The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1920-07-16

ering nipples or brass pipes, Wipeu ohto
the lead pipe and screwed to the iron
Soil Pipes.
Section 81. Brass and copper pipes
shall be seamless, drawn tubing, OF
standard iron pipe gauge for supply
pipes and not lighter than gauge
thickness for waste and flush pipes.
Brass and Copper Pipes.
Section 2S. Every pipe shall be q
4.inch cast iron pipe, extending from
the main house drain to the water
closet. each of its branches to water
closet shall be four inches diameter
II however, more than six and not
more than twelve water closets dis
charge into it, it shall be five inches
diameter. If more than twelve anu
not more than SO water closets, SIX
inches diameter. Where main drain
a soil pipe or waste pipe passes throush
a masonry wall, there shall De re-
lieving arch with open space ABOVE
and below the pipe TO prevent INJURY
by settling. No vertical SOIL pipe,
vent or other heavy stack snail rest
at it's base on an earthenware pipe,
but on an iron fittirg, firmly supported
nv a Masonry pier or ctherw'se, aui
attached to at least feet OF horl-
zontal iron pipe to which the earlheH-
ware pipe may be connected at each
floor, a floor rest placed Immediately
under each bell or fitting, to support the
vertical stack, otherwise, heavy IRON
nine rests shall be provided at inter
walls not exceeding 10 feet The 1901
of every vertical soil or waste pipe
shall be "Y" with u bend and clean
out. Horizontal soil pipes at Intervals
OF 10 feet shall be supported by olhch
brick piers or be suspended by hangers
made of ron at least Is inches diam
eter, or. if the pipe is parallel with ana
against wall, it shall be supported
by iron clamps at least inch by BIO
inch. firmly secured to the wall, with
evanston bolts or lag screws; pipe
hooks will not be allowed for support
ing horizontal soil pipes.
Waste Pipes.
Section 30. Waste pipes shall not
he less than the following diameters:
For che lavatory if not over SIX
feet long, II inches; for one pantry
sink. one or two bath tubs, urinal or
laundry tubs, Il inches, for one kitten
en- sink. 9 inches: for one slop SINK
two or three inches; for three or more
tubs or similar fixtures, TWO
inches. for one shower bath, inches;
fer one floor drain, or cellar dram,
to inches. No waste pipe shall be
into bend, trap, bowl or
ftush nine of water closet, but shall
enter the main line by proper fitting
No waste pipe shall discharge into
rny,t Mi
fixture, except as provided Tor felrls-
orator waste.
CIean-Outs.
Section 30. On every horizontal
soil pipe, whether under or above
at intervals not exceeding 80
feet and also at the end, at every
change in direction and at the foot OF
every vertical stack, a full size "Y
shall be placed and fitted with a brass
screw. cap clean-out not less than Is
inch thick with solid square or hex
agonal nut at least inch high and
one inch diameter the body OF the
,lean-out ferrule shall be as thick as
above specified for the thickness OF
,aulk in ferrule (section 26) with at
least six threads of iron pipe size and
size of it's pipe up to four inches, and
be four inches for larger pipes. Each
,lean-out under a floor or grade line,
Or within six inches OF wall, shall be
brought through the same and up TO
Grade. so as to be in plain view ana
n ways accessible.
Traps.
Section 81 No trap shall be placed
between the street sewer and the emu
If the vent pipe above the roof, or at
The foot of any vertical main SOIL or
waste line. Every fixture shall be sep
arately trapped by water sealing Trap
with a deep seal, as large as the soii
or waste pipe and placed not more
than Is inches from the fixture out
let, well supported, set true with re-
spect to it's water level and protected
from back pressure and espionage.
ONLY one trap shall be placed between
any fixture and the house drain. Non
siphoning traps shall not be USED eX-
cent by special permission OF the
plumbing inspector, or such other per-
sons as the board of commissioners
NAV designate, when reventing IS not
practicable. No trap depending on
moving parts, nor trap having shall
low seal shall be used. No soil pipe
or waste pipe shall be discharged INTO
the trap of another fixture. Every
trap. except that of water closet
shall have for cleaning the trap, brass
tran screws placed on the inlet slde
or below the water level, but not be-
low the floor. Every overflow pipe
from a fixture shall be connected on
the inlet side of the trap.
Vent Pipes.
Section go. Every soil pipe and
waste nine shall be extended as vent
nine up to two feet above the roof,
or above any ventilating skyhght, dor
mer window or taller adjacent build
ing, its diameter equcl to that OIL the
largest connecting soil or waste pipe
its end not less thin 10 feet from any
window or other opening to hablta-
ton. its end without any bend, coWl
or other covering, except wire pas
ket, if desired. No trap shalt pc
placed in this vent pipe nor in the
pipe between it and the street sewer
Where a vent pipe passes through a
roof it shall be flashed with sheet
lead weighing at least four pounds per
square foot, or with copper, When a
bell of the pipe rests on the r5of the
sleeve, of the flashing shall be turned
over and then be caulked into the bell
otherwise, the sleeve shall be turned
over onto the top of the vent pipe
No brick, earthenware nor sheet met
al, fiue or chimney, nor any pipe placed
in a chimney, shall be used as vent
nine. Every trap shall be installed on
a continuous waste and vent loop, when
continuous venting is not practicable,
every trap shall be back-vented or re-
vented. the vent pipe from the top OF
the trap being connected with the
main vent or stack above the highest
fixture connected Herewith, except
that this trap vent be omitted. when
the distance measured along the waste