Plumbing Problems : Or, Questions, Answers, and Descriptions Relating to House-drainage and Plumbing

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Engineering Record, 1885 - 242 Seiten
 

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Seite 234 - cellar " shall be taken to mean and include every basement or lower story of any building or house of which onehalf or more of the height from the floor to the ceiling is below the level of the street adjoining. The phrase
Seite 229 - All connections of lead with iron pipes must be made with a brass sleeve or ferrule of the same size as the lead pipe, put in the hub of the branch of the iron pipe, and caulked with lead. The lead pipe must be attached to the ferrule by a wiped or overcast joint.
Seite 227 - This shaft should be, at least two and a half feet square. It should extend from the cellar through the roof, and should be covered by a louvered skylight. It should be accessible at every story, and should have a very open but strong grating at each floor to stand upon.
Seite 226 - Health, no part of the work shall be covered or concealed in any way until after it has been examined by an inspector of the Board of Health, and notice must be sent to the Board when the work is sufficiently advanced for such inspection.
Seite 235 - The waste pipe of every independent sink, basin, bathtub, water-closet, slop-hopper, urinal or other fixture shall be furnished with a separate trap, which shall be placed as near as practicable to the fixture which it serves. A sink and set of three...
Seite 227 - Board must be notified, that it may send an inspector. 1. All materials must be of good quality and free from defects ; the work must be executed in a thorough and workmanlike manner.
Seite 39 - ... windows. If the first trap is forced, the gas can gain easier exit through this pipe than through the second trap. Every vertical soil or waste pipe should be extended at least full size through the roof.
Seite 226 - ... or of any work upon or about the building or premises upon which the said violation exists ; and no undertaking shall be required as a condition to the granting or issuing of such injunction, or by reason thereof. SEC. 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
Seite 225 - Suitable drawings and descriptions of the said plumbing and drainage shall in each case be submitted and placed on file in the Health Department. The said Boards of Health are also authorized to receive and place on file drawings and descriptions of the plumbing and drainage of buildings erected prior to the passage of this act in their respective cities. SEC. 4. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the city of New York shall add six thousand dollars to the apportionment of the Health Department...

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