Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

fittings must be made with suitable
packing of oakum, run full and with
molten lead and properly caulked.
6. All cast-iron pipes and fittings
used for soil or waste pipes must be
coated, both inside and outside, with
coal tar pitch, applied hot The MAX
er's name must be cast on each length
of cast iron pipe. No galvanized or
black pipe shall be used as a waste
or soil pipe. All waste pipe shall be
of lead or soil pipe.
7. "Soil-pipe" is the term applied to
any pipe receiving the discharge of
one or more water closets, with or
without other fixtures.
/ 8. "Waste-pipe" is the term applied
! to any pipe receiving the discharge
of all fixtures except water closets.
9. Extension pieces of 1h-inch gal
Ivanized iron are allowed between
tapped tees and traps of not more
than 1S inches in length. with slip
joint, made of brass, and a suitable
packing. An elbow may be used in
extension piece if of the Durham pat
tern. The galvanized extension pieces
must be reamed out.
10. Sanitary tapped tees are al
lowed. Tapped tees of vent-tee pat
tern are prohibited. Tapped tees of
the slip-joint pattern, brass or NAL
leable.. are allowed, provided the Slip
joint is outside of finish.
II. Double sanitary tees OK. "Yss'
are allowed. of the division pattern.
allowing one vent for two fixtures:
also double fittings with sanitary
curves which fully protect the drain
age discharge from one fixture dis
charging over into the discharge
opening of the opposite fixture, with
direct vents and full size drainage
opening
-. All bath traps must be of lead
pot-trap or P pattern, and can be
placed either above or below the floor.
If below the floor, clean-outs must
be flush with the finished floor.
13. For dentists chairs. or counter
work, or basins in middle of floor,
where not practical to vent, by con-
sent of the Plumbing Inspector, pot
traps may be used, not smaller than
4X9 inches. Where practical to
trap and vent in the ordinary way,
it must be done, fixtures not to be
more than 3 feet from fixture side
OF pot-traps, but waste pipe and con-
nectlons must conform to the Plumb
! ing rules, the same as if vented
IA. One trap and vent will be al
lowed for set of three wash trays.
-Four or more trays will not be con-
nected to one trap
10. Running traps, with fresh air
inlets, are not allowed. except where
locations and conditions, in the opin-
ion of the Inspector, make it neces-
sary.
16. Basins are allowed to empty in
inlet or deck drains without vent.
with trap, provided the waste is not
more than five feet.
IL. Double hubs and sleeves may be
used, where necessary, in tapping soil
or waste.
Is. Offsets may be used, provided
the angle they present is not more
acute than that presented by one
sixth bend.
10. Where, Under these rules, cast
iron pine is allowed, no double hugs,
double-hub fittings or inverted Joints
shall be allowed below the water line,
except on vertical lines; they may,
however, be used on the vent. Four
by two. or any other heel outlet fit
ting, will not be allowed to act as a
waste pipe or vent through the two
inch opening, except on vertical lines
or stacks, excepting where, under ar
chitectural conditions, the space is
limited, double sanitary tees will not
be allowed. except on vertical lines or
stacks. Where. by architectural con-
ditions, it is not practicable to use
I"Y's" or to comply with the rules as
to manner of venting. then these rules
must be complied with as nearly as
practicable and the executions must
meet with the approval of the Plumb
ing Inspector.
21. All intersecting of back vents
is to be feet or more above the
floor line of the fixture which the
vents are serving, except where dou-
BILE fittings are desired.
| %. All thread brass nipples are not