middy Flashcards
3 major component part of drainage system
- drainage
- vent
- waste
peipe that receives and conveys discharges from water closet
drainage pipes
pipe in a drainage installation that receives the discharges of any fisture. EXCEPT WATER CLOSET
waste pipes
2 types of waste pipes
- direct waste
- indirect waste
one with terminal directly connected to the plumbing system (waste pipe)
direct waste
refers to a connection with terminal not directly connected to the plumbing system (waste pipes)
Indirect waste
refers to a horizontal pipe that receives discharges from the water closet
Soil branch
financed and maintained by the government
main sewer line
that portion of the horizontal drainage system
house sewer
general conditions for a good waste pipe and soil pipe installation
- right choice of materials
- conservative use of fittings
- right location of the cleanouts
- right slope or grade of the pipelines
- using the right size of pipe
- correct manner of joining the pipes
the character of waste to be drained and the service to which intended for dictates
right choice of materials
wste pipeline failures were attributed to unwanted use of accessories and too many fitting
conservative use of fittings
a receptable accessible on floor, walls or ceiling s and equipped with a plug
clean out
ideal posistion of a horizontal waste pipe
2% slope