[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Nether Providence 7-14-1960 as Ord. No. 360. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
On and after the passage of this chapter, it
shall not be lawful for any person to carry on the business of plumbing,
house or building drainage in the Township of Nether Providence until
a master plumber certificate or license shall have been granted said
person or persons by the Nether Providence Township Health Officer
or its authorized agent.
[Amended 3-9-1978 by Ord. No. 483; 12-13-1990 by Ord. No. 568; 12-10-1992 by Ord. No.
581; 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 616]
A.Â
For each and every new installation, alteration and
addition; or any fixture, soil, waste or vent pipe; or main building
drain, a plan shall be filed with the Plumbing Inspector for his approval
prior to commencing the work, showing in detail all fixtures, traps,
pipes and all work to be performed.
B.Â
The fees set forth by resolution of the Board of Commissioners
from time to time[1] include inspection of the work shown on the plan filed.
In case the work is not ready for inspection after the Plumbing Inspector
has been notified, or if the work does not pass the inspection tests
as prescribed in Township ordinances, an additional charge as set
forth by resolution of the Board of Commissioners from time to time[2] shall be paid.
C.Â
No persons or person, other than a registered master
plumber or a journeyman or working apprentice in his employ or under
his or their supervision, shall construct, alter or repair any connection
with any sewer, drain, soil, waste, vent or water pipe or any pipe
connected with any fixture or unit which is a part of the plumbing
and/or drainage system as set forth in this chapter, including all
types of domestic hot-water boilers, heaters or heating coils, gas,
oil and electric water heaters, electric dishwashers, electric washing
machines, garbage disposal units or any water-supplied and/or waste-connected
fixture or unit. However, where cesspools by special permission are
allowed, they may be dug and walled by persons other than plumbers,
but all permits and piping connections shall be under a bonded and
licensed master plumber's supervision.
D.Â
No owner, builder or other interested party shall
permit any plumbing work, subject to Township regulation, by anyone
other than a qualified master plumber possessing a certificate of
registration as required in the Township and until proper permit has
been obtained hereunder.
A.Â
The complete drainage system, sanitary and rainwater,
of all buildings, public and private, and all alterations, extensions
and additions to both types of drainage systems shall be executed
in accordance with plans and specifications when approved by the Plumbing
Inspector of Nether Providence Township.
[Amended 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
A plot plan showing the location of the building,
together with house sewer, wells and all other drainage piping of
every description connected with the sanitary and rainwater drainage
systems, shall in all cases be submitted. One vertical drawing will
be sufficient for a building where all work can be shown. Any proposed
changes or additions must be submitted for approval on all new plans
on file, also on all alterations or additions to existing work.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The "branch" of any system of piping is that part of the
system which extends horizontally at a slight grade, with or without
lateral or vertical extensions or vertical arms, from the main to
receive fixture outlets not directly connected to the main.
A branch leading from a soil, waste, vent, house drain or
house sewer, which is terminated at a developed distance of two feet
or more by means of a cap, plug or other fitting not used for admitting
water to the pipe.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a house drainage
system which receives the discharge from soil waste and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of any building and conveys the same to the
house sewer beginning five feet outside of the inner face of the building
wall.
That part of the horizontal piping of a house drainage system
extending from the house drain five feet outside of the inner face
of the building wall to its connection with the main sewer or cesspool
and conveying the drainage of but one building site.
A pipe through which foul air is removed from a room or fixture.
The "main" of any system of horizontal, vertical or continuous
piping is that part of such systems which receives the wastes, vent
or back vents, from fixture outlets or traps, direct or through branch
pipes.
A person or persons who has served four years' apprenticeship
and two years as a journeyman plumber and has a bona fide place of
business. The term "bona fide place of business" is further defined
as follows: the home or residence of the person holding the license
and conducting the business; the home or residence of a member of
the firm or corporation; a shop or store or portion of the same; an
office or space in an office building displaying a sign on the front
of his or their place of business REGISTERED MASTER PLUMBER, bearing
the name or names of the person, firm or corporation.
The art of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures and
other apparatus for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid
and water-carried wastes.
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water, liquid
or water-carried wastes into a drainage system with which they are
connected.
The "plumbing system" of a building includes the water supply
distributing pipes; the fixtures and fixture traps; the soil, waste
and vent pipes; the house drain and house sewer; the stormwater drainage;
with their devices, appurtenances and connections all within or adjacent
to the building.
The given caliber or "size" of pipe is for a nominal internal
diameter. Brass pipe of other than one-eighth-inch, one-fourth-inch,
three-eighths-inch, one-half-inch, three-fourths-inch, one-inch, one-and-one-fourth-inch,
one-and-one-half-inch or two-inch will be measured by its outside
diameter as will all tubing. The developed "length" of a pipe is its
length through the center line of pipe and fittings.
Any pipe which conveys the discharge of water-closets, with
or without the discharges from other fixtures, to the house drain.
A general term for any vertical line of soil, waste or vent
piping.
A fitting or device so constructed as to prevent the passage
of air or gas through a pipe without materially affecting the flow
of sewage or wastewater through it.
The vertical distance between the crown weir and the dip
of the trap.
Any pipe provided to ventilate a house drainage system and
to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
A "waste pipe" is any pipe which receives the discharge of
any fixture, except water closets, and conveys the same to the house
drain, soil or waste stacks. When such pipe does not connect directly
with a house drain or soil stack, it is termed a "special waste."
Those which convey water from the service pipe to the plumbing
fixtures.
The pipe from the water main to the building served.
A.Â
The Plumbing Inspector shall interview all applicants
for a master plumber's license and shall determine by his questions
the competence of the applicant. He may require references from other
municipalities or evidence of experience. At the option of the Plumbing
Inspector, the applicant may be required to demonstrate his proficiency.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
The agent of the Health Officer shall have the authority
to order removed any work done contrary to the provisions of this
chapter and to take such other action, at law or in equity, or by
summary proceedings as for the removal of a nuisance, as may be necessary
or suitable to compel compliance with the terms of this chapter. Any
work done by order of the Health Officer or his agents pursuant to
the terms of this chapter shall be at the expense of the owner of
the premises involved, and in default of payment thereof within 30
days of the doing of such work, the Township may cause a lien to be
filed against said premises, as in the case of other municipal claims.
C.Â
All questions not specifically mentioned in this code
may be referred to the Health Officer for a decision. The plans of
all plumbers violating these rules and regulations shall be refused
and such violations referred to the Board. All plans will be filed
in person with the Plumbing Inspector for approval.
A.Â
All premises intended for human habitation or occupancy
shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water, neither
connected with unsafe water supplies nor cross-connected through plumbing
fixtures to the drainage system.
B.Â
Buildings in which water closets and other plumbing
fixtures exist shall be provided with a supply of water adequate in
volume and pressure for flushing purposes.
C.Â
The pipes conveying water to water closets shall be
of sufficient size to supply the water at a rate required for adequate
flushing without unduly reducing the pressure at other fixtures.
D.Â
Temporary toilet facilities. Suitable toilet facilities
shall be provided for use of workmen during the remodeling and/or
construction of any and all buildings. These toilet facilities shall
be maintained in a sanitary condition.
E.Â
Every building intended for human habitation or occupancy
on premises abutting on a street in which there is a public sewer
shall have a connection with the sewer.
F.Â
If water closets or other plumbing fixtures exist
in buildings where there is no sewer within reasonable distance, suitable
provision shall be made for disposing of the house sewage by some
method of sewage treatment and disposal satisfactory to the Nether
Providence Health Officer.
G.Â
In multiple dwellings provided with a house drainage
system, there shall be for each family at least one private water
closet.
H.Â
Grades of horizontal piping. All horizontal piping
shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform grade of not
less than 1/4 of an inch per foot and shall be supported or anchored
at intervals not to exceed eight feet. All stacks shall be supported
at their bases, and all pipes shall be rigidly secured.
I.Â
Change in direction. All changes in direction shall
be made by appropriate use of forty-five-degree wyes; half wyes; long
sweep bends; sixth, eighth or sixteenth bends, except that sanitary
tees may be used on vertical stacks, and short sweep bends may be
used in soil and waste lines where change in direction of flow is
from the horizontal to the vertical. Tees, crosses and inverted wyes
may be used in vent pipes.
J.Â
Prohibited fittings. No double-hub, double-T or double-sanitary-T
branch shall be used on soil or waste lines. The drilling and tapping
of house drains, soil, waste or vent pipes and the use of saddle hubs
and bands are prohibited.
K.Â
Protection of material. All pipes passing under or
through walls shall be protected from breakage. House sewer lines
above ground shall be supported on brick or concrete piers spaced
seven feet apart, or crevice or expansion hangers, same to be lagged
or bolted to joist, beams, etc. Use of band iron is prohibited.
L.Â
Workmanship. Workmanship shall be of such character
as to fully secure the results sought to be obtained in all of the
sections of this code.
A.Â
Quality of materials. All materials used in any drainage
or plumbing system or part thereof shall be free from defects.
B.Â
Label, cast or stamped. 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.
C.Â
Cast-iron pipe. All cast-iron pipe and fittings shall
conform to Soil Pipe Manufacturing Table, for pipe and fittings to
be of weights known as "extra heavy."
D.Â
Wrought iron and steel pipe. Wrought iron and steel
shall conform to American Society for Testing and Materials Standard
Specifications and must be galvanized.
E.Â
Brass and copper pipe. Brass and copper pipe shall
conform respectively to American Society for Testing and Materials
specifications for brass and copper standard sizes.
F.Â
Copper tubing. Copper tubing shall conform to specifications
for Types K and L.
G.Â
Lead pipe diameter and weights. All lead pipes shall
be of best quality drawn pipe, of not less weight per linear foot
than shown below. No lead pipe shall be used except in drains.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
|
Weight per Foot
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Internal Diameter
(inches)
|
Pounds
|
Ounces
|
|
1Â 1/4
|
2
|
8
|
|
1Â 1/2
|
3
|
8
|
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
|
3
|
6
|
 —Â
|
|
4
|
8
|
 —Â
|
H.Â
Sheet lead. Sheet lead shall weigh not less than four
pounds per square foot.
I.Â
Thread fittings. All drainage fittings shall be of
cast iron, malleable iron or brass of standard weight and dimensions.
All drainage fittings shall have "New Improved Recess" installed throughout,
with smooth interior waterway, with threads tapped out of solid metal.
All cast-iron and malleable fittings shall be galvanized.
J.Â
Caulking ferrules. All caulking ferrules shall be
red cast brass, inside diameter full size for extra heavy or medium.
K.Â
Soldering nipples. Soldering nipples shall be of brass
iron pipe weight or of heavy cast brass.
L.Â
Floor flanges for water closets. Floor flanges for
water closets shall be not less than 3/16 of an inch thick and of
brass or cast iron.
M.Â
PVC piping. PVC-type piping and fittings (Schedule
40 or better) may be used only in nonpressure applications.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
A.Â
Water- and airtight joints. All joints and connections
mentioned under this article shall be made permanently gas and watertight.
B.Â
Vitrified pipe. All joints in vitrified clay pipes
or between vitrified clay and metal or vitrified clay and transite
shall be made first with strands of oakum or dry hemp or jute to hold
the joint firm, then poured with hot asphalt. Special slip seal solvent
shall be used to secure all joints in slip seal pipe.
C.Â
Caulked joints. 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.
D.Â
Screw joints. All screw joints shall be of American
standard screw joints, and all burrs or cuttings shall be removed.
E.Â
Cast iron. Cast-iron joints may be either caulked
or screw joints made in the approved manner.
F.Â
Wrought iron, steel or brass to cast iron. The joints
may be either screwed or caulked joints made in the approved manner.
G.Â
Lead pipe. Joints in lead pipe or between lead pipe
and brass or copper pipes, ferrules, soldering nipples or traps, in
all cases on the sewer side of the trap and in sealed 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 not less than 3/4
of an inch and a minimum thickness at the thickest part of the joint
not less than 3/8 of an inch.
H.Â
Lead to cast iron, steel or wrought iron. The joints
shall be made by means of caulking ferrule or soldering nipple.
I.Â
Slip joints and unions. Slip joints will be permitted
only in trap seals or in 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.
J.Â
Roof joints. The joint of the roof shall be made watertight
by use of copper, lead, aluminum, PVC or iron plates or flashings.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
K.Â
Toilet bowls, pedestal, urinal and trap standard slop
sink, floor connections. A brass floor place or flange to be soldered
to lead or copper pipe, an iron floor flange or connection to be caulked
to cast iron, a screwed flange to steel or wrought iron pipe and each
floor connection bolted to earthenware or enameled iron trap or bowl.
A special heavy wax gasket for floor and a special treated felt gasket
for wall-hung bowls shall be used to make a tight joint.
L.Â
Increasers and reducers. Where different sizes of
pipes or pipes and fittings are to be connected, proper size increasers,
or reducers, pitched at an angle of 45º between the two sizes,
shall be used.
M.Â
Prohibited joints and connections. Any fitting or
connection which has an enlargement, chamber or recess with a ledge
shoulder or reduction of the pipe area in the direction of the flow
on the outlet or drain side of any trap is prohibited.
N.Â
New materials. Any other material than that specified
in this code which the Nether Providence Plumbing Inspector approves
as being equally efficient may be permitted.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
O.Â
The minimum size (nominal inside diameter) of trap
and waste branch for a given fixture shall not be less than that shown
in the following table:
|
Kind of Fixture
|
Size of Trap and Branch
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Bathtub with shower
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Shower stall, residential
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Bath, sitz
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Bath, foot
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Bidet
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Shower stall, public
|
2
| |
|
Combination fixture
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Drinking fountain
|
1Â 1/4
| |
|
Fountain cuspidor
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Floor drain
|
2
| |
|
Laundry tray
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Sink, kitchen, residential
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Washing machine unit
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Sink, hotel or public
|
2
| |
|
Sink, large, hotel or public
|
2
| |
|
Sink, small, pantry or bar
|
1Â 1/4
| |
|
Sink, dishwasher
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Sink, slop with trap, combined
|
3
| |
|
Sink, slop sink, ordinary
|
2
| |
|
Urinal, lip
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
Urinal, trough
|
2
| |
|
Urinal, pedestal
|
3
| |
|
Urinal, stall
|
2
| |
|
Wash basin
|
1Â 1/4
| |
|
Water closet
|
4
| |
|
Garbage disposal
|
2
| |
P.Â
The following table, based on the rate of discharge
from a lavatory as the unit, shall be employed to determine fixture
equivalents:
|
Type
|
Fixture Units
| |
|---|---|---|
|
One lavatory or wash basin
|
1
| |
|
One kitchen sink
|
1Â 1/2
| |
|
One bathtub
|
2
| |
|
One laundry tray
|
3
| |
|
One combination fixture
|
3
| |
|
One urinal
|
3
| |
|
One shower bath
|
3
| |
|
One floor drain
|
4
| |
|
One water closet
|
6
| |
|
One garbage disposal
[Added 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581] |
1Â 1/2
| |
|
One automatic clothes washer
[Added 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581] |
1Â 1/2
| |
|
One automatic dishwasher
[Added 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581] |
1Â 1/2
| |
Q.Â
The maximum fixture units on one stack shall be as
follows:
|
Diameter
(inches)
|
On Any One Stack
|
Maximum Closets Allowed
|
Maximum Length, Including Extension as
Vent
(feet)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1Â 1/4
|
1
|
 —Â
|
50
|
|
1Â 1/2
|
4
|
 —Â
|
65
|
|
2
|
12
|
 —Â
|
85
|
|
2Â 1/2
|
24
|
 —Â
|
150
|
|
3
|
48
|
1
|
212
|
|
4
|
120
|
20
|
300
|
|
5
|
340
|
56
|
390
|
|
6
|
700
|
120
|
510
|
|
8
|
1400
|
233
|
750
|
R.Â
The maximum fixture units on horizontal soil and waste
lines shall be as follows:
|
Diameter of Drain
(inches)
|
Fixture Units
|
Number of Water Closets
|
|---|---|---|
|
1Â 1/4
|
1
|
 —Â
|
|
1Â 1/2
|
2
|
 —Â
|
|
2
|
6
|
 —Â
|
|
3
|
20
|
 —Â
|
|
4
|
72
|
12
|
|
5
|
150
|
25
|
|
6
|
300
|
50
|
|
8
|
900
|
150
|
A.Â
Where traps required. Each fixture shall be separately
trapped by a water-seal trap placed as near to the fixture as possible
and not more than 24 inches from the fixture outlet, except that a
set of two-part laundry tubs may connect with one single trap. No
fixture shall be double-trapped.
B.Â
Prohibited traps. No form of trap which depends for
its seal upon the action of movable parts or concealed interior partitions
shall be used for fixtures.
C.Â
Water seal. Each fixture trap shall have a water seal
of not less than two inches and not more than four inches.
D.Â
Trap cleanouts. Each trap, except those in combination
with fixtures in which the trap seal is plainly visible and accessible,
shall be provided with an accessible brass trap screw of ample size,
protected by the water seal.
E.Â
Trap levels and protection. All traps shall be set
true with respect to their water seals and protected from frost.
F.Â
Kind and minimum size of traps. Every trap shall be
self-cleaning. Traps for bathtubs, lavatories, sinks and other similar
fixtures shall be of lead, brass, copper, cast iron, or of malleable
galvanized iron, or porcelain inside. Galvanized or porcelain-enameled
traps shall be extra heavy and shall have a full-bore, smooth-interior
waterway, with threads tapped out of solid metal.
G.Â
Main trap. The house sewer shall be provided with
a vented running trap, preferably placed inside the property line,
or between the curb and pavement where same exists. No main trap shall
be less than four inches in diameter for cast iron, five inches when
terra cotta, or the size of laterals.
H.Â
Fresh air inlet. A fresh air inlet shall be connected
to the trap and extended to the surface of the ground, fitted with
approved Philadelphia regulation vent cover caulked to three feet
of cast-iron soil pipe. The fresh air inlet must be the same size
as the drain up to four inches. For five inches and six inches, not
less than four inches; for seven inches and eight inches, six inches
in diameter.
I.Â
Pipe cleanouts. The bodies of clean-out ferrules shall
be made of standard pipe sizes, shall conform in thickness to that
required for pipe and fittings of the same metal and shall extend
not less than 1/4 inch above the hub. All clean-out caps or plugs
shall be of heavy red brass, full-size with raised hex nut, at least
1Â 1/8 inches high for removal; Boston or Wilmington test fittings
shall be installed above floor at the base of all soil and waste stacks.
J.Â
Grease traps. When a grease trap is installed, it
shall be placed as near as practical to the fixture from which it
receives the discharge and should have twice the capacity of the discharge
and be located so as to be accessible for cleaning, including iron
manhole frame and cover.
K.Â
Sand traps. Sand traps, when installed, should be
so designed and placed as to be readily accessible for cleaning.
L.Â
Basement floor drains. Cellar or basement floor drains
shall connect into a trap so constructed that it can be readily cleaned
and of a size to serve efficiently the purpose for which it is intended.
The drain inlet shall be so located that it is at all times in full
view. When subject to backflow or back pressure, such drains shall
be equipped with an adequate backwater valve. No floor drain shall
flow into the public sanitary sewer system.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
M.Â
Backwater valves. Backwater valves shall have all
bearing parts or balls of noncorrodible metal and be so constructed
as to ensure a positive mechanical seal and remain closed except when
discharging wastes.
A.Â
Quality of water. The quality of water supply shall
meet accepted standards of purity.
B.Â
Distribution. The domestic water supply shall be distributed
through an entirely independent piping system, and such piping system
shall be in compliance with the Pennsylvania Plumbing System Lead
Ban and Notification Act.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
C.Â
Water service. The water service pipe of any building
shall be of sufficient size to permit a continuous ample flow of water
on all floors at a given time.
D.Â
Water supply to fixtures. All plumbing fixtures shall
be provided with a sufficient supply of water for flushing to keep
them in a sanitary condition.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
E.Â
Relief valve. Wherever a check valve or meter is installed
on the cold-water supply pipe between the street main and the hot-water
tank, there shall be installed in the hot-water tank or heater a suitable
combination temperature- and pressure-relief valve, with discharge
piped to the outside of the building, provided that in the case of
an automatic gas water heater, an emergency gas shutoff valve will
suffice.
F.Â
Pumps and hydrants. All pumps and hydrants shall be
protected from surface water and contamination.
G.Â
Water distribution pipes. Water distribution pipes
may be of copper, brass, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized steel
or Type L or K hard or soft copper tubing. The same shall be plainly
stamped or marked throughout with the specific type of K or L. All
hot- and cold-water piping shall be installed in a practical manner
and so that the entire water distribution system will drain to one
or more plugged outlets at low points in the piping system in the
basement. All horizontal water lines throughout the system shall be
graded at least one inch in 10 feet.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
A.Â
Materials. All receptacles used as water closets,
urinals or otherwise for the disposal of human excreta, shall be vitrified
earthenware, hard natural stone or cast iron enameled on the inside.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
Water-closet bowls. Water-closet bowls and traps shall
be made in one piece and of such form as to hold sufficient quantity
of water, when filled to the trap overflow, to prevent fouling of
surfaces and shall be provided with integral flushing rims constructed
so as to flush the entire interior of the bowl.
C.Â
Frost-proof closets. Frost-proof closets may be installed
only in compartments which have no direct connection with a building
used for human habitation or occupancy. The soil pipe between the
hopper and the trap shall be four inches in diameter and shall be
of lead or cast iron.
D.Â
Fixtures prohibited. Fixed wooden wash trays or sinks
shall not be installed in any building designed or used for human
habitation. No new copper-lined wooden bathtubs shall be installed,
and an old fixture of this class taken out shall not be reconnected.
Pan and valve plunger, offset washer and other water closets having
invisible seals or unventilated space, or walls not thoroughly washed
at each flush, shall not be used. Long hopper closets or similar appliances
shall not hereafter be installed. No dry closet or chemical closet
shall be installed in a dwelling.
E.Â
Floor drains and shower drains. A floor drain or a
shower drain shall be considered a fixture and provided with a strainer.
F.Â
All new installations, dishwashers and automatic clothes
washers shall be connected with their own separate traps. No air gap,
vent or vacuum braker shall be installed below a sink, dishwasher
or countertop.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
G.Â
Fixture strainers. All fixtures other than water closets
and pedestal urinals shall be provided with fixed, strong metallic
strainers with outlet areas not less than that of the interior of
the trap and waste pipe.
H.Â
Fixture overflow. The overflow pipe from a fixture
shall be connected on the house or inlet side of the trap and shall
be so arranged that it may be readily and effectively cleaned.
I.Â
For all other types of buildings and construction
except private dwellings and multiple- and two-family dwellings, all
toilets, washstands or lavatories shall be of approved wall-hung-type
fixtures. Floors shall be constructed of ceramic tile, including a
minimum six-inch-high base or other water-impervious materials.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
A.Â
Location of fixtures. No trapped plumbing fixtures
shall be located in any room or apartment which does not contain a
window placed in an external wall or is not otherwise provided with
proper ventilation.
B.Â
Ventilating pipe connections. Ventilation pipes from
fixtures and toilet rooms shall be separate and distinct and have
no connection whatever with the other ventilating ducts or pipes in
the building.
C.Â
Ventilating water closet compartments. Water closets
must not be located in sleeping apartments nor in any room or compartment
which has no direct communication with external air, either by window
or air-shaft of at least four square feet, or mechanical ventilation
equivalent to six changes of air per hour. When water closets are
located adjacent to kitchens or dining rooms of public establishments,
an intervening vestibule of at least three feet square must be provided.
A.Â
Material. All main or branch soil, waste and vent
pipes within the building shall be of cast iron, galvanized steel
or wrought iron, lead, brass, copper and PVC (Schedule 40), except
that no galvanized steel or wrought iron pipe shall be used for underground
soil or waste pipes, or buried or concealed in concrete or tile floors.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
Soil and waste stacks. Every building in which plumbing
fixtures are installed shall have a soil or waste stack, or stacks,
extending full-size through the roof. Soil and waste stacks shall
be as direct as possible and free from sharp bends and turns, except
that no water closets shall discharge into a stack less than three
inches in diameter.
C.Â
Soil and waste stacks, fixture connections. All soil
and waste stacks and branches shall be provided with correctly faced
inlets for fixture connections. All outlets for toilets shall connect
with soil stacks with lead bends, copper closet bends, with the exception
of finished concrete floors; same may be copper or cast iron. A plugged
Y-branch fitting shall be installed and made accessible for future
use of a dishwasher, and a two-inch standpipe with two-inch trap for
an automatic washer shall be provided in all new installations.
D.Â
Changing soil and vent pipes. In existing buildings
where the soil or waste vent pipe is not extended undiminished through
or above the roof, or where there is a sheet-metal soil or waste vent
pipe, and is changed or is replaced, a soil or waste vent pipe of
the size and material prescribed for new work shall be installed.
E.Â
Prohibited connections. No fixture connection shall
be made to a lead bend or branch of a water closet or similar fixture,
but same may enter the soil stack through a crowfoot fitting (old
work accepted). No soil or waste vent, circuit or loop vent above
the highest installed fixture on the branch or main shall thereafter
be used as a soil or waste pipe.
F.Â
Soil and waste and vent pipes. No soil or waste or
vent stack shall be installed or permitted on the outside of any building
within the Township.
G.Â
Roof extensions. All roof extensions of soil and waste
stacks shall be run full-size at least one foot above the roof, and
when the roof is used for purposes other than weather protection,
such extension shall not be less than five feet above the roof.
H.Â
Terminals. The roof terminal of any stack or vent,
if within 10 feet of any door, window, scuttle or air shaft, shall
extend at least three feet above the same.
I.Â
Terminals adjoining high buildings. No soil, waste
or vent pipe extension of any new or existing building shall be run
or placed on the outside of a wall but shall be carried up in the
inside of the roof. In the event that a new building is built higher
than an existing building, the owner of the new building shall not
locate windows within 12 feet of any existing vent stack on the lower
building unless the owner of such new building shall defray the expenses
or shall himself make such alteration to conform with the following:
It shall be the duty of the owner of the lower or existing building
to make such alteration therein upon the receipt in advance of money
or security therefor, sufficient for the purpose, from the owner of
the new or higher building or to permit, at the election of the owner
of the new or higher building, the making of such alteration by the
owner of said new or higher building.
J.Â
Protected traps and vents. Every fixture trap, except
as hereinafter provided in this subsection, shall be protected against
siphonage and back pressure, and air circulation shall be assured
by means of a soil or waste stack vent, a continuous waste or soil
vent, or a loop or circuit vent. No crown vent shall be installed.
Water closets placed within eight feet and other fixtures placed within
12 feet of the soil or waste stack need not be back-vented, provided
that other fixtures not to exceed twice the number of water closets
may discharge into the lines specified for soil pipes without increasing
their size. The vertical soil pipes must extend full-size, as directly
as possible, from the basement to a point at least one foot above
the roof. Any branch line with two or more fixtures shall be vented.
When a building is 30 feet or less in height, a three-inch vertical
soil pipe may be used for one water closet and two other fixtures,
each of which shall not exceed two inches in diameter.
K.Â
Distance of vent from fixtures. No water closet shall
be placed more than eight feet, and no other fixture shall be placed
more than 12 feet, horizontal developed length, from its vertical
vent. The distance shall be measured along the central line of the
waste or soil pipe from the vertical inlet of the trap to the vent
opening. The vent opening from the soil or waste pipe, except for
water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the dip of
the trap.
L.Â
Main vents to connect at base. All main vents or vent
stacks shall connect full-size at their base to the main soil or waste
pipe at or below the lowest fixture branch and shall extend undiminished
in size above the roof or shall be reconnected with the main soil
or waste vent at least three feet above the highest fixture branch.
M.Â
Branch and individual vents. No main vents shall be
less than two inches in diameter. For one-and-one-fourth-inch and
one-and-one-half-inch wastes, the vent shall be of the same diameter
as the waste pipe, and in no case shall a branch or main vent have
a diameter less than 1/2 that of the soil or waste pipe served, and
in no case shall the length of a branch vent of a given diameter exceed
the maximum length permitted for the main vent serving the same size
soil or vent stack.
N.Â
Vent-pipe grades and connections. All vent and branch
pipes shall be free from drops or sags and shall be so graded and
connected as to drip back to the soil or waste pipe by gravity. Where
vent pipes connect to a horizontal soil or waste pipe, the vent branch
shall be taken off above the center line of the pipe, and the vent
pipe must rise vertically or at an angle of 45º to the vertical
to a point six inches above the fixture it is venting before offsetting
horizontally or connecting to the branch, main waste or soil vent.
No ninety-degree ells or bends shall be permitted.
O.Â
Circuit and loop vents. A circuit or loop vent will
be permitted as follows: A branch soil or waste pipe to which two
and not more than eight water closets, pedestal urinals, trap standard
slop sinks or shower stalls are connected in the series may be vented
by a circuit or loop vent, which shall be taken off in front of the
last fixture connection. Where fixtures discharge above such branch,
each branch shall be provided a relief 1/2 the diameter of the soil
or waste stack, taken off in front of the first fixture connection.
A.Â
Independent system. The drainage and plumbing system
of each new building and of new work installed in an existing building
shall be separate from and independent of that of any other building,
and every building shall have an independent connection with a public
or private sewer when available.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
Old house sewers and drains. Old house sewers and
drains may be used in connection with new buildings or new plumbing
only when they are found, on examination and test, to conform in all
respects to the requirements governing new sewers or drains, as prescribed
in this chapter. If the old work is found defective, the Health Officer
or its authorized agent shall notify the owner to make necessary changes
to conform with this code.
C.Â
Connections with cesspools. When a sewer is not available,
drain pipes from buildings shall be connected with approved private
sewage disposal works.
D.Â
Excavations. Each system of piping shall be laid in
separate trench, provided that drainage trenches may be benched not
less than 18 inches for lighter piping, if not in violation of any
Township regulation prescribed for their installation. Where a double
system of drainage is installed, the sanitary and surface house sewers
or drains may be laid side by side in one trench. Tunneling for distances
not greater than six feet is permissible in yards, courts or driveways
of any building site. When pipes are driven, the drive pipe shall
be at least one size larger than pipe to be laid. All excavations
required to be made for the installation of a house-drainage system,
or any part thereof within the walls of a building, shall be open
trench work. All such trenches and tunnels shall be kept open until
the piping has been inspected, tested and approved.
E.Â
House drains underground. Whenever practical, all
house drains shall be brought into the building below the basement
or cellar floor.
F.Â
Material. The house sewer beginning 10 feet outside
of the inner face of the building wall to the curb trap shall be extra-heavy
cast iron, transite asbestos pipe, slip seal vitrified clay or approved
equal. The house drain, when underground, may be of lead, brass, extra-heavy
cast iron or approved equal. Test tees shall be equipped with a five-inch
extra-heavy approved brass cleanout plug with raised hex nut one-and-one-eighth-inch
high and set one and one-half (1Â 1/2) inches above floor level
or with manhole frame and cover. All cleanouts shall be accessible.
The house drain, when aboveground, may be of extra-heavy cast iron,
lead, brass, Type K copper, galvanized steel or galvanized wrought
iron or approved equal.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
G.Â
Depth of drains and sewers. No house sewer or underground
house drain shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any
bearing wall, which might be thereby weakened. The house sewer and
drains shall be laid at sufficient depth to protect them from frost.
No vitrified clay house sewer shall be less than three feet deep.
H.Â
House sewer in made ground. House sewers and laterals
in made or filled or wet ground shall be extra-heavy cast iron laid
on piers not over eight-foot centers, or approved six-inch tamped
bed or crushed stone, or four-inch-deep-by-twenty-four-inch-wide reinforced
wire concrete mat as approved by conditions at site. Slip seal vitrified
clay or transite may also be used or crushed stone, or concrete mat
when approved by the Inspector.
I.Â
Drainage below sewer level. In all buildings in which
the whole or part of the house drainage and plumbing system thereof
lies below the crown level of the main sewer, sewage or house wastes
shall be lifted by approval artificial means and discharged into the
house sewer.
J.Â
Sumps and receiving tanks. All subhouse drains shall
discharge into an airtight sump or receiving tanks so located as to
receive the sewage by gravity from which sump or receiving tank the
sewage shall be lifted and discharged into the house sewer by pumps,
ejectors or as approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
K.Â
Ejectors.
(1)Â
Vented ejectors. The soil or vent pipe leading to
an ejector or other appliance for raising sewage or other waste matter
to the street sewer shall, where a water closet or closets are installed,
be provided with a vent pipe not less than four inches in diameter,
and where fixtures other than water closets are installed, the waste
vent pipe shall be the same diameter as the waste pipe.
(2)Â
Ejectors for subsoil drainage. No discharge from any
type of subsoil ejector or pump shall enter the sewer system, but
shall be piped to street gutter or storm sewer.
L.Â
Deleterious substances. It shall be the duty of the
Plumbing Inspector to stop and prevent the discharge into the public
sewer, directly or indirectly, of substances liable to injure the
sewers or to obstruct the flow of the sewage and of any substance
which in his opinion are not suitable for transportation and disposal
through the sewer system.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
A.Â
Inside rain leaders, when placed within the walls
of a building, shall be cast iron, galvanized wrought iron, galvanized
steel, Type K or L copper, or approved equal, each with approved roof
flange connections.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
A.Â
Fixtures permitted to connect. No waste pipe from
a refrigerator or ice box floor drain, or any other receptacle where
food is stored shall connect directly with any house drain, soil or
waste pipe. Such waste pipes shall in all cases empty into an open
sink that is properly supplied with water, connected, trapped and
vented, the same as other fixtures.
B.Â
Refrigerator wastes. Refrigerator-waste pipes shall
be not less than 1Â 1/4 inches for one opening, 1Â 1/2 inches
for three openings, and for four to 12 openings must be not less than
two inches, and shall have at each opening a trap and cleanout at
angles, so arranged as to properly flush and clean the pipe. Such
waste pipes shall be continued not less than full size through the
roof, except where such fixtures are located in the basement or first
floor.
C.Â
Overflow pipes and motor exhausts. Pipes from a water-supply
tank or exhaust from a water lift shall not be directly connected
with any house drain, soil or waste pipe. Such pipe shall discharge
upon the roof or be trapped into an open fixture or discharge as for
refrigerator wastes.
D.Â
Exhaust from steam pipes, etc. No steam exhaust, blowoff
or drip pipe shall connect with a sewer or house drain, leader, soil
pipe, waste or vent pipe. Such pipes must discharge into a tank or
condenser, from which suitable outlet to the sewer shall be made.
Such condenser shall be water-supplied, to help condensation and protect
the sewer and shall also be supplied with a relief vent to carry off
dry steam.
A.Â
Cesspools. Cesspools are prohibited.
[Amended 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
Septic tanks shall be a minimum of seven-hundred-fifty-gallon
capacity and of concrete. Drainage fields shall have a minimum of
200 feet of four-inch drain tile, plus 60 feet additional for each
additional bathroom. Drainage trenches shall be 24 inches wide with
not over three-inch grade in 100 feet, with eight inches of crushed
stone, tile pipe laid to grade, each joint 1/4 apart and covered with
a strip of asphalt felt and pipe covered with stone and stone covered
with straw, salt hay or asphalt felt, before backfilling. Distance
between trenches shall be a minimum of eight feet, and the maximum
length of each trench shall be 75 feet.
C.Â
Privies. All outside privies or latrines are forbidden.
[Amended 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
D.Â
Licensing of sewer cleaners and regulations governing
the operation of the same shall be by special permission.
E.Â
Special requirement. A percolation test certification
signed by a licensed civil engineer shall be required of an owner,
builder or any interested person when deemed necessary by the Plumbing
Inspector before a permit shall be issued for plumbing and sanitary
drainage system where no public sewer exists.
F.Â
License for institutions. A person certified as competent
by the Board of Examiners may be licensed as a master plumber for
the care, alteration or addition of the plumbing and drainage system
of a designated industrial, manufacturing, mercantile building or
establishment, public and private educational institution, college,
hotel, hospital, asylum, apartments or similar buildings, where the
continuous services of a master plumber are required, and receive
a certificate of license, but in such case the person so licensed
shall not be permitted to do any plumbing or drainage work in any
other building or buildings other than those for which he is specifically
licensed.
[Added 9-12-1996 by Ord. No. 596]
The fees for on-site sewage disposal systems are set forth in Chapter A310, Fees.
A.Â
All piping, traps and fixtures of a plumbing system
shall be inspected by the Plumbing Inspector to ensure compliance
with all the requirements of this chapter.
(1)Â
Preliminary test. When drain, soil, waste, vent and
other pipes in the building, connected or to be connected with a sewer,
have been placed in position, the plumber shall notify the inspector
that the same is ready for inspection, whereupon a preliminary water
or air test of the same shall be applied in the presence of the Plumbing
Inspector.
(2)Â
Final test. When all plumbing work has been completed,
a final notice shall be filed by the plumber with the Plumbing Inspector,
when a final test shall be made, in the presence of the Plumbing Inspector,
with and by the use of such water connections as are connected to
each respective fixture. If such final test indicates that the system
is operating satisfactorily, the Plumbing Inspector shall issue a
certificate of approval of the work; but no such plumbing or drainage
work or system shall be used unless and until said test has been made
and certificate issued.
B.Â
It shall be the duty of the plumber to notify the
Plumbing Inspector, in writing, not less than 24 hours before the
work is to be inspected or tested. It shall be the duty of the plumber
to ensure that the work will stand the test prescribed before giving
the above notification.
[Amended 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
C.Â
System test. All piping, including water piping, shall
be tested with water or air.
(1)Â
Water test. A water test may be applied to the drainage
system in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the entire system,
all openings shall be capped and the system filled to the point of
overflow above the highest roof vent opening. If the system is tested
in sections, each section must be submitted to a test of at least
a fifteen-foot head of water.
(2)Â
Air test. A uniform pressure sufficient to balance
a column of mercury 10 inches in height or five pounds per square
inch on the entire system for 30 minutes is prescribed when tests
are made with air.
(3)Â
Water distribution test: shall be at least equal to
the maximum working pressure that shall be applied when the system
is in operation.
D.Â
Covering and uncovering of work. No drainage or plumbing
system or part thereof shall be covered until it shall have been tested,
inspected and approved as herein prescribed. If any house drainage
or plumbing system or part thereof is covered before being inspected,
tested and approved, the same shall be uncovered by the plumber upon
the direction of the Plumbing Inspector for inspection, test and approval.
E.Â
Defective work. If inspection or testing shows defects,
such defective work or material shall be replaced within a reasonable
time and tests and inspection repeated in the manner prescribed above.
[Amended 7-12-1962 by Ord. No. 384; 12-15-1983 by Ord. No. 525; 12-13-1990 by Res. No.
90-15; 12-13-1990 by Res. No. 90-16]
A.Â
All gas pipes connected to ranges, heating systems
and hot-water heaters hereinafter installed, altered or extended shall
only be done in accordance with the provisions of Township ordinances
and this section. Application for a license must be in writing to
the Plumbing Inspector, and the required fee as set forth by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners from time to time[1] shall accompany the application.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
Except for the installation or repairing of gas service
pipes, gas meters or gas meter connections, no gas pipe shall be constructed,
altered or extended, nor shall any ranges, heating systems or hot-water
heaters be connected or installed, in any building in the Township
of Nether Providence without first obtaining a permit therefor from
the Plumbing Inspector. Such permits shall be issued only to duly
registered master plumbers.
C.Â
The requirements of this section shall not apply to
any repairs required to be made to any gas pipes or gas appliances,
or to any parts thereof, where the repairs are made by employees of
a public utility duly certified by the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission or by any contractors engaged by any such public utility.
A.Â
Shutoff valves. Every building supplied with gas,
vapor or fluid, except potable water, shall have a conveniently accessible
stopcock connected to the supply pipes so that the supply may be shut
off. All buildings occupied by more than one family shall have an
additional stopcock for each family dwelling unit. Such stopcocks
shall be marked to indicate the contents or purpose of such supply
pipe or the company to which the device belongs.
B.Â
Gas pipes and fittings.
(1)Â
All pipes shall be of the highest quality wrought
iron or steel, classed as standard gas pipes.
(2)Â
Except stopcocks, all fittings shall be of malleable
iron.
(3)Â
No pipe shall be laid so as to support any weight
or be subject to any strain whatsoever.
(4)Â
All pipes must be so laid and fastened as to prevent
becoming trapped.
(5)Â
All pipes laid or maintained in a cold or damp place
shall be properly dipped, protected and painted with two coats of
red lead or equivalent erosion protection. All pipes laid in cement
or concrete shall be well covered with tar.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
(6)Â
All drops must be set plumb and securely fastened,
each having at least one solid strap.
(7)Â
All outlets and risers shall be securely capped until
properly connected with fixtures.
(8)Â
Outlets for gas ranges shall be of a diameter of not
less than 3/4 inch.
(9)Â
All gas ranges and heaters shall have a solid straightway
cock on the supply line.
C.Â
Temperature relief. An approved temperature relief
valve, conforming to the requirements of American Standard Listing
Requirements for Relief and Automatic gas shutoff valves for use on
water-heating systems (ASZA 21.22), shall be installed on the hot-water
storage tank to prevent the storage of hot water at a higher temperature
than boiling point at atmospheric pressure.
D.Â
Quality of valves. All valves must meet the requirements
of the National Board of Casualty and Surety Underwriters.
E.Â
Domestic hot-water heaters.
(1)Â
All such heaters which are a part of a heating system
must be flue-connected.
(2)Â
They must be so located as to be readily accessible
for servicing.
(3)Â
If there is a cellar in the building, flue-connected
hot-water heaters shall be installed in the cellar as near as possible
to a chimney.
(4)Â
Water heaters which are not connected to a heating
system shall be installed in the cellar as close as possible to the
point where most hot water is used.
(5)Â
Water heaters shall not be installed in bathrooms,
bedrooms or rooms normally kept closed.
F.Â
Safety.
(1)Â
After all piping is fitted and fastened and all outlets
securely tapped, the system must be tested with air to a pressure
equal to a column of mercury six inches in height, the same to stand
for five minutes. Only a mercury gauge shall be used. No piping shall
be covered up, nor shall any fixture, gas heater or gas range be connected
to the system, unless the foregoing test shall be made and the system
approved in the presence of the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
(2)Â
A suitable pressure relief valve shall be installed
on the hot-water storage tank or at some joint in the hot-water supply
system.
(3)Â
All gas appliances must be approved by the Fire Underwriters
and must bear their seal of approval and the A.G.A. label.
(4)Â
All controls must be installed according to instructions
furnished by the manufacturer.
(5)Â
All electrical connections must be inspected and approved
by the Board of Underwriters in accordance with the National Electrical
Code.
(6)Â
In all steam and vapor installations, a low-water
control and a high-pressure steam shutoff actuating the gas supply
valve must be used.
(7)Â
On all warm-air or hot-water installations, a high-temperature
limiting device must be used.
(8)Â
The operation of a circulator on a hot-water installation
shall be controlled by either a thermostat or by water temperature.
(9)Â
No gas pipings or accessories shall be placed in any
air duct.
(10)Â
All thermostats shall be placed on inside walls
not responsive to outdoor temperatures.
A.Â
Unit heaters must be assembled in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.
B.Â
All hangers furnished with the unit heaters must be
used and extended to the overhead supporting structure in the roof,
ceiling or wall, or by floor stand.
C.Â
All supporting structures for hangers in the ceiling,
roof, wall or floorings for floor stands must be adequate to hold
the hangers or stands. All timbers must be sound and so supported
as to prevent splitting.
D.Â
Overhead unit heaters shall be installed not less
than eight feet from the floor and not closer than two feet to the
ceiling; where a unit heater must be installed closer than two feet
to the ceiling, additional precautions for fire protection must be
taken, as approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
E.Â
No combustible materials shall be either stored or
used in the same room with a unit heater.
A.Â
No conversion burner may be installed in any heater
determined to be defective by the Plumbing Inspector, nor in a single-pass
boiler, nor in any boiler or furnace determined to be inadequate to
carry the load.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
All boiler furnace walls and inside passages must
first be effectively cleaned of rust, soot and dirt, by wire brush
or other suitable method.
C.Â
Before installation, all warm-air furnaces must be
taken apart, inspected and resealed. Defective drums or sections must
be replaced.
D.Â
All gas compartments must be effectively sealed from
the fan air before any fan units are installed in a conversion burner.
A.Â
Every burner or boiler shall be located where ventilation
permits the satisfactory combustion of gas and venting under normal
conditions of use.
B.Â
Every furnace or boiler shall have a sufficient clearance
space to permit access for its cleaning and servicing and for cleaning
and servicing other appliances.
C.Â
All pits wherein furnaces or boilers are installed
must be of a size sufficient to permit servicing and removal of parts.
A.Â
No space-heating system, steam or hot-water boilers,
warm-air furnace or unit heater shall be installed unless connected
to a chimney.
[Amended 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 581]
B.Â
Before a gas appliance is installed, all chimneys
must be first thoroughly cleaned.
C.Â
All chimneys shall be either lined with glazed tile,
well joined, or shall be lined with electrolytically lead-coated copper,
stainless steel or transite.
D.Â
The use of dampers in the flue pipe or chimney is
prohibited.
E.Â
A chimney cleanout shall be installed, so constructed
that it will remain tightly closed when not in use.
F.Â
All flue sleeves or crocks shall be cemented into
chimneys with sand and cement, and the opening between the flue pipe
or crock shall be filled with asbestos cement.
G.Â
Furnaces and boilers shall be installed as close to
the chimney as possible, and flue connections shall not exceed 15
feet in length.
H.Â
Flue pipes shall maintain a pitch or rise of at least
1/2 inch per foot and shall be free from dips or sags.
I.Â
No other appliances may be vented into the flue pipe.
All gas systems or devices herein provided for
shall be inspected by the Oil and Gas Burner Inspector of the Township
of Nether Providence, both at the time of installation and thereafter
as may be necessary. In the event that the same shall be determined
to be defective, dangerous or contrary to the provisions of this chapter,
the owner or installer thereof shall immediately make such necessary
changes or alterations as shall be necessary to protect the health
and safety of persons and property.
A.Â
Fuel oil. Oil used shall be an attopped or distilled
oil having a flash point of not less than 100º F., closed cup.
In determining the flash point, the Elliot, Abel, Abel-Pensky or Tagliabue
Closed Testers may be used, but the Tagliabue Closed Tester (standardized
by the United States Bureau of Standards) shall be authoritative in
case of dispute. In such cases, the tests shall be made in accordance
with the methods of tests as adopted by the American Society for Testing
and Materials.
B.Â
All references in this chapter to fuel-oil heating
systems or devices shall be taken to include the burner and all equipment
of every sort connected with same and located on the premises, including
storage tanks and filling devices, piping accessories and all incidental
constructions.
A.Â
No person or persons, firm, company or corporation
shall engage in the business of installing and/or repairing and servicing
of oil burners in the Township of Nether Providence until a license
to engage in said business shall have been granted to said person
or persons, firm, company or corporation by the Plumbing Inspector
of the Township of Nether Providence and until he or they have registered
as such in the office of the Plumbing Inspector. Such license, when
issued, shall be valid until the end of the calendar year, and the
license must be renewed by the first Monday of January of each year.
[Amended 12-15-1983 by Ord. No. 525; 12-13-1990 by Res. No. 90-15; 12-13-1990 by Res. No.
90-16]
B.Â
Application for license must be in writing to the
Plumbing Inspector on forms furnished by said Inspector, and the required
fee as set forth by resolution of the Board of Commissioners from
time to time[1] shall accompany the application.
[Amended 12-15-1983 by Ord. No. 525; 12-13-1990 by Res. No. 90-15; 12-13-1990 by Res. No.
90-16; 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
C.Â
It shall be the duty of the Plumbing Inspector to
examine each applicant for license to install and/or service and repair
oil burners and their equipment in the Township of Nether Providence.
Upon the approval of said Inspector, the applicant shall be granted
a license.
[Amended 12-15-1983 by Ord. No. 525; 12-13-1990 by Res. No. 90-15; 12-13-1990 by Res. No.
90-16]
D.Â
The license will be renewed by the Plumbing Inspector
upon payment of the required fee, except as hereinafter provided.
No person or persons, firm, company or corporation
shall install or operate any system or device for heating any office
building, public building, bank, apartment house, hotel, dwelling
house, place of amusement, club, lodge, garage, stable, store or other
place of commercial or industrial business, or any premises whatsoever,
with fuel oil without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Township
of Nether Providence.
[Amended 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
Any person or persons, firm, company or corporation
desiring to install, maintain or operate any such system or device
in any such premises shall apply to the Township of Nether Providence
for a permit, which application shall be made on blanks provided by
said Township, and at the time the application is made, shall pay
a permit fee as set forth by resolution of the Board of Commissioners
from time to time.[1]
A.Â
Tanks used for the storage or handling of fuel oil
as aforesaid shall be made of basic open-hearth steel, wrought iron
or a minimum 12-gauge United States Standard and shall bear the standard
Underwriters label certifying to that approval.
B.Â
Tanks shall be riveted, welded or brazed and shall
be galvanized or covered with not less than two coats of asphaltum
or other nonrusting paint or coating.
C.Â
Tanks or systems under pressures shall be designed
for six times the mechanical pressure and shall be proven tight at
twice the mechanical working pressure, which latter shall not in any
case exceed 50 pounds.
D.Â
Tanks used in connection with oil burning equipment
shall not exceed 275 gallons' individual capacity or two 275-gallon
tanks (in one building) unless installed in an enclosure constructed
as follows: The enclosure shall be at least six inches larger on all
sides than the tank. The walls of the enclosure shall be constructed
of reinforced concrete at least six inches thick or of masonry at
least eight inches thick and shall be bonded to the floor and carried
to a height not less than one foot above the tank. The space between
the tank and the enclosure shall be completely filled with sand to
the top of the enclosure. The top of the enclosure shall be of reinforced
concrete at least five inches thick or of equivalent construction,
except where the floor or other construction immediately above the
tank is of fire-resistive construction and capable of withstanding
a load of 150 pounds per square foot.
E.Â
Instead of an enclosure as above described, the tank
may be encased in reinforced concrete not less than six inches in
thickness, applied directly to the tank so as to completely eliminate
any air space.
F.Â
Tanks located less than seven feet, measured horizontally
from any fire or flame or tanks located outside, above grade of any
building, must be encased with the above described enclosure.
G.Â
Underground oil supply tanks shall be not less than
two feet from all foundation walls and set upon a firm foundation
of noncombustible material and be so buried as to have a cover of
earth not less than two feet, six inches thick.
H.Â
If two 275-gallon tanks are installed in a cellar,
they must be connected with separate valves and separate valves on
each tank and three-way valve for connection purposes.
A.Â
Storage tanks, other than the above tanks, shall be
filled only through fill pipes terminating outside of buildings, sufficiently
above ground to prevent their being obstructed with snow and ice and
at a point at least two feet from any building opening.
B.Â
Fill terminals shall be closed tight, when not in
use, by a metal cover so designed to prevent tampering. The fill pipe
shall not be smaller than 1Â 1/2 inch pipe size.
C.Â
Storage tanks shall be equipped with a vent alarm
and open vent or a combination fill and vent pipes shall be of ample
size to prevent abnormal pressure in the tank during filling but not
smaller than 1Â 1/4 inch pipe size.
D.Â
Vent pipe shall terminate outside of buildings at
a point not less than two feet, measured vertically or horizontally,
from any window or other building openings. Outer ends of vent pipes
shall be provided with a weatherproof hood. Vent pipes should terminate
sufficiently above ground to prevent their being obstructed with snow
and ice.
A.Â
The tank, the burner and safety devices shall be subject
to the approval of the Plumbing Inspector, and their installations
shall be under his inspection, and the Township of Nether Providence
shall have the right to promulgate rules and regulations covering
domestic fuel oil burners.
B.Â
Electric wiring and equipment in connection with oil
burning equipment shall be installed in accordance with the National
Electrical Code (Middle Dept. Rating Assn. approval), or any conditions
or ordinances hereafter passed by the Township of Nether Providence.
C.Â
Oil burners shall be securely installed in accordance
with the instructions of the manufacturer and this code, by qualified
mechanics experienced in making such installations.
D.Â
Each installation shall be provided with an approved
strainer for the fuel oil supply, placed near the tank. Readily accessible
shutoff valves shall be installed on the supply line at the tank.
No piping of any kind shall be allowed to connect
a compartment wherein a mixing tank is located, with any drain or
sewer; and all silt or sediment left in the mixing tank shall be placed
in airtight metal containers and immediately removed from the premises.
A.Â
Burners shall be of a type which have been approved
by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., and shall bear the standard
Underwriters' label certifying to that approval.
B.Â
The supply of oil through the burner nozzle shall
be limited to furnish only a sufficient amount for maximum burning
conditions when the controlling valves in the oil line are wide open.
C.Â
All oil-burning heating systems shall be equipped
with draft regulators.
D.Â
No pot-type burners are allowed in the Township of
Nether Providence.
All such fuel-oil systems or devices and the
surrounding premises shall be subject to inspection by the agent or
representative of the Township of Nether Providence, both at the time
of installation and from time to time thereafter, and in the event
that the same shall be found defective or dangerous or contrary to
these regulations, either in manner of construction or of repair or
renewal or method of operation, the owner or operator thereof shall
at once and within 24 hours after receiving written notice make such
necessary change or alterations as shall be required to correct the
same.
[Amended 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581]
Any person or persons who shall do any plumbing work without complying with the provisions of this chapter regarding the procuring of a license or certificate to engage in or carry on the business of plumbing or house drainage or such other conditions provided for in this chapter and any persons who shall violate any of the rules, regulations or requirements set forth in this chapter shall, upon conviction before any District Justice, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. II, Violations and Penalties, § 1-16, Building, health and safety violations. All fines and penalties imposed by this chapter shall be recoverable by summary proceedings before a Justice of the Peace, and all fines and penalties shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Township. Every day that such violations shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 616]
A.Â
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Township of Nether Providence, being marked and designated as the International Plumbing Code, 1995, and the 1996 Supplement to the International Plumbing Code, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as part of the Code of the Township of Nether Providence, subject to any amendments or deletions that may be provided by the Township of Nether Providence, for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of mechanical systems in the Township of Nether Providence and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Plumbing Code, 1995, and the 1996 Supplement, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in §§ 195-37 through 195-41. Such document, together with Chapter 195 of the Code of Nether Providence Township, shall constitute the effective Plumbing Code of Nether Providence Township.
B.Â
As the International Plumbing Code, 1995, and the 1996 Supplement, set forth in Subsection A hereof is amended, supplemented or added to, such amendments, supplements or additions shall also be established as the law of the Township of Nether Providence. As any future amendments or editions of the International Plumbing Code, 1995, and the 1996 Supplement, described in Subsection A hereof are published, they shall also be adopted by the Township of Nether Providence.
[Added 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 616]
The following sections of the International
Plumbing Code, 1995, are hereby revised as follows:
A.Â
Section 101.1 Title. Insert "Township
of Nether Providence" as the name of the jurisdiction.
B.Â
Section 106.5.2 Fee schedule. Insert the following: "The fees for all plumbing work shall be in accordance with § 195-2 of the Code of the Township of Nether Providence."
C.Â
Section 106.5.3 Fee refunds. Insert:
"75%" in two places.
D.Â
Section 108.4 Violation penalties.
(1)Â
Delete Section 108.4 and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or the code adopted thereby shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. II, Violations and Penalties, § 1-16, Building, Health and Safety Violations."
E.Â
Section 108.5 Stop-work orders. Insert
"not less than $500 nor more than $1,000."
F.Â
Section 306.6.1 Sewer depth. Insert "36
inches" and "36 inches" in two places.
G.Â
Chapter 14, Codes. Insert "1996 BOCA
National Building Code," and "1996 International Mechanical Code."
[Added 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 616]
[Added 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 616]
[Added 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 616]
Nothing in this §§ 195-37 through 195-41 or in the International Plumbing Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any other suit or proceeding pending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 195-38; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by §§ 195-37 through 195-41.
