Township of Saddle Brook, NJ Joints and Connections

§ 152-28 Watertight and airtight joints.

All joints and connections mentioned under this Article shall be made permanently gastight and watertight.

All caulked joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and shall be secured only with pure lead, not less than one inch deep, well caulked, and no paint, varnish or putty will be permitted until after the joint is tested.

§ 152-30 Screw joints.

All screw joints shall be American standard screw joints, and all burrs of cuttings shall be removed.

§ 152-31 Cast-iron joints.

Cast-iron joints may be either caulked or screw joints made in the approved manner.

§ 152-32 Wrought iron, steel or brass to cast iron.

The joints may be either screwed or caulked joints made in the approved manner.

§ 152-33 Lead pipe.

Joints in lead pipe or between lead pipe and brass or copper pipes, ferrules, soldering nipples, bushings or traps, in all cases on the sewer side of the trap and in concealed joints on the inlet side of the trap, shall be full-wiped joints, with an exposed surface of the solder to each side of the joint of not less than 3/4 of an inch and a minimum thickness at the thickest part of the joint of not less than 3/8 of an inch.

§ 152-34 Lead to cast iron, steel or wrought iron.

The joints shall be made by means of a caulking ferrule, soldering nipple.

§ 152-35 Slip joints and unions.

Slip joints will be permitted only in trap seals or on the inlet side of the trap. Unions on the sewer side of the trap shall be ground-faced and shall not be concealed or enclosed.

§ 152-36 Roof joints.

The joint at the roof shall be made watertight by use of copper, lead or iron plates or flashings.

§ 152-37 Closet floor connections.

A brass floor connection shall be wiped or soldered to lead pipe, and an iron floor connection shall be caulked to cast-iron pipe, or an iron floor connection caulked or screwed to wrought-iron pipe, and the floor connection bolted to an earthenware trap flange. A metal to earthenware, a metal to metal union or a lead or an asbestos gasket or washer shall be used to make a tight joint.

§ 152-38 Increases and reductions in pipe size.

Where different sizes of pipes or pipes and fittings are to be connected, proper-size increasers or reducers, pitched at an angle not to exceed 45º between the two sizes, shall be used.

§ 152-39 Prohibited joints and connections.

Any fitting or connection which has an enlargement, chamber or recess with an edge shoulder or reduction of the pipe area in the direction of the flow on the outlet or drain side of any trap is prohibited.

§ 152-40 Supporting bolts.

Connections of wall hangers, pipe supports or fixture settings with the masonry, stone or concrete backing shall be made with expansion or toggle bolts without the use of wooden plugs.

§ 152-41 New materials.

Any other material than that specified in this chapter, which the Division of Health approves as being equally efficient, may be permitted.