Relaxation Rewind! Bad Drains and How to Test Them, Part 1
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The Working of the Ventilation
The plan of drains to a house recently built in the suburbs of London would be considered perfect by many sanitary men. But before we testify them is perfect, let us carefully analyze the working of the ventilation. The ventilating pipe being carried above the roof is strictly in accordance with the bylaws of the local board - although it spoils the appearance of the house. One reason why it was put there is to prevent the siphoning of the closet trap and its height is to carry out the recommendations of medical writers in the Lancet who have so often insisted that these tall pipes carried some feet away from chimneys or bedroom windows were necessary. We will flush the closet by throwing down slops
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