Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
Branch waste for kitchin sinks
Branch waste for slop sink 2 inches
Branch waste for all other fixtures


/ Section 81. Every sink, lavatory
basin, bath, water closet, urinal, and
each set of wash tubs, and each and
every fixture, shall be separately and
effectively trapped by a water sealing
trap with a water seal or at least one
and one half inches placed as close to
the fixture outlet of the fixture il
serves as possible.
Section So. No fixture shall be set
unless supplied with sufficient water
to flush it.
The discharge from any one fixture
must not pass through more than
one trap before reaching the house
lsewer.
All traps must be we'll supported
and set true with respect to their wa
ter seals.
No masons, cesspool, bell, pot. bot
tie or d trap will be permitted, no.
any form of trap that is not self
cleaing, nor that has interior cham
Der or mechanism, nor any trap, ex-
cept earthenware ones that depend
upon interior partitions for seal.
Section SO. All fixtures other than
water closets and urinals must have
strong metallic strainers or bars over
the outlets to prevent obstruction of
the waste pipe.
Section 81 All exposed or access
ible traps, except water closet traps,
must have brass trap screws for
cleaning the trap placed on the inlet
side, or below the water level.
| Section SIS. Overflow pipes from
| fixtures must in all cases be connect
ed on the inlet side of fixtures.
| Section Sc. The sizes of traps
must not be less than those given in
the following table:
Traps for Water closets. 4 inches
Traps for Stop Sink ....-....... 2 inches
Traps for laundry Tubs - inches
Traps for kitchen sinks IL " inches
Traps for bath tub, one and one-half
inch waste pipe, with four by eight
| drum trap, trap to have four inch
cleanout screw above floor or a one
and one half inch brass trap may be
used, If set above floor and ventilated.
Traps for urinals ...............- i y incn
Traps for one basin, lavatory or pan
| try sink ...................-.--. "a inch.
Traps for all other fixtures Il " inch
Section 81. Waste pipes from re-
frigerator or other receptical where
| food is kept must be at least one
inch in diameter and have proper
strainers over the inlets with proper
| fasteners to secure same in place
| and cannot in any case, connect di-
rectly with any part of the plumbing
| system. They must in all cases eth
er discharge over an open pan
water supplied and ordinarily used
sink. or they may discharge upon the
cellar floor near the cellar drain, or
be carried outside the building.
Section SIS. In all hotels and fact
cries the water closet apartment must
be made water tight with marble,
slate, cement or tile, or other water
proof material.
Section SO. Every factory, work
shop, or other place where persons
are employed, must be provided with
suitable closet Accommodations for
either sex connected with either pub
| lie or private sewer. Theaters, pub
lie halls. and railway depots must be
provided with closets for the conven-
fence of their patrons, where they can
make connection with public or pri-
vate sewer, the number of such clo-
sets to be such as may De prescribed
by the board of health.
Section so. Water closets, unless
they are properly locally ventilated
shall never be placed in any unven-
tilated room or compartment. An
exterior window, that can be opened
will be considered sufficient.
Section 81. Every water closet
shall be supplied with water from a
separate tank flush valve or except
closets in outhouses, and shall be Sc
arranged as to deliver at least four
gallons of water at each flushing,
and shall have flush pipe of not less
than one and one quarter inches in
diameter. Flush valves shall DE fit
ted and adjusted so as to prevent
waste of water. Each water closet
tank must have a brass shut off plac.
ed on its supply pipe close to the bot
| tom of the tank and in an accessible
position.
[ Section 81. Pan, plug, valve, plum
ger, and wash-down, and wash-out
water closets. and dry closets, in in
habited buildings or any closet hav-
ing any mechanism in connection
with the bowl forming a mechanical
seal, are prohibited.
| All water closets must be set open
and free from all inclosing wood
work. Water closets having traps set
beneath the floor will only be per-
mitted in outhouses.
] Section So. Enclosing water clos
cts, bath tubs or sinks with wooden
castings will not be permitted.
| Section ga. All earthenware and
iron water closets having traps above
the floor, using lead connections to
soil pipe, shall have cast brass floor
flange not less than one eighth of an
inch thick, soldered to lead and bolt
ed to trap of closet, the Joint being
made air tight with rubber gasket.
Section IS. The copper lining of
water closet and urinal cistern must
not be lighter than 16 ounce copper.
Section sc. When urinals are plac-
ed in any public building, including
hotels. the floors, sides and parti-
tions must be covered with either
marble, slate, extra heavy glass or
heavy sheet lead (not less than six
pounds to the square foot), with
tightly soldered seams, or cast iron
enameled. or other water proof mat
erial. Floor drains shall have CON-
bination of back water valve trap OF
at least two inches in diameter.
Traps to be supplied with water drip,
and no galvanized, sheet iron or other
through urinal will be permitted Iii
any building public or private.
Section 81. Waste from fixtures
in houses situated on unsewered
streets shall be connected with cess
pool and such cesspools shall not be
located within twenty five feet of any
inhabited building or public sidewalk
When any dwelling, building or con-
struction becomes within one hun
dred and fifty feet of any accessible
sewer, cesspools shall be cleaned out
and filled with clean earth, cinders
lor ashes, and connections made with
sewers; and no catch basin will be
allowed inside or under any building