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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ...Show synopsisThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...having been made by the tenants of the lower floor of the cloudy appearance of the water they were using, not only for sanitary purposes, but also for drinking, and also of the unpleasant odour of the water, an examination was made, which resulted in the above discovery. The trap was found to be lined with black slime, and the waste from it choked with similar matter. There is not the least doubt that on finding the pipe in that condition the workman went away for some appliances for removing the obstruction, and was probably sent to other work and the whole affair forgotten. If the trap had been of with branches connected to a main stack of waste pipe, were fixed as shown in the diagram, Fig. 588. The soil pipe S S was fixed outside the building and connected directly to the drain. The waste pipe T T was also fixed externally, and the bottom end emptied into an intercepting trap, as shown at U. A stack of ventilating pipe, as shown at V V was fixed about midway between the other two pipes, and to this was joined all the branch vent pipes, W W, from the tiaps under the w.a'sand basins. As the main stack of vent pipe was only 2 in. diameter, there is not the least doubt that the usage of any of the w.c.'s would affect the traps-of the others, and also those under the wash basins. Irrespective of this the arrangement was far from being in unison with modern English ideas on the subject in that the waste pipes were charged with air from the drains, and this air could escape out of the end of the pipe at U. By reason of the by-pass formed by the connection of the trap vent pipes the intercepting trap was rendered perfectly useless. The proper remedy in this case would be to fix separate stacks of vent pipes from each tier of fittings. Fig. 586. frequently drink...Hide synopsis
Description:Slightly chipped at lower spine hinge, minor wear, overall...Slightly chipped at lower spine hinge, minor wear, overall decent VG copy. Small 4to. Brown cloth gilt. pp xiv, 223 (xlviii) and 24pp attractive period illustrated ads. Diagrams in text. Rare.
