Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909 . ed on Receptor. as shown in the accompanying illustra-tions. The fixtures were joined togetherby the waste pipe under the floor insuch a manner as to make them incap-able of properly serving their unfortunate error discovered in thispart of the work was at a time whenwater was turned on for testing outthe fixtures and their supply and wast^connections. The test was made by fill-ing up the bathtub and then the stand-ing waste plug was lifted, when to theamazement of the workmen testing outthe system the water from the tub b
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909 . ed on Receptor. as shown in the accompanying illustra-tions. The fixtures were joined togetherby the waste pipe under the floor insuch a manner as to make them incap-able of properly serving their unfortunate error discovered in thispart of the work was at a time whenwater was turned on for testing outthe fixtures and their supply and wast^connections. The test was made by fill-ing up the bathtub and then the stand-ing waste plug was lifted, when to theamazement of the workmen testing outthe system the water from the tub back-ed up into the shower receptor, which,of course, could not be tolerated. Itwas thought that the 2-in. pipe connec-tion with the 5-in. main soil- stack A,as shown in one of the pictures, wasclogged in that particular batnroom anda test was made on other floors with thesaire experience in one after another un-til the same unfortunate condition wasfound in 17 different bathrooms, andwhere the waste piping was roughed in 48 \*8 4*° 4? 18 -48 *8 68 /* A. S* / /f / i ., V) zz_ -/»? -*8
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