Domestic plumbing and water service / by William White.

  • White, William
Date:
1880
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Domestic plumbing and water service / by William White. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IV. THE DRAIN VENTILATOR. (27) . It is not my intention to say anything re- garding drain ventilation, except as it may affect the proper working of the closet, and its freedom from smell. It is now generally agreed that—unless other ample means of ventilation are provided— provision ought in all cases to be made for con- tinuing the soil pipe, of its full capacity, up to the roof of the house; and the mode of securing ven- tilation by means of a second pipe (as advocated by Mr. Masters in his paper at the Sanitary Institute) is to my mind the best of the various modes put forth by the numerous conflicting au- thorities. When drains are ventilated, the house drain ought in all cases to be disconnected from the sewer, by a trap at the lower part. I have myself used for this purpose a single ‘cleansing syphon ’ and open grating, instead of two syphons with an opening between. But the upright nozzle of the cleansing syphon is liable to become clogged with floating matter, and then to require the cleans- ing process which ought to be unnecessary in a well-flushed drain. (28) . A complete system of disconnection and ventilation has been elaborately worked out by Mr. Woodhead, of Leeds, in a well illustrated pamphlet; which would be very effective, no doubt, though somewhat expensive. Still the ad- visability of having an open ventilator in the