1509 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 790

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No service pipe shall be less than 1-1/4 inch and shall be of black iron pipe and all cast iron fittings are hereby prohibited. No service pipe shall be smaller than that required for firea for the house to whieh it leads, and shall be inclined from the street or be provided with drip pocket. No cement or composition of any kind shall be used to repair faulty fittings unless same shall have been approved by the Board herein referred to. All pipe must be securely strapped to the bottom of the joists or other secure places with iron atraps or gas hooks and must incline from the meter or be provided with drip pockets; no valves or unions will be per- mitted to be placed between ceiling and- floor or located in such positions that stuffing box or valve cannot be re-packed; no "soft seat" valves will be allowed, and all valve stems must be re-packed, as factory packi.ng being considered insufficient9 will not be accepted; no unions other than ground joints will be allowed, as gaskets are liable to 1eak. Rubber hose and lead pipe for connecting appliances are hereby prohibitedo All plumbing work and gas fittings and connections whether new or repair work must be tested by the City Inspector under rules and regula- tions prescribed by the Board and certificate of acceptance therefor issued to the owner before they shall be allowed to use same. Section 3: All gas water heaters shall be vented through a flue or out above the roof with a pipe the size of the heater and properly installed for safety from fire. Section 4. When gas meter is to be located beneath hause that is inclosed, door ahall be cut so as to give free access to meter for pur- poses of reading and setting and removing same and there shall be lo- cated at the meter a valve for cutting off the gas in case of fire or in the event the meter is removed for any purpose, Section 5, All gas service lines from the street to the house sha.ll not be installed in the same ditch with the aewer line leading from the street to the house. The gas service line shall be installed a minimum distance of two feet (21) from the sewer line. Section bo Euery gas service stop cock shall be constructed of iron body with brass case. Section 7. All gas appliance vents shall be of the same size recommended by the appliance manufacturer where two or more appliances are vented into the same vent stacko The vent stack shall be increased to the proper size for additional appliances more than one. Section 8. All central heating units installed within the City of Paris shall have a fresh air vent into the equipment room, of at least 1 square inch per 1, 000 B. T., U. Rating, (a) Each person, firm or corporation, before installing a central heating unit within the City of Paris, shall apply to the Director of Public Works to obta.in a permit for the installation of same, and shall pay the same permit fee and the same inapection fee as required for other in- stallations. Section 9. Before inatalling or constructing any gas plumbing or fixtures provided for herein, the owner or contractor sha.ll apply to the Director of Public Works for a permit for the same and pay the regular plumbing inspection fee for said permit.