Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . iquidrefuse, facal, and other matters, must be so con-structed as to preserve the site of the habitationfrom lieing polluted ami prevent the entrance ofany sowaj^e-air into the house. .\s a rule it is nowrequired that every house-drain connected with apublic sewer shall have an intercepting trap placedoetween the hoiLse and the sewer. This trap servesthe purpose of cutting oil the direct connectionbetween the house and the .sewer, so that if works are imperfectly carried outthe intercepting trap will at least pr
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . iquidrefuse, facal, and other matters, must be so con-structed as to preserve the site of the habitationfrom lieing polluted ami prevent the entrance ofany sowaj^e-air into the house. .\s a rule it is nowrequired that every house-drain connected with apublic sewer shall have an intercepting trap placedoetween the hoiLse and the sewer. This trap servesthe purpose of cutting oil the direct connectionbetween the house and the .sewer, so that if works are imperfectly carried outthe intercepting trap will at least prevent the air ofthe public sewer entering the house. The inter-cepting trap also forms an opening at the lower endof the house-drain by which air can enter the house-drains require to have sejiarate and in-dependent ventilation by means of either the soil-pipe or some .special pipe at the head of the drain,and its branches carried up to a point somewherenear the top of the house ; but it must not ter-minate near the eaves or a window or the top of a. Fig. , supply cistern; B, B, flushing cisterns for water-closets;C, scullery sink ; D, overflow pipe from cistern ; E, F, waste-pipes from fi;if<.s under water-closet and bath; G, opengrating; H, water-main ; K, to sewer. chimney, for at all these points at certain periodsthere are direct air-currents into the house whichwould carry the foul air from the ventilating pipeinto the habilation. The apartment for the water-closet in a privatehouse should be well lighted and ventilated. Awindow should always be provided, which shouhlopen to the external air, and should be carried upto near tho ceiling of the ai)artmcnt. It is that air-bricks should be built into theexternal walls, both at a level with the lloor andnear the ceiling. In larg^e dwellings, and publicbuildin^js, such as hospitals, workhouses, andhotels, it is diwirable that the water-closels shouldbe separated from the main building, and heappro
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