Relaxation Rewind! Bad Drains and How to Test Them, Part 1
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The Problem of Leaky Sewers
Joints to these pipes so often leak that without testing them thoroughly when laid one leaky joint would cause an unpleasant odor in a building for years. To prevent this a claw should be inserted in the contract that each length of drain or sewer should be tested by atmospheric pressure say five pounds to a square inch. Insufficient fall to sewers does not often occur in those laid under the supervision of engineers but it is in the branch trains connected to them where so many blunders are made. Often times one part of a drain is laid almost level whilst another part is laid with a steep gradient. This facilitates the choking of drains and the siphoning of traps.
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