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
|
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Internal Diameter
(inches)
|
Weight Per Foot
|
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(pounds)
|
(ounces)
|
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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.
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
|
Floor flanges for water closets shall be not
less than 3/16 of an inch thick and of brass or cast iron.