Plumbing Code of the City of South Bend, Oridance No. 3208 as Amended 1937

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9 their water level, and shall be so located as to protect their seals. Section 881 Cleanouts shall be the same size as the pipe up to four (4) inches in diameter and not less than four (4) inches for larger pipe or traps. Cleanouts shall be provided as follows: At the foot of all vertical lines of soil pipe, and at the end of each horizontal line. The distance between the cleanouts shall not exceed fifty (50) feet, All traps and cleanouts shall be located so as to be easily access. able for cleaning. Section 89t Each single fixture shall be separately trapped by a not less then two (2) inch water seal trap, placed as close to the fixture as possible. No oellar or area drain shall be placed within five(8) feet of a house drain or soil stook to whioh a rainwater drain oonneots unless said floor drain is properly revented. All floor drains in toilet rooms and beneath urinals shall be revent- ed as herein provided for other fixtures. A set of not more than three wash trays or wash stands or a set of one or two wash trays with sink combined, may oonneot with a. single trap, provided the trap is placed central and the branches oonneot into the house side of the traps. Section 90: Traps for bath tubs, basins, sinks, or other similar fixtures shall be made of lead, brass or galvanized oast iron. Drum traps shall be used for the foot seat or bath tubs and shall not be less than four (4) inches in diameter. Galvanized or cast iron traps shall be extra heavy full bore throng h- oot, and have a smooth interior water way and threads tapped out of solid ►petal* iron drum traps shall be made of extra heavy oast or malleable iron, or galvanized, and the.drum shall not exceed four (4) inches in diameter. Drum Traps shall have a water seal of not more than seven (7) inches nor less than two inches. Section 91, There shill be no trap at the foot of soil or waste pipe staoks upon the house drain or house serer.