[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rye 4-20-1954. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
All plumbing and drainage systems, water-supply pipes, gas piping,
steam or hot-water-heating or power systems, refrigerator systems
and other systems of pipes or apparatus for holding or conveying gases,
vapors or fluids hereafter installed and maintained in or upon any
building in the Town of Rye outside the limits of any incorporated
village therein, shall conform to these rules and as may be further
provided for by law or found necessary for the protection of life,
health and property, as adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rye.
No person shall use or permit the use of such system, piping or apparatus
installed or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter or the rules adopted hereunder.
B.
Nothing herein contained or in the rules adopted here-under shall
require the alteration or reconstruction of any existing work that
was lawfully installed, or permit repairs or the addition of new fixtures
to existing work in conformity with the practice followed in the original
installation; provided, however, that when such repairs involve the
removal or alteration of more than 1/2 of the existing work affected
by the repairs, these rules for such repairs shall apply.
A.
The Examining Board, appointed by the Town Board of the Town of Rye,
shall consist of three members (one master plumber, one journeyman
having no less than eight years' experience as a journeyman plumber
and the Plumbing Inspector), all residents of the Town of Rye.
B.
Of the members of this Board first appointed, one shall hold office
for a term of one year; one for two years; and one for a term of three
years after he is appointed. Their successors shall be appointed for
a term of three years. If a vacancy shall occur, other than the expiration
of a term, it shall be filled by the Town Board by appointment for
the unexpired term. Any member of this Board may be removed by the
Town Board for cause and only after a public hearing.
C.
The Town Board shall determine the compensation, if any, of the members
of the Examining Board.
D.
The Examining Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman. No examination
shall be held except in the presence of at least two members of this
Board.
E.
It shall be the duty of the Examining Board to examine all applicants
for a master plumber's license, by a written and practical examination.
In every case this code and its regulations shall be considered by
this Board to be the standard and final authority.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall hold himself or themselves out
to the public as a master or employing plumber by the use of the words
"plumber," "plumbing" or other word of similar intent or meaning,
in any manner whatsoever.
B.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in or carry on a business
of master plumber unless the name and address of such person, President,
secretary and treasurer shall have been registered.
C.
No firm or corporation shall engage in or carry on a business of
master plumber unless the chief executive officer of such firm or
corporation shall have passed the examination of the Examining Board
and has received a certificate of competency and registration.
D.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of plumbing
or drainage in that portion of the Town of Rye not included in any
incorporated village unless he or it shall have passed a satisfactory
examination before the Examining Board and have received a certificate
of competency and registration.
E.
The application for a master plumber's license shall state the name
and place of business of the plumber and shall be accompanied by a
fee of $25. If the applicant does not appear before the Examining
Board for such examination, $10 of his fee will be returned to the
applicant. In the case of the applicant's failure to pass the examination,
the fee paid by the applicant will not be returned. Such applicant
may apply for a re-examination by payment of the usual fee of $25
after a ninety-day waiting period.
F.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all plumbers
and drain layers who had filed bonds and were on the approved list
of plumbers and drain layers in the Town of Rye on April 20, 1954
shall not be required to take an examination provided they shall in
all other respects conform and comply with the Plumbing Code of the
Town of Rye within 60 days from the date of the adoption of this amendment.
[Added 2-15-1955]
Every person, firm or corporation, before commencing the business
of plumbing or drain laying, as hereinabove provided for, shall furnish
a bond to the Town of Rye in the sum of $3,000, with one or more sureties
acceptable to the Board, conditioned upon the proper and faithful
observance of this code and that he or it shall indemnify and save
harmless the Town of Rye of and from all suits and actions brought
against said Town, or any officer thereof, for or on account of any
injury or damage received or sustained by any person in consequence
of or resulting from any work performed by him or it, or his or its
servants or agents, or from any improper materials used in said work,
or from any negligence in guarding said work or from any act of omission
of him or it, or his or its servants or agents; that he will replace
and restore any portion of street where he, his agent or employee
shall make any excavations to as good permanent condition as that
which existed before the work began. The Board may within one year
after the completion of any work done by a licensee, and with or without
notice to him or it, repair or cause to be repaired any street in
which such work shall be done, and the cost thereof shall be paid
by the licensee.
A.
A license granted hereunder shall expire on the 31st day of December
following the date of its issuance, but the holder thereof, if in
good standing, may renew such license on or before the 31st day of
December upon payment of a renewal fee of $2, together with a bond
as aforementioned.
B.
Any plumber allowing his license granted hereunder to expire for
more than 30 days after date of renewal by nonpayment of his renewal
fee will be required to make application for a new license and submit
to a new examination.
A license granted hereunder may be revoked or suspended by the
Town Board only after a public hearing.
A.
There shall be appointed by the Town Board of the Town of Rye a Plumbing
Inspector who shall be a resident of the Town of Rye and who shall
have had at least eight years' practical experience as a plumber prior
to his appointment. His salary shall be determined by the Town Board.
B.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the Plumbing Inspector to enforce
all rules, regulations and specifications of this code, to examine
all work and materials used. Whenever, in his opinion, by reason of
defective or illegal work contrary to this code, he may order all
further work to be stopped until the condition in violation has been
remedied.
The Plumbing Inspector in the discharge of his duties shall
have authority to enter any building, structure or premises at any
reasonable hour.
A.
Drawings. When required by the Plumbing Inspector, application for
permits shall be accompanied by floor plans and sections, in duplicate,
showing clearly all plumbing work and drainage to be done. Such plans
and sections shall state kind of materials used and indicate pipe
sizes.
B.
Alterations.[1] Repairs or alterations of plumbing and drainage may be
made without filing drawings and descriptions, but such repairs or
alterations shall not be construed to include new vertical lines or
horizontal branches of soil, waste and vent pipes. In any event, an
application for such alterations or repairs shall be filed with the
Plumbing Inspector and such alterations and repairs shall be subject
to an inspection approval by the Plumbing Inspector, and a fee of
$5 shall be paid upon filing of the application.
[Added 3-19-1963]
[1]
Editor's Note: The word "alterations" was substituted for
the word "repairs" by amendment of 3-19-1963.
C.
Permits and fees.
(1)
Application for permits shall be filed with the Plumbing Inspector,
in duplicate, on forms furnished by him. For each permit issued covering
the installation of any plumbing system, a minimum fee of $5 at the
rate of $1 per fixture must be paid to the Plumbing Inspector at the
time permit is issued. Fees are to be paid only on plumbing fixtures
that connect to sewer system.
[Amended 1-18-1972]
(2)
Where a change is made from a private sewer to a public sewer connection,
an application shall be filed for same and a fee of $2 shall be paid
to the Plumbing Inspector. No backfilling of any trench upon completion
of such connection shall be done without an inspection approval by
the Plumbing Inspector.
[Added 3-19-1963]
(3)
Application shall be filed for each sanitary and storm sewer connection
to public sewer, and a fee of $10 shall be paid to the Plumbing Inspector.
No backfilling of any trench upon completion of such connection shall
be done without an inspection approval by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Added 1-18-1972]
D.
Permit limitation. Any permit issued by the Plumbing Inspector under
the provisions of this code, but under which no work is commenced
within one year from the date of issuance, shall expire by limitation.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A branch which is terminated at a developed length of two
feet or more by a fitting not used for admitting liquids to the pipe.
The installation, repair, replacement and relocation of pipes,
fixtures and other apparatus for distributing gas for illumination
or fuel in any premises.
The entire length of horizontal drain and its branches from
the house sewer to the vertical soil or waste stacks.
That part of the sanitary sewerage system of any building
which extends from a point five feet beyond the outside face of the
outer front wall of the building to its connection with either a public
sewer or septic tank.
Any vertical line of storm-water piping.
Includes the water-service pipe, the water-distributing pipes,
the plumbing fixtures and traps, the soil and waste pipes, the vent
pipes, the house drain and sewer, surface and ground drains, and their
devices and appurtenances and connections within the structure and
adjacent premises.
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water or other
liquid or water-carried wastes into a drainage system with which they
are connected, and includes hot-water storage tanks, automatic or
semiautomatic washing machines, dishwashers, tankless and indirect
water heaters.
Is applied to main sewers that are not constructed by and
under the supervision of the Department of Public Works.
Any vertical line of pipe designed to convey the discharge
from one or more water closets with or without the wastes from other
plumbing fixtures.
The pipe provided to ventilate the system of piping.
Any vertical-line pipe receiving the wastewater from plumbing
fixtures other than water closets.
A pipe which conveys water from the service pipe to the plumbing
fixtures in any part of the premises.
The pipe from the water main to the building or structures
served.
A.
Sanitary drainage. In every structure in which the disposal of liquid
or water-borne wastes or drainage is required, provision shall be
made for conveying such wastes to a sewer or to a septic-tank system.
B.
Cesspools and privy vaults. Cesspools or privy vaults will not be
permitted, except that temporary privy vaults may be erected for use
during such period of construction until other permanent facilities
are provided.
C.
Septic tanks. Where premises are located where a sanitary street
sewer is not accessible to a private sewer, septic tanks and field
may be installed on condition that such installation and use be temporary
only and that its use must cease, the tanks disconnected and a private
sewer installed and connected to public street sewer as soon as the
public street sewer is installed and available. Applications for sewage-disposal
permit shall be filed with the Department of Health, County of Westchester.
Installation of sewage-disposal systems shall be done in accordance
with the rules and regulations of said Health Department and the Plumbing
Inspector.
D.
Old house drains. Old house drains may be used for connections for
new plumbing when such drains, upon examination, comply with this
code in all respects.
E.
House drains for rear buildings. When a structure stands in the rear
of another building on the same lot, its plumbing and drainage system
may be connected to the house drain of the front building behind the
house trap and fresh air inlet which shall be used for both buildings
if sewer connected; or may be connected to an existing septic tank
of front building and be provided with its own house trap and fresh-air
inlet, and provided that such septic tank or tanks and field are of
ample capacity and have so been approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
F.
Water supply. Every structure intended for human occupancy shall
be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water. It shall be
unlawful to connect such pure water supply with any unsafe water supplies
or to cross-connect such pure water supply to any drainage system.
Every structure shall be provided with a supply of water sufficient
to keep the plumbing fixtures sanitary. Where supply from water mains
in the street is available, each structure shall be adequately supplied
with water from such mains.
G.
Materials and arrangement of plumbing systems. The kind and quality
of materials for plumbing systems and the arrangement, installation
and construction of such systems shall be in accordance with this
code and under the supervision of the Plumbing Inspector.
A.
All materials used in any part of a drainage or plumbing system shall
be free from defects.
B.
Pipe other than clay or metal. Extra-heavy asbestos cement or reinforced-concrete sewer pipe, fittings and adaptors shall bear the approval of the National Bureau of Standards, and further approval for house sewer use by the Plumbing Inspector. See § 45-15.
[Amended 3-19-1963]
C.
Cast-iron pipe. All cast-iron pipe and fittings shall be of the grade
known as extra-heavy, uncoated, of uniform thickness, truly cylindrical,
straight and smooth, conforming to the standard specifications for
cast-iron soil pipe and fittings of the A.S.T.M., S.D. A74-42 and
A.S., S.D. A40.1-35. Such cast-iron pipe per five feet of length shall
have at least the following weight:
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
Weight
(pounds)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Single Hub Pipe
|
Double Hub Pipe
| |
|
2
|
25
|
26
|
|
3
|
45
|
47
|
|
4
|
60
|
63
|
|
5
|
75
|
78
|
|
6
|
95
|
100
|
|
8
|
150
|
157
|
|
10
|
215
|
225
|
|
12
|
270
|
285
|
D.
Wrought-iron pipe. Wrought-iron pipe shall conform to the standard
specifications for welded wrought-iron pipe of the A.S.T.M., D., A72-33,
and shall be galvanized. Such pipe shall have at least the following
average thickness and weight per linear foot:
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
Thickness
(inches)
|
Weight
(pounds)
|
|---|---|---|
|
1/2
|
0.110
|
0.85
|
|
3/4
|
0.115
|
1.13
|
|
1
|
0.136
|
1.68
|
|
1 1/4
|
0.143
|
2.28
|
|
1 1/2
|
0.148
|
2.72
|
|
2
|
0.158
|
3.65
|
|
2 1/2
|
0.208
|
5.79
|
|
3
|
0.221
|
7.57
|
|
3 1/2
|
0.231
|
9.11
|
|
4
|
0.242
|
10.79
|
|
5
|
0.263
|
14.62
|
|
6
|
0.286
|
18.97
|
E.
Steel pipe. Steel pipe shall conform to the standard specifications
for welded and seamless steel pipe of the A.S.T.M., D., A120-36, and
shall be galvanized. Steel pipe shall have at least the same average
thickness and weights per linear foot as prescribed for wrought-iron
pipe.
F.
Malleable fittings. All wrought-iron or malleable fittings shall
be galvanized.
G.
Lead pipe. Where permitted, for use other than water supply, lead
pipe shall be best-quality drawn pipe and shall weigh not less, per
lineal foot, than the following:
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
Weight
(pounds)
|
|---|---|
|
1
|
2
|
|
1 1/4
|
2.5
|
|
1 1/2
|
3
|
|
2
|
4
|
|
3
|
6
|
|
4
|
8
|
H.
Red brass pipe. Red brass pipe, known to the trade as "regular" or
"extra strong," shall have a minimum copper content of 85% and shall
conform to latest specifications of the A.S.T.M. for red brass pipe.
I.
Copper pipe. Copper pipe, known to the trade as "regular" and "extra
strong," shall be 99.9% copper, and shall conform to the latest specifications
of the A.S.T.M. for copper pipe.
J.
Copper tubing. Copper tubing, known to the trade as type "K" and
"L," shall be 99.9% copper, and shall conform to the latest specifications
of the A.S.T.M. for copper tubing.
K.
Fittings for red-brass and copper pipe shall be cast or wrought brass,
copper or bronze.
L.
Where red-brass or copper pipe is used underground such pipe shall
be "extra strong" or type "K."
A.
Tightness of plumbing joints and connections. Joints and connections
shall be made gas- and watertight.
B.
Caulked joints. Joints for bell-and-spigot metal drainage and vent
pipe shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and shall be secured
with molten lead. At least 12 ounces of fine, soft pig lead shall
be used for each joint for each inch in diameter of the pipe used.
Lead shall be run in one pouring and caulked tight. Lead joints for
water supply piping shall conform to the regulation of the Department
of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity.
C.
Caulking ferrules and soldering nipples.
(1)
Brass caulking ferrules shall be either of the best quality of east
brass or cold-drawn seamless tube ferrules, with weights and dimensions
in accordance with the following table:
|
Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Actual Inside Diameter
(inches)
|
Length
(inches)
|
Weight
(pounds)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
2 1/4
|
4 1/2
|
1
|
|
3
|
3 1/4
|
4 1/2
|
1 3/4
|
|
4
|
4 1/4
|
4 1/2
|
2 1/2
|
(2)
Soldering nipples shall be of brass pipe, iron-pipe size or heavy-east
brass, of at least the following weights:
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
Weight
(ounces)
|
|---|---|
|
1 1/4
|
6
|
|
1 1/2
|
8
|
|
2
|
14
|
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
Weight
(pounds)
|
|---|---|
|
2 1/2
|
1 1/2
|
|
3
|
2
|
|
4
|
3 1/2
|
(3)
Soldering bushings shall be brass-pipe, iron-size, or heavy-brass
or copper.
D.
Screw joints. Screw points shall be tapered with the threads sharp
and true and all burrs due to cutting shall be reamed out smooth.
E.
Solder joints in copper tubing. All solder connections between cast
bronze or wrought copper fittings and copper tubing shall be made
as follows:
(1)
All male and female surfaces in contact must be thoroughly cleaned
of foreign matter or oxidation with steel wool or other approved method.
Simple paste flux shall then be applied.
(2)
Solder, free from any core compound, composed of not less than 50%
tin, known to the trade as 50/50 spool solder, shall be properly introduced.
(3)
Use of liquid self-cleaning fluxes, liquid-solder and flux combinations
and solder compound mixtures are not permitted.
F.
Wiped solder joints. Joints in lead pipes or between lead pipe and
brass or copper pipes, ferrules, soldering nipples, bushings or traps,
in all cases, shall be full-wiped joints, with an exposed surface
of the solder on each side of the joint of at least 3/4 of an inch,
and a minimum thickness at the thickest part of the joint of 3/8 of
an inch. It shall be unlawful to use overcase or cup joints.
G.
Joints of lead to cast iron, steel or wrought iron. Joints of lead
to cast iron, steel or wrought iron shall be made by means of a caulking
ferrule or soldering nipple.
H.
Fixture flanges. Flanges to receive outlets shall be at least 3/16
of an inch thick and shall be made of brass or bronze.
I.
Water-closet, pedestal-urinal and trap, and standard slopsink connections.
The connections between drainage pipes and water closets, floor-outlet
slop sinks, pedestal urinals and earthenware trap standards, shall
be made by means of brass flanges caulked to the drainage pipes. Such
connections may be wiped or soldered to lead pipes. Such connections
shall be bolted to the earthenware with an approved gasket between
the earthenware and the connection. Floor outlet connections shall
be set on an approved floor slab or other impervious material. In
a private residence a toilet bowl may be set on top of linoleum regardless
of the composition of the toiletroom or bathroom floor, provided the
linoleum is set down first and extends to the brass flange.
J.
Welding of plumbing joints and connections. Joints and connections
for pipe made of brass, copper, black steel or black wrought iron,
or combinations of these materials, may be made by welding. It shall
be unlawful to weld any galvanized pipe, cast-iron pipe or drain,
soil or vent pipe of any material.
K.
Slip joints and unions. Metal-to-metal ground-joint unions shall
be permitted only in trap seals and slip joints on the inlet side
of the trap.
[Amended 3-19-1963]
A.
Drainage and vent piping within buildings shall be of extra-heavy
cast iron, galvanized steel or galvanized wrought iron, singly or
in combination, except that it shall be unlawful to use galvanized
steel or galvanized wrought-iron pipe underground.
B.
Type "M" copper tubing may be used aboveground for drainage and vent
piping within one- and two-family dwellings only.
C.
All connections to the water-closet flange must be made with wiped-lead
joints and lead pipes.
A.
It shall be unlawful to use double hubs or sleeves on soil or waste
lines. It shall be unlawful to drill or tap house drains, soil, waste
or vent pipes, or to use saddle hubs or bands.
B.
It shall be unlawful to use mason's traps or catch basins inside
of buildings, traps with partitions, bell, pot, bottle or "D" trap
or traps depending for their seal upon the action of movable parts
or concealed interior partitions.
C.
Dead-ends shall be prohibited in the installation, alteration or
removal of any drainage system. Future vents are not considered dead
ends.
Changes in direction shall be made by the use of fittings suitable
for that purpose. Special combination fittings designed to simplify
installations may be used. Short sweeps are permissible on a flow
from the horizontal to the vertical.
Horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment
and at a uniform grade of at least 1/4 of an inch per foot.
A.
Hangers. Hangers shall be made of metal of heavy pattern and shall
be securely attached to the building construction. Three-inch and
over hangers shall be Clevis type with threaded rods and angle-iron
brackets secured to support.
B.
Vertical piping. Vertical piping shall be supported at the base at
maximum intervals of every other floor, but in no case at more than
twenty-five-foot intervals, with wrought-iron or steel floor clamps
or other approved supports.
C.
Horizontal piping. Horizontal piping shall be securely supported
at maximum intervals of 10 feet.
D.
Bases of risers and horizontal runs. Bases of risers and horizontal
runs in cellars may be supported on masonry piers.
E.
Pipe in the ground. Pipes in the ground shall be laid for their entire
length on a firm bed.
A.
House trap. Every structure in which plumbing fixtures are installed
shall be provided with a house trap having two cleanouts with brass
screw plugs. Such trap shall be located on the house drain at the
wall nearest the discharge from the building, on the sewer side of
all connections, except a connection used to receive and discharge
from a sewer lift, oil separator, or blowoff pipe. If such trap is
placed outside of a building or below a cellar floor, such trap shall
be made accessible in a masonry manhole, with a metal or other approved
cover. Oil separator and blowoff pipes shall not connect to sewage-tank
systems.
B.
Fresh-air inlet.
(1)
A fresh-air inlet pipe shall be connected to the house drain, on
the house side of the trap and extended to the outer air, terminating
in a turned-down open end at least one foot aboveground, or through
wall of a building, above grade, and covered with an approved perforated
metal cover. Fresh-air inlet shall be at least 1/2 the diameter of
the house drain where such inlet pipe connects thereto but in no case
less than four inches in diameter.
(2)
Except in one- or two-family dwellings, where copper tubing is used
for drainage, the fresh-air inlet may be no less than three inches
in diameter. Laundry tub may be connected to fresh-air line provided
same connects to sanitary TY fitting.
[Amended 3-19-1963]
Cellar or basement floor drains or groups of drains shall connect into a trap or traps of adequate size. The drain inlet shall be located so that it is at all times in full view, and the traps so constructed that they can be readily cleaned. The venting of such drains shall be unnecessary. When such drains are subject to backflow or back pressure, they shall be equipped with approved backwater valves. The maximum distance from the trap to any floor drain shall be 15 feet. The discharge from such drains shall be connected to a storm sewer, if any, or to dry wells and not into sewers intended for sewage only or into septic-tank systems. Shower-bath drains, drains in floor urinals or any other drain used as a part of or in connection with a plumbing fixture, shall be considered a plumbing fixture. Floor drains in garages or other structures, where such drains receive the discharge of oils and similar substances, shall be installed as provided in §§ 45-23 and 45-24.
Wastes from hospitals, chemical plants, laundries or any other
wastes which, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector are detrimental
to the public sewer system or to public health, shall be treated inside
of the structure before such wastes are discharged into the sewer.
A.
When required. No garage permit authorizing the storage of volatile inflammable oil shall be issued for any premises which are not provided with an oil separator or other similar apparatus attached to the house drain, for the purpose of preventing volatile inflammable oils from flowing into the sewer and as provided for in § 45-21A.
B.
Oil separators.
(1)
When the liquid wastes from any structure consist wholly or in part
of volatile inflammable oil, the fixtures receiving such wastes shall
be connected to an independent drainage system discharging into such
separator.
(2)
Oil separators must be connected by a "Y" branch fitting to the house
drain on the sewer side of the house trap in such a manner that they
will not interfere with the house drain and the rest of the plumbing
and drainage system.
(3)
No separate running trap need be provided on the drain entering oil
separators, but a fresh-air inlet and vent line must be provided to
keep the system controlled by the oil separator entirely separate
from the rest of the plumbing and drainage system.
(4)
Vent lines from oil separators shall not be less than two inches
in diameter and must be continued above the roof.
(5)
Oil separators shall be of a type that automatically closes off the
waste discharge through the separator when oil well is full.
(6)
The Plumbing Inspector shall make a yearly inspection of oil separator
installations and shall issue a certificate of approval upon finding
such systems operating properly.
A.
Sump pumps. Where subsoil, foundation and cellar floor drains cannot
properly be disposed of into dry wells, in the opinion of the Plumbing
Inspector, such drains shall be discharged into an independent sump
or receiving tank, and automatically lifted and discharged into a
storm sewer, if any, or to dry well or wells, as approved by the Planning
Inspector. Such contents shall not be discharged into septic-tank
system.
B.
Sewage lifts. Piping for a sub-house-drainage system shall be installed
in accordance with the requirements for gravity systems. Sub-house
drains shall discharge into an airtight sump or receiving tank so
located as to receive the sewage by gravity. From the sump or receiving
tank, the sewage shall be lifted and discharged by pumps, pneumatic
ejectors or equally efficient devices automatically operated. When
the lifting device forms a trap, an additional trap on the drain may
be omitted, but all fixtures and equivalent devices shall be trapped.
The vents or sub-house drainage systems may be connected to the vents
of the gravity systems when an atmospheric system is used and the
vent is three inches or larger. When a pneumatic system is used and
the sewage is discharged by means of air pressure, the mechanism for
the relief of such air pressure in the closed sewage receptacle shall
have valves, piping and connections which form a part of the sewage-ejector
device, of sufficient size to receive the ejector pot to atmospheric
pressure in not more than 10 seconds. Such pneumatic sewage-ejector
relief device shall have an independent vent line not less than three
inches in diameter connected thereto and carried independently to
the roof, terminating in the same manner as required for vent pipes.
Bar sinks, soda fountains and drinking fountains may be installed
with indirect wastes. Drip pipes from refrigerators, iceboxes or receptacles
where food is stored shall be installed as indirect wastes. Indirect
wastes shall discharge into a water-supplied, trapped and vented sink.
Fixtures connected to indirect wastes shall be trapped, but it shall
be unnecessary to vent such fixtures. In no case shall any such indirect
wastes discharge over a sink located in a room used for living purposes.
The following table shall be used to determine fixture equivalents.
|
Fixture Equivalents
| |
|---|---|
|
Fixture
|
Units
|
|
1 lavatory or wash basin
|
1
|
|
1 bathtub
|
2
|
|
1 laundry tray
|
2
|
|
1 sink, except slop sink
|
2
|
|
1 combination fixture
|
3
|
|
1 urinal
|
3
|
|
1 shower bath
|
2
|
|
1 floor drain
|
2
|
|
1 slop sink
|
3
|
|
1 water closet
|
6
|
|
1 slop sink with flushing rim
|
6
|
|
1 drinking fountain
|
1/2
|
|
1 dental cuspidor
|
1/2
|
|
1 dishwasher, for residential use
|
2
|
|
1 dishwasher, other than for residential use
|
3
|
|
1 garbage-disposal unit, for residential use
|
2
|
|
1 clothes washer
|
1
|
|
Bathroom group, with bathtub or shower
|
6
|
|
Bathroom group, with bathtub and shower stall
|
8
|
|
Sterilizers, with 1/2 inch waste connection
|
1/2
|
A.
Minimum sizes of soil or waste branches to individual fixtures shall
be in accordance with the following:
(1)
Water closet: four inches.
(2)
Floor drains: three inches.
(3)
Urinal: two inches.
(4)
Slop sink: three inches.
(5)
Sink, except slop sink: two inches.
(6)
Bathtub: 1 1/2 inches.
(7)
Laundry tray: 1 1/2 inches.
(8)
Shower bath: two inches.
(9)
Lavatory or wash basin: 1 1/2 inches.
(10)
Drinking fountain: 1 1/2 inches.
(11)
Dental cuspidor: 1 1/2 inches.
(12)
Combination fixture, laundry tubs and kitchen sinks: two inches.
(13)
Dish washer, for residential use: 1 1/2 inches.
(14)
Dish washer, other than for residential use: two inches.
(15)
Garbage-disposal unit, for residential use: 1 1/2 inches.
(16)
Clothes washer: 1 1/2 inches.
B.
Water closet, in one- or two-family dwellings only, the individual
soil line may be of type "M" copper three inches in diameter. Also
sink except slop sink may be 1 1/2 inches in diameter, with adequate
cleanouts.
[Added 3-19-1963]
C.
Trap sizes to be same as above branches or pipe sizes with the exception
of kitchen sink traps which may be 1 1/2 inches.
[Amended 3-19-1963]
A.
The required size of branch soils and wastes receiving the discharge
of two or more fixtures, shall be determined on the basis of the total
number of fixture units to be drained, in accordance with the following:
|
Maximum Number of Fixture Units Permitted
|
Maximum Number of Water Closets Permitted
|
Diameter of Branch
(inches)
|
|---|---|---|
|
2
|
1 1/2
| |
|
9
|
2
| |
|
35
|
1 to 2
|
3
|
|
125
|
3 to 10
|
4
|
|
350
|
11 to 28
|
5
|
B.
In one- and two-family dwellings only, where type "M" copper tubing
three inches in diameter for house drainage is permitted, the maximum
number of fixture units permitted shall be 35 and the maximum water
closets shall be two.
[Amended 3-19-1963]
A.
The required size of a soil or waste stack shall be independently
determined by the fixture units connected to such stack, in accordance
with the following:
|
Maximum Number of Fixture Units Permitted
|
Maximum Number of Water Closets Permitted
|
Diameter of Stacks
(inches)
|
|---|---|---|
|
4
|
1 1/2
| |
|
14
|
2
| |
|
50
|
1 to 2
|
3
|
|
400
|
3 to 20
|
4
|
|
1,000
|
21 to 75
|
5
|
|
1,800
|
76 to 150
|
6
|
(1)
In one- and two-family dwellings only, where type "M" copper tubing
three inches in diameter for house drainage is permitted, the maximum
number of fixture units permitted shall be 50 and the maximum water-closets
shall be two inches.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge water closets into a stack less
than four inches in diameter, except where type "M" copper tubing
three inches in diameter for house drainage is permitted in one- and
two-family dwellings only, the soil and waste stacks shall be no less
than three inches in diameter.
[Amended 3-19-1963]
A.
The required size of sanitary house drains and sanitary sewers shall
be determined on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained
by them, in accordance with the following:
|
Maximum Number of Fixture Units Permitted
|
Diameter of House Drain
(inches)
|
|---|---|
|
2
|
1 1/2
|
|
9
|
2
|
|
35
|
3
|
|
125
|
4
|
|
350
|
5
|
|
525
|
6
|
B.
The minimum size of a house drain receiving the discharge of a water
closet shall be four inches in diameter, continued full size to all
vertical stacks receiving the discharge of a water closet, except
that type "M" copper tubing three inches in diameter may be used aboveground,
for house drains in one- and two-family dwellings only.
C.
House sewer shall be of a size to conform with the house drain but
shall not be less than four inches in diameter.
D.
Copper tubing shall not be used for house sewers underground.
A.
The required size of the vents shall be determined on the basis of
the size of the soil or waste stack, the number of fixture units connected
to the vent and the developed length of the pipe, in accordance with
the following table. Vents shall be at least 1 1/2 inches in
diameter. In determining the developed length of vent pipes, the vent
stack and branches shall be considered continuous.
|
Diameter of Pipe
(inches)
|
Maximum Number Fixture Units Permitted
|
Maximum Developed Length
(feet for each size)
|
|---|---|---|
|
1 1/2
|
6
|
35
|
|
2
|
40
|
75
|
|
2 1/2
|
72
|
100
|
|
3
|
120
|
150
|
|
4
|
250
|
250
|
|
5
|
500
|
300
|
|
6
|
1,250
|
400
|
B.
Distance of vent from trap seal. The maximum distance from the vent
intersection with the waste or soil pipe to the dip of the trap shall
be five feet, pitched at one-fourth-inch per foot. The vent opening
from the soil or waste pipe, except for water closets and similar
fixtures, shall be above the dip of the trap. Branch vent lines shall
be kept above the tops of all connecting fixtures, in order to prevent
the use of vent pipes as soil or waste pipes.
C.
Vent connections. Main vents or vent stacks shall connect at their
base to the main soil or waste pipe at least three feet below the
lowest vent branch and shall extend undiminished in size above the
roof or be reconnected to the main soil or waste stack at least three
feet above the highest fixture branch. Branch vents shall be connected
above the top of connecting fixtures. Branch vents shall be graded
and connected so as to drip back by gravity to a soil or waste pipe.
D.
Yoke-type ventilation.
(1)
Yoke-type ventilation shall be taken to mean a cross-connection,
by means of a horizontal branch soil or waste pipe, between the main
soil or waste line and the vent line, and in which the connection
between the branch pipe and the vent line is made at least six inches
above the line of fixtures discharging into such branch pipe.
(2)
When the plumbing fixtures in any building are arranged in groups
or batteries, "yoke-type" ventilation may be installed provided that
for batteries of water closets each fixture shall be set not more
than two feet distant from the horizontal branch soil pipe into which
it discharges, and for batteries of fixtures other than water closets,
each fixture shall be so located that its trap will be not more than
two feet distant from the horizontal branch waste line into which
it discharges.
E.
Wet venting.
(1)
In one-story and split-level residences it is permissible, where a four-inch vertical soil line goes through the roof, to vent additional water closets with a two-inch vent provided vents connected to the water closet vent are no more than as called for in § 45-32A.
(2)
A four-inch vertical soil line
directly above a water closet it is venting, and on the same floor
with the water closet in one-story and split-level residences, may
be used as a waste and vent for the branch waste of two basins and
a single sink or laundry tray, provided the maximum distance from
the vent to the trap shall not be more than four feet and pitched
1/4 of an inch per foot.
(3)
In one-story and split-level residences it is permissible to install
a two-inch vent for a water closet which can be used as a separate
waste pipe for two basins or one basin and one single laundry tray,
provided said fixtures are on the same floor as the water closet and
provided the waste connection from the four-inch soil before the lead
bend is made by a four by two "Y" or equivalent, and waste fittings
are used on the waste section of said vent, and the developed length
of said waste is not more than 12 feet. The two-inch waste and vent
lines so used shall continue full size to normal termination.
F.
Roof-vent extensions and terminals. When soil, waste or vent pipes
are extended through the roof, they shall be undiminished in size
but not less than two inches.
G.
Where main stacks are grouped together at the top of a structure
into one pipe which extends through the roof, such combined vent shall
be at least equal in area to 75% of the sum of the areas of the stacks
connecting into such combined vent.
H.
Roof extensions of soil and waste stacks or roof vents shall be run
at least one foot above any roof pitched at an angle of 30° or
more from the horizontal. Where flat roofs are used for roof gardens,
drying or other purposes, such extensions shall be carried at least
seven feet high. Where such extensions are within 10 feet of any door,
window, scuttle or airshaft, such terminal shall extend at least three
feet above such opening.
I.
All vent or other pipe passing through roofs shall be flashed with
lead, aluminum or copper, with flanges extending out on the roof.
A.
Traps required. Each fixture shall be separately trapped as near
to such fixture as possible, except that a battery of two or three
laundry trays, one sink and two laundry trays or two compartment sinks
may connect with a single trap when the outlets of such types of fixtures
are two inches or less. It shall be unlawful to discharge the waste
from a bathtub or other fixture into the water closet trap or bend.
B.
Designs of traps. Traps shall be self-scouring and water-sealed.
Traps for bathtubs, lavatories, sinks and other similar fixtures shall
be either integral or shall be of lead, brass, cast iron or galvanized
malleable iron. Traps shall have a full-size bore and smooth interior
waterway. Fixture traps shall have a water seal of at least two inches.
All other traps shall have a water seal of at least three inches.
The use of New York regulation traps is approved.
C.
Setting and protection of traps. Traps shall be set true with respect
to their water seals and shall be protected from frost.
Easily accessible cleanouts shall be provided at the foot of
each vertical waste, soil stack or inside leader; on all hand holes
of running traps; on all exposed or accessible fixture traps, except
earthenware traps, and at reasonable change of direction of horizontal
runs, as directed by the Plumbing Inspector. Cleanouts shall be of
the same nominal size as the pipe up to four inches, and such cleanouts
shall be at least four inches for larger pipes. The maximum distance
between the cleanouts in horizontal soil lines shall be 50 feet.
Grease interceptors (commonly called grease traps) shall be
installed in the wastes from all pot- or dishwashing sinks or machines
in every hotel, restaurant, lunchroom or other establishments in which
cooking is done, or where greasy wastes obtain, or in similar places
where the Plumbing Inspector decides their use is necessary. Such
grease interceptors shall be placed as near as possible to the fixture
from which it receives the discharge in an accessible location for
cleaning.
A.
Areas, yards, courts and courtyards, if paved, together with all
roofs, shall be drained into a storm sewer, if any, or to dry wells.
It shall be unlawful to drain such areas, yards, courts, courtyards
and roofs into sewers intended for sewage only or into septic-tank
systems.
B.
Leaders.
(1)
All leaders and horizontal runs within a structure and to a point
five feet beyond exterior walls shall be of cast iron.
(2)
All underground piping from leaders or drains shall be of cast iron,
vitrified tile, asbestos cement, reinforced concrete or bituminous
fiber. In the case of filled, wet or unstable ground, the Plumbing
Inspector may forbid the use of any other but extra-heavy cast-iron
pipe.
(3)
Exterior leaders of metal shall be connected above grade to underground
pipe.
(4)
No leaders shall spill water on the ground within 100 feet of property
adjoining.
C.
Dry wells. Dry wells shall be located a minimum distance of 10 feet
from lot lines to prevent seepage from entering into adjoining property
structures or doing damage to walls and foundations of such structures.
D.
Stormwater drains.
(1)
The required size of stormwater drains shall be in accordance with
the following table:
|
Diameter of Pipe
(inches)
|
Maximum Drained Area
(square feet)
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
A
Fall 1/8 Inch Per Foot
|
B
Fall 1/4 Inch Per Foot
|
C
Fall 1/2 Inch Per Foot
| |
|
3
|
700
|
1,000
|
1,500
|
|
4
|
1,500
|
2,100
|
3,000
|
|
5
|
2,700
|
3,800
|
5,500
|
|
6
|
4,300
|
6,100
|
9,000
|
|
8
|
9,600
|
13,000
|
19,000
|
|
10
|
16,500
|
24,000
|
35,000
|
|
12
|
27,000
|
40,000
|
56,000
|
(2)
Leaders shall be at least of the size required in Column C of the
table above.
Construction, drainage, sterilization of water, etc., of swimming
pools shall be in accordance with the laws and regulations of the
Department of Health of Westchester County and the State of New York.
A.
Water supply. The entire water supply and distribution system shall
be of such sizes and arrangement as will insure an adequate supply
of water in volume and pressure for flushing purposes without unduly
reducing pressure and volume at other fixtures. All water piping taking
supply from another source and all equipment in connection therewith
shall be run independently in such manner that there will be no cross-connections.
B.
Sizes of service pipes. The diameter of water-service pipe shall
be not less than 3/4 of an inch for dwelling or apartment houses occupied
by six families or less, and 1 1/2 inch for hotels, factories
and other buildings, provided that in no case shall the diameter of
the service pipes be less than the diameter of the tap installed under
the supervision of the local water company.
C.
House service pipes. House service pipes shall be connected to the
street mains by means of taps, and a stopcock or valve placed in compliance
with the rules of and under the supervision of the local water company.
D.
Stopcock or valve. A separate stopcock or valve shall be placed upon
the service pipe inside the front wall on the street side of the meter.
E.
Meters. Meters shall be installed near the point of entrance of the
service and be accessible at all times.
F.
Materials of water supply pipes.
(1)
Water-service pipe to the building, two inches or less in diameter,
shall be Type K soft copper tube, flared fittings. For service pipe
over two inches in diameter, pipe shall be of material as recommended
by the local water company.
(2)
All underground water-supply pipe within a building shall be Type
K soft copper tube or "extra strong" copper or red-brass pipe.
(3)
All water-supply pipe aboveground within a building shall be "regular
strength" copper or red-brass pipe or Type L copper tubing.
(4)
It shall be unlawful to distribute water through pipes or fittings
previously used for any other purpose.
G.
Sizes of water pipes. The minimum diameter of water mains shall be
3/4 of an inch, and risers 1/2 of an inch. Flushometers shall be supplied
from tanks or where there is water pressure sufficient to insure adequate
supply, through approved flush valves. Flushometers shall be supplied
from risers and branches from which no other supply branch is taken.
Every flushometer supply riser shall be 1 1/4 inches or more
in diameter, and where the number of flush valves supplied is more
than two such riser shall be at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
Every main branch to flushometers shall be 1 1/4 inches or more
in diameter with individual branches one inch or more in diameter,
except that in private dwellings two stories or less in height, the
Plumbing Inspector may, in his discretion, permit a reduction in the
size of risers and branches and may waive the requirement for independent
flushometer supply risers.
H.
Sizes of water-supply branches to fixtures shall be no less than
the following:
(1)
Bathtubs: 1/2 inch.
(2)
Hosebibbs: 1/2 inch.
(3)
Heating boilers: 1/2 inch.
(4)
Laundry trays: 1/2 inch.
(5)
Lavatories: 3/8 inch.
(6)
Sinks: 1/2 inch.
(7)
Showers: 1/2 inch.
(8)
Urinal tanks: 3/8 inch.
(9)
Urinal flush valve: 3/4 inch.
(10)
Water-closet tanks: 3/8 inch.
(11)
Water-closet flush valve: one inch.
I.
Number of fixtures allowed on a single branch.
(1)
No branch 3/8 of an inch in diameter shall serve more than one lavatory,
water closet or urinal tank.
|
Number of Flush Valves
|
Size of Branch
|
|---|---|
|
1
|
1 inch
|
|
2
|
1 1/4 inch
|
|
3 to 4
|
1 1/2 inch
|
|
5 to 9
|
2 inch
|
|
10 to 17
|
2 1/2 inch
|
(2)
Figures for flush valves are based on water-closet flush valves.
Two urinal flush valves will be considered equivalent to one water-closet
flush valve.
J.
Hot-water supply system. Where hot-water supply systems are installed,
the distance between the hot- and cold-water mains and risers shall
be not less than six inches unless the hot-water main and risers be
covered with an insulting material.
K.
Relief valve for hot-water systems.
(1)
All hot-water storage tanks shall be equipped with approved thermostatic
combination temperature and pressure relief valves of required sizes.
No fuse-type temperature-relief valves will be permitted. These valves
shall be installed at the nearest outlet to the vessel it serves with
no connection between the valves and the tank it serves.
(2)
Thermostatic mixing valve shall be installed on all tankless coils
to control the hot water from the tankless coil.
L.
Stopcocks or valves on water-supply pipes. Separate stopcocks or
valves, always accessible, shall be placed at the foot of each riser
line; and in structures other than residence structures occupied exclusively
by one or two families, or having less than 16 sleeping rooms, such
stopcocks or valves shall be placed on each branch line from the riser
for each isolated fixture or group of fixtures; except that only one
such stopcock or valve shall be required for all the fixtures contained
in a single apartment, suite, store or loft occupied by one tenant
when all such fixtures are supplied from one branch line. Such stopcock
or valve may be located outside of the apartment, suite, store or
loft which it serves.
M.
Hose bibbs. Pipe to hose bibbs shall be valved at source of supply
and be provided with an approved self-drain-device.
N.
Hot-water heater vents. Every hot-water heater, other than electric,
shall be vented to the outer air above the roof. Such vents or flues
shall be connected to flue in a chimney or to a noncombustible pipe,
if gas operated, of size required, running through the roof. An approved
draft diverter shall be located in the vent or flue near the appliance
if connected to a chimney flue to which is connected an oil burner.
Openings around vents run in combustible construction shall be fire-stopped
at each floor and roof with noncombustible material.
A.
Every building occupied as a store, school, office building, loft,
workshop or storage must have at least one water closet and one lavatory.
B.
Sanitary fixtures not less than the following table shall be provided:
|
Number of Persons
|
Closets
|
Lavatories
|
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 15
|
1
|
1
|
|
16 to 35
|
3
|
2
|
|
36 to 55
|
4
|
2
|
|
56 to 80
|
5
|
3
|
|
81 to 110
|
6
|
3
|
|
111 to 150
|
7
|
4
|
C.
Whenever a urinal is supplied, one closet less than the required
number may be provided for males when more than 20 are employed; except
that the number of closets in such cases may not be reduced to less
than 2/3 the required number.
D.
For private dwellings, to be occupied by one family or more, there
shall be provided at least one water closet, one lavatory, one bath,
one sink for each family.
E.
Toilet facilities shall be readily accessible to the persons using
them. It shall be unlawful to locate toilet facilities more than one
floor above or below the regular working place of the persons using
them, except that the Plumbing Inspector may determine the location
of toilet facilities in warehouses, garages and similar structures
of low occupancy. When passenger elevators are provided and employees
are permitted to use them in going to the toilet room floors, the
above rule as to location will be waived.
F.
Separate water closets and toilet rooms must be provided for each
sex in all buildings except dwellings.
G.
Toilet rooms in all buildings shall be fully enclosed, and the floor
and base to a height of no less than six inches shall be made waterproof
with asphalt, cement, tile, metal or other waterproof material as
approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
Every bathroom and every toilet room containing one or more
water closets or urinals shall be ventilated by one or more windows
opening on a street, yard or court of lawful dimensions on the same
lot or plot; or by a duct or vent of incombustible material extending
above the roof and having cross-sectional area of at least one square
foot for one or two-closets or urinals and 1/3 of a square foot additional
for each additional water closet or urinal; or by a ventilating skylight
having a glazed surface of at least three square feet and provided
with fixed ventilating openings of 1 1/2 square feet for one
or two water closets or urinals and one square foot additional for
each additional water closet or urinal; or by an approved system of
mechanical ventilation of a capacity to exhaust at least 40 cubic
feet of air per minute per water closet or urinal for public toilet
rooms, and at least 25 cubic feet per minute for each private interior
bathroom.
Gas service, piping, equipment, appliances and appliance venting
shall be installed in accordance with the standards of the American
Gas Association and the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
A.
Gas service connection. House service pipe shall be connected to
the main in street and a stopcock or valve placed at property line,
in compliance with the rules and under the supervision of the local
gas company.
B.
Service stopcock or valve. An approved lubricated type straightway
shutoff stopcock or shutoff valve shall be placed in the main, in
an accessible location, immediately inside of the wall through which
such main enters and on street side of the gas meter and of the gas
regulator, if any.
C.
Gas-meter location. Meters shall be located near the point of entrance
of the service and be accessible at all times.
D.
Material of gas pipe. All gas piping within buildings shall be wrought
iron or steel complying with the American Standard for wrought iron
and steel pipe A.S.A., B36.10-39. All pipe fittings (except stopcocks
and valves) shall be malleable iron or steel. Defects in pipe or fittings
shall not be repaired. When defective pipe and fittings are located
in a system, the defective pipe or fittings shall be replaced.
E.
Gas stopcocks or valves. Stopcocks or valves shall be A.G.A.-approved.
There shall be installed in the pipe serving gas appliances an approved
"T" handle gas cock to each appliance placed near the appliance in
an accessible location.
F.
Gas-pipe sizes.
(1)
Piping shall be of such size and so installed as to provide a supply
of gas sufficient to meet the maximum demand without undue loss of
pressure between the meter and the appliance or appliances.
(2)
It is recommended that the pressure loss in any piping system from
the gas meter to any appliance at the maximum probable gas demand
not exceed three-tenths-inch water column.
G.
Installation of gas piping.
(1)
All piping shall be graded not less than one-fourth-inch in 15 feet
to prevent traps. All horizontal lines shall grade to risers and from
the risers to the meter.
(2)
Gas piping shall not be supported by other piping but shall be supported
to main proper grade with pipe hooks, metal pipe straps, bands or
hangers suitable for the size of pipe, and of proper strength and
quality at proper intervals so that the piping cannot be moved accidentally
from the installed position. Pipe shall not be bent. Threaded fittings
shall be used when making turns and connections in gas piping. A drip
shall be installed at any point in the line of pipe where condensate
may collect. A.G.A.- approved flexible connectors may be used for
residential gas ranges.
H.
Venting of gas appliances.
(1)
Appliances shall be installed in a location in which the facilities
for ventilation permit satisfactory combustion of gas and proper venting
under normal conditions of use.
(2)
A manually operated lever handle valve, labeled "Main Burner Shutoff"
shall be provided to control the supply of gas to the main burner
manifold for central heating systems and conversion burners. This
valve shall be located externally to the jacket, adjacent to any electrical
ignition device, and ahead of all controls except the pilot-control
valve, and shall be marked so as to indicate the "on" and "off" positions
clearly.
(3)
Every gas appliance, except domestic gas ranges and domestic clothes
dryers, shall be connected to an effective flue or vent if it is included
in any of the following classifications:
(a)
Any appliance installed for domestic purposes having an input
rating in excess of 50,000 Btu per hour.
(b)
Automatically controlled appliances which use more than 5,000
Btu per hour. For the purpose of this provision, manually operated
appliances equipped with automatic means for reducing the gas supply
to the main burner or burners to not less than 30% of the maximum
demand are not considered as automatically controlled.
(c)
Automatically controlled appliances which use less than 5,000
Btu per hour unless equipped with an automatic pilot or a flame-responsive
fuel shutoff device.
(d)
Any appliance, excluding domestic gas ranges, installed in the
same room which if not vented would make the total input rating of
the unvented gas appliances as great as 30 Btu per hour per cubic
foot of room content.
(e)
Room heaters in sleeping quarters for use of transients or in
institutions such as homes for the aged, sanatoriums, convalescent
homes, etc. Such heaters must be equipped with an automatic pilot.
(f)
All space-heating steam and hot-water boilers and warm-air furnaces,
floor furnaces, unit heaters, duct furnaces and recessed heaters.
(g)
Appliances which have draft hoods supplied by the appliance
manufacturer except automatic water heaters having input ratings not
in excess of 5,000 Btu per hour and room heaters listed as unvented
by an approved nationally recognized testing agency.
(h)
Unlisted appliances having flue collars.
(i)
Gas-fired incinerators.
(4)
Every vented appliance, except incinerators, dual oven-type combination
ranges, and units designed for power burners or for forced venting,
shall have a draft hood.
A.
No person shall use or permit the use of any plumbing and drainage
hereafter installed in any building before being tested under the
supervision of the Plumbing Inspector to insure the tightness of the
system. The Plumbing Inspector shall, within a reasonable time after
being requested to do so, inspect and supervise the testing of any
system of plumbing and drainage, and if the work is found satisfactory
and the test requirements complied with, he shall issue a certificate
to that effect. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the inspection
and test of part of a system or the issuance of a partial certificate,
nor prevent the use of such part of a system, properly tested and
approved, constituting a complete system by itself.
B.
The Plumbing Inspector shall, after approving a roughing test, leave
posted, in a conspicuous location inside the building, a card indicating
his approval of the work to that point.
C.
The entire plumbing and drainage system within the building must
be given a water test by the plumber, in the presence of the Plumbing
Inspector. All pipes must remain uncovered throughout until a satisfactory
test is made. The plumber must securely close all openings, as directed
by the Plumbing Inspector. The use of wooden plugs for this purpose
is prohibited.
D.
The water test shall consist of the closing of the lower end of the
main house drain and filling the pipes to the highest opening above
the roof with water. The water test shall include at one time the
house drain and branches, all vertical and horizontal soil, waste
and vent lines and all branches therefrom to a point above the surface
of the finished floor and beyond the finished face of walls and partitions.
If any part of the system is to be tested separately, there must be
a head of water at least six feet above all parts of the work tested
and special provisions made for including all joints and connections
in at least one test.
E.
After the completion of the plumbing work and before the building
is occupied, a final smoke test shall be made in the presence of the
Plumbing Inspector.
F.
Where, in the judgment of the Plumbing Inspector, it is impractical
to apply the tests above mentioned on alterations or additions to
existing work, such work shall be thoroughly inspected by the Plumbing
Inspector in lieu of making the tests.
After all piping is installed and all outlets are capped, the
plumber shall apply an air-pressure test equal to a column of mercury
six inches in height. Such pressure shall be maintained for at least
10 minutes. Such test shall be applied in the presence of the Plumbing
Inspector. It shall be unlawful to cover up any piping, or the connection
to such piping, of any meter, gas fixture, gas heater or gas range
until a certificate showing the approval of such test has been issued.
All defective plumbing work including fixtures shall be removed,
repaired or replaced within 30 days upon receipt of written notice
from the Plumbing Inspector.
Where, in the best judgment of the Plumbing Inspector, it is
impracticable to comply strictly with this code, he shall have power
to modify its provisions so that the spirit and substance thereof
shall be complied with. Such modifications shall be indorsed upon
the permit over the signature of the Plumbing Inspector.
Any person, firm or corporation, owner, lessee, tenant, occupant
or the agent of any of them who violates, or is accessory to the violation
of any provision of the code, or who fails to comply with any of the
requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be liable to a fine which shall not exceed $100 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 50 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. Violations shall
be prosecuted and penalties collected in the manner prescribed by
law or ordinance effective in the Town of Rye.
The imposition of the penalties or other punishment herein prescribed
shall not preclude institution of appropriate action to prevent, restrain,
correct or abate a violation.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this code shall
for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder of this code or any parts thereof, but such invalidity
shall be confined in its operation of the clause, sentence, paragraph
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment is rendered.
A.
An ordinance adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rye on the
19th day of July, 1928, entitled "An ordinance of the Town of Rye
to regulate and control the business of plumbing and sewer-drain laying
in the Town of Rye, New York" and any and all amendments thereto,
is hereby repealed.
B.
The repeal of the above ordinance does not affect or impair any act
done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or
liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to the
time such repeal takes effect, but the same may be enjoined, asserted,
enforced, prosecuted or inflicted, as fully and to the same extent
as if such repeal had not been effected.
This code shall take effect immediately.
