The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

ING ORDNANCE OF THE CITY ,s OF WATERBURY AID OPTE ID
 NOVEMBER 30, 18O0s AMENDED MAY g. 1900 AND AMENDED
 3. 1908, IS AMENDED so THAT SECTION II AND SECTION 2S { SHALL READ. AS FOLLOWSi-
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WATERBURY;- ~ SEC. Il. All galvanized genuine wrought iron pipe must be lap weld ed: fittings must be the special extra heavy cast iron recessed and thread ed drainage fittings with smooth inc terior waterway and threads tapped SD as to give Q uniform grade to branches of not less than one e-fourth of an inch per foot; joints must be screwed joints, made up with red lead and the burr formed in cutting must be cafefully reamed out; short of the pipe Is less than one and one half inches long must be of the thickness and weight known as extra heavy. The use of genuine waste shall not be permitted in any dwelling or apartment house on any | fixture carrying greasy waste.
 Rain water leaders shall not be used as soil, waste, or vent pipe nor shall any soil, waste, or vent pipe be used as rain leaders. When outside rain leaders are connected with the house drain they shall be properly trapped, the trap being SC | placed as to prevent freezing and be located at least five (6) feet from the main drain. When inside rain extra heavy cast iron pipe, or of genuine galvanized wrought iron pipe or as provided in SECTION 6 and need not be trapped excepting | where opening in roof is so near a window as to be liable to: be dan- gerous or offensive. A
 A. All water heaters using gas or oil as fuel, hereafter installed and all existing water heaters thai are changed or replaced shall be provided with metal fiue, the cross sectional area of which shall not be less than the aggregate area o1 the vent outlet of the appliance con nected to them. This does not apply to appliances which have no vent outlet.
 Flues for the venting of gas or oil appliances shall be made of twenty-four (2D gauge iron or other approved material and shall be connected to. a chimney or car ried two CD feet above the roof ol to the outer air.
 l Every fiue connected appliance l (except an incinerator) unless it's construction serves the same pur- pose, shall be equipped with an effective draft hood.
 l No water heater using gas or oil as a fuel shall be installed in a bathroom, bedroom or closet, toilet or any occupied room normally kept closed.
 B. All domestic hot water supply whatever the heat source and whether controlled manually or automatically, hereafter installed oI if already existing when the tanks are changed or replaced, shall be equipped with effective devices to water temperature, which two func. tions may be combined in one de. vice. Such device shall be construct ed of brass or other corrosion re- sisting material and shall be ap- proved by the Plumbing Inspector.
 The pressure relief device shall be equipped with means of testing its free action in place. It's inlet shall not be less than, #" and its outlet shall not be less than h.h The size of the. relief valve shall be not less than the connecting supply pipe. The outlet shall be piped to the nearest fixture. or floor drain with iron pipe size brass pipe or heavy copper tubing. The pressure relief device shall be located on the l SOA0 "niSl AillCI anu do ClOoc 1s practical to the. storage tank. The circulating pipe between the storage ! tank and the heating unit shall be iron pipe size brass or copper pipe.
 The temperature relief device may accomplish it's purpose by shutting charging hot water and must be SC | installed that the heat responsive portion will be exposed to the maximum water temperature either in the storage tank or the hot water which shuts off the supply of heat 1t shall be independent of any ther- mostatic control of water tempera- ture and must be so designed thai it will have to be reset ,manually in order to put it back in service after it has operated.
 The excess pressure relief valves will be required on instantaneous types of heaters employing no 7stor- age tank. -.~~
 Permits shall be issued to licensed range boiler and water heater. They shall be issued by the Plumbing In. spector and he shall charge the plumber the same fee as for a plumbing fixture. ..s ,...'. n
 No person. firm or corporation shall do any work or make any con. nection to the water pipe or make any alteration or addition to any existing water heater or install any new water heater unless such per. son has been licensed as provided by law and certificate of com potency has been issued to him. s.
 This section shall not apply to any 1 company especially chartered by the State of Connecticut to distribute and sell gas and operating under the Jurisdiction of the Public Utili. ties Commission of the State oi Connecticut which may by it's em. ployes. install or repair gas piping and gas fuel operated devices, ap. pliances and accessories in any building and make gas connections to such devices and appliances. IT doing such, 1t shall observe and follow any ordinances specifying the manner in which such work shal be done, and shall take out suct permits relating to each installa