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Township of Saddle Brook, NJ
Bergen County
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All materials used in any drainage or plumbing system or part thereof shall be free from defects.
Each length of pipe, fitting, trap, fixture and device used in a plumbing or drainage system shall be stamped or indelibly marked with the weight or quality thereof and the maker's mark or name.
All cast-iron pipe and fittings shall conform to the ASTM Standard Specifications for Cast-Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings.
All wrought-iron pipe shall conform to the ASTM Standard Specifications for Welded Wrought-Iron Pipe and shall be galvanized.
Brass and copper pipe shall conform, respectively, to the standard specifications of the ASTM for Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes and for Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes.
All lead pipe shall be of the best quality of drawn pipe, of not less weight per linear foot than shown below:
Lead Soil, Waste, Vent or Flush Pipes, Including Bends and Traps
Internal Diameter
(inches)
Weight Per Foot
(pounds)
(ounces)
1
2
1 1/4
2
8
1 1/2
3
8
2
4
3
4
12
4
6
Lead Water Supply Pipe Aboveground
 1/2
2
 5/8
2
8
 3/4
3
1
4
1 1/4
4
12
1 1/2
6
1 3/4
6
8
2
7
Lead Water Supply Pipe Underground
 1/2
2
8
 5/8
3
 3/4
3
8
1
4
12
1 1/4
6
1 1/2
7
8
1 3/4
8
2
9
Sheet lead shall weigh not less than four pounds per square foot.
Sheet copper or brass shall be not lighter than No. 18 B and No. 8 gauge, except that for local and interior ventilating pipe it shall be not lighter than No. 26 B and No. 8 gauge.
A. 
No. 26 for two- to twelve-inch pipe.
B. 
No. 24 for thirteen- to twenty-inch pipe.
C. 
No. 22 for twenty-one- to twenty-six-inch pipe.
A. 
Plain screwed fittings shall be of cast iron, malleable iron or brass of standard weight and dimensions.
B. 
Drainage fittings shall be of cast iron, malleable iron or brass with smooth interior waterway, with threads tapped out of solid metal.
C. 
All cast-iron fittings used for water supply distribution shall be galvanized.
D. 
All malleable iron fittings shall be galvanized.
Brass caulking ferrules shall be of the best quality cast brass, with weights and dimensions in accordance with the following table:
Pipe Size
(inches)
Actual Inside Diameter
(inches)
Length
(inches)
Weight
(pounds)
(ounces)
2
2 1/4
4 1/2
1
3
3 1/4
4 1/2
1
12
4
4 1/4
4 1/2
2
8
A. 
Soldering nipples shall be of brass pipe, iron pipe size, or of heavy cast brass, of not less than the following weights:
Diameter
Weight
(inch)
(pounds)
(ounces)
1 1/4
6
1 1/2
8
2
14
2 1/2
1
6
3
2
0
4
3
8
B. 
Soldering bushings shall be of brass pipe, iron pipe size, or of heavy cast brass.
Floor flanges for water closets shall be not less than 3/16 of an inch thick and of brass or cast iron.