Amending Ordinance No. 1808 with Reference to a Plumbing Code

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-27- of condensation from such pipes entering any sewer or drain, shall not be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. All steam con- densation discharge into any sewer shall be properly trapped with a check valve, inspected, and a permit shall be required therefor. Section XCIII. All direct connected hydraulic elevators, lifts or pressure machines shall be provided with an inter- mediate tank of sufficient capacity as to discharge its waste without pressure into any sewer, drain, soil or waste pipe, Such tanks shall be trapped. Section XCIv. The waste pipe from a refrigerator, ice box or ice tray, or any receptacle in which provisions are stored, shall not connect directly to any drain, soil or waste pipes, and such waste pipes shall be arranged so that they may be properly flushed, The discharge of same shall run into an open fixture properly trapped and with a water supply brought to same to maintain the seal in trap when the refrigerator is not iced or in use. Where two or more refrigerator waste pipes lead into a common discharge pipe, said discharge pipe shall be continued full size up through the roof and terminate with an open end for ventilation. Section XCV. The overflow pipe from a tank shall not be directly connected with any drain, soil or waste pipe. Such pipe shall discharge into an open fixture or in a roof gutter. Section XCVI. Waste pipes from safe wastes placed under- neath fixtures shall not be directly connected with any drain, soil or waste pipe. Such pipes shall discharge into an open fixture or upon the cellar floor. All arrangements shall be subject to the approval of the Plumbing Inspector. Section XCVII. The waste pipes and traps for acid tanks, sinks and other receptacles receiving the discharge of acids in chemical laboratories, electrotyping, lithographing and other similar establishments must be made of Duriron, extra