con-
crete shall be Of galvanized or cast
iron pipe coated with asphaltum.
Cali traps with internal partitions
or any mechanism forming a seal are
strictly prohibited
SECTION 6. Section 10 of said Ord |
nance is hereby amended to read as |
follows:
Section 19. Water closets. The
use of pan, hopper or plunger cicS,srs.
is prohibited. No water closet J !
sink or urinal shall be placed ain
tanned in any room + waicl there
is not a window ops irg Or TT to
the external atmospk-.e; p, ided
that, in lieu thereof, such H. be
ventilated by means of 2 sha, r J:
air duct at least eight (S) i.che.% n
diameter or of equal area and as near
the ceiling as possible, and carried
thence through the roof. Stop cocks
shall be placed on all supply pipes
to water closet tanks, between the
tank and the floor.
I'm factories, workshops, tenements
and rooming houses there shall be
provided one Q) water closet for each
ten Q0) persons, or fraction thereof,
Of each sex; 3d.. iii. -.
Range closets are strictly prohibit.
ed; provided, however that an ex-
ception may be made, by special per-
mission of the Board of Supervisors,
in the case of hospitals for insane
persons. ~-.....
Toilets shall be separate in all
cases. All residences shall be pro-
Eided with at least one water closet
and one sink. H.: 49,: -.
"All water closets, earthen or iron.
having traps above the floor, using
cad connections, shall be fastened to
he floor and made perfectly tight
With red lead putty connections or by
such other method as may be approx
I'd of by the plumbing inspector. And
when iron connections to water closet
raps are used, they shall be cast or
galvanized wrought iron pipe with
,ase brass flanges not less than one
eighth of an inch thick and the
langes either caulked or screwed on
Rubber gaskets shall not be used"
SECTION 7. Section % of said Ord
nance is hereby amended to read as
ollows: 49,.
Section % cIean-outs.
"(aJ General provisions for all
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