The administrative authority shall have the
right to inspect any plumbing system at such times as may be deemed
necessary to protect the public health, and the administrative authority
or its inspectors shall have the right to enter into and upon any
premises or buildings in the Town for such purposes.
The administrative authority shall make the
inspections and tests required by this article and, for this purpose,
shall employ an inspector or inspectors who are qualified by their
knowledge, training and experience to make such inspections and tests.
Upon written notice from the administrative
authority or its inspectors, the owner or lessee of premises shall
be required to correct promptly any and all unsanitary and defective
conditions which are likely to have immediate detrimental effects.
The owner or lessees of such premises shall also correct as soon as
possible other unsanitary or defective conditions which may, over
a period of time, have a detrimental effect on health.
The equipment, material, power and labor necessary
for the inspection and test shall be furnished by the plumber.
All the piping of a plumbing system shall be
tested with air or water. After the plumbing fixtures have been set
and their traps filled with water, the entire drainage system shall
be submitted to a final test. The proper administrative authority
may require the removal of any cleanouts to ascertain if the pressure
has reached all parts of the system.
Upon the completion of a section or of an entire
water supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water
pressure of not less than the water pressure under no-flow conditions
at the inlet to the building before the pressure-reducing valve, if
any. Under the conditions where a water service pipe has been installed
by a water district or a water improvement area, the water service
pipe and water supply system shall be considered to begin at the curb
stop.
Leader pipes and branches within a building
shall be tested by water or air.
Upon the satisfactory completion and final test
of the plumbing system, a certificate of approval shall be issued
by the administrative authority to the plumber to be delivered to
the owner.
The drainage system of any building, where there
is reason to believe that it has become defective, shall be subject
to test.
No tests or inspections shall be required where
a plumbing system or part thereof is set up for exhibition purposes,
is not used for toilet purposes and is not directly connected to a
water supply or sewerage system.
The administrative authority may revoke a certificate
of approval issued pursuant to this Article if there is a violation
of any provision of this Article or any false statement or misrepresentation
in the application for a plumbing permit or the plans or specifications
submitted in support thereof.