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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1954
Page
6
Town of Acton adopts plumbing rules under public health laws requiring licensing for plumbers, permits, and plan approvals. It outlines sewer connections, drainage system standards, pipe materials, venting, blow off tanks for steam boilers, trap requirements, and special traps for stables and kitchens with Board of Health approval.
The text assigns requirements for catch basins and grease or oil interceptors, approved by the Board of Health, to prevent oil and solids entry. It outlines trap placement, sizes, access, and exterior grease traps for buildings, plus acid resisting materials for chemical labs, cleanouts, back air pipes, vent sizing, and roof penetrations. It covers ventilation, pipe supports, pitch, and unit fixture schedules, testing, inspections, and minimum water closet counts for workplaces.
The document outlines ventilation standards for water closets and urinals, backflow preventer requirements, storm and surface water drainage, indirect refrigeration wastes, mechanical discharge systems, and hot water tank safety. It specifies flush volumes, backflow and siphon breaker criteria, lab testing, and marking of components, plus tank construction and relief valve rules. It also covers drainage connections, traps, and frost line considerations.
A detailed excerpt defines pressure and temperature relief valves, non ferrous piping, cross connections, backflow concepts, and terms used in plumbing systems. It covers valve labeling, installation proximity to tanks, and material requirements, plus backflow prevention and general plumbing vocabulary such as air gap, dead end, floor drain, master and journeyman plumbers, traps, vent systems, soil and waste pipes, and water service and distribution pipes.
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