Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . orker, on account of absurd city regu-lat ons, it is not by any means as safeas it might have been. The work con-sisted of kitchen fixtures in the base- i6 ment kitchen, with tubs for the laun-dry on the same floor, a butlers pan-try on the floor above, and on the thirdfloor a bathroom, with tub, closet andwashbasin. The original house drainwas 3 ins. in diameter, but from thepoint where the soil pipe came in it hadto be enlarged to 4 ins. The kitchensink and washtrays being some 16 or 17feet from the vertical line and having aright ang
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . orker, on account of absurd city regu-lat ons, it is not by any means as safeas it might have been. The work con-sisted of kitchen fixtures in the base- i6 ment kitchen, with tubs for the laun-dry on the same floor, a butlers pan-try on the floor above, and on the thirdfloor a bathroom, with tub, closet andwashbasin. The original house drainwas 3 ins. in diameter, but from thepoint where the soil pipe came in it hadto be enlarged to 4 ins. The kitchensink and washtrays being some 16 or 17feet from the vertical line and having aright angle in their d scharge pipe, couldnot, according to rules, be vented by aMacClellan vent. Consequently it wasnecessary to put in a 2-in. wrought ironvent pipe. This pipe rose 4 feet alongthe basement wall, went through thewall horizontally, went up to the eavesof an extension, and then rose to theroof of the main building. This arrange-ment was exceedingly foolish. While itwas perfectly satisfactory to the , and complied exactly with the regu-. Plumbing Job Spoiled by Regulations. lations it defeated its own ends com-pletely. The vertical portions of thepipe will scale rapidly, and this scalefalling to the bottom of the pipe prob-ably within a years time choked thepipe. The main waste stack was of extraheavy 4-in. pipe, and the only placefound for it was. behind a door whichopened near a window. The big awk-ward pipe was very much in the way,and the door could be opened but a lit-tle more than half way. A 3-in. pipewould have gone into the space, and itspresence would hardly have been noticed. The upper parts of both the soil pipeand the 2-in. vent, where they wentthrough the roof, were inclined at anangle of l.! degrees, bringing themthrough the roof at right angles to thesurface. The vent from the upper October 15, 1908. PLUMBER AND STEAM FITTER Coal Sold on New Basis Quality Instead of Quantity to Be the Basis of Future Sales of Pittsburg Coal—Heat Units to
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