City of Hornell, NY Article III Inspections and Tests

§ 228-16 Inspections to ensure compliance.

All soil and waste lines of a plumbing system shall be inspected by the Plumbing Inspector to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Plumbing Code and the installation and construction of the system in accordance with the approved plans and the permit.

§ 228-17 Notification to inspect.

It shall be the duty of the plumber to notify the Plumbing Inspector, orally by telephone or in writing, that the work is ready to be inspected or tested. It shall be the duty of the plumber to make sure that the work will stand the test prescribed before giving the above notification.

§ 228-18 Materials to be furnished by plumber.

The equipment, material and labor necessary for the inspection and test shall be furnished by the plumber.

§ 228-19 Water test.

A. The water test may be applied to the drainage system in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except the highest opening above the roof, and the system filled with water to the point of overflowing above the roof.

B. If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be tightly plugged, except the highest opening of the section under test, and each section shall be filled with water, but no section shall be tested with less than a five-foot head of water.

§ 228-20 Order of tests; approval of installation.

A. Generally.

(1) The tests may be made separately as follows:

(a) The house drain, including all piping to the height of five feet above the highest point on the house drain.

(b) The soil, waste, vent, inside conductor and drainage pipes which would be covered up before the building is enclosed or ready for completion.

(c) The final test of the whole system.

(2) The test required by Subsections A(1)(b) and (c) may be combined.

B. Written approval. After each of the above tests has been made and proved acceptable, the Plumbing Inspector shall issue a written approval.

§ 228-21 Inspection required prior to covering.

A. No drainage or plumbing system or part thereof shall be covered until it has been inspected, tested and approved as herein prescribed.

B. If any house drainage or plumbing system or part thereof is covered before being regularly inspected, tested and approved as herein prescribed, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the proper administrative authority.

§ 228-22 Defective work.

If an inspection or test shows defects, such defective work or material shall be replaced within 10 days and the inspections and tests repeated.

§ 228-23 Issuance of certificate of approval.

Upon the satisfactory completion and final test of the plumbing system, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the Plumbing Inspector to the plumber to be delivered to the owner.