Relaxation Rewind! Bad Drains and How to Test Them, Part 1
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Testing the Soil Pipe
On this plan it is fixed on the outside of the house, having a trap with an open grating just beyond the basement closet and a ventilating pipe carried above the eaves of the roof. If there should be leaky joints or holes in the soil pipe, a little sulfur burnt in the pipe or a little pungent essence thrown into it will clearly denote where the leaks are. The easiest method is to put the detector or pressure gauge at the grating of the trap 3, placing the India rubber tube over the grating and making a tight joint with clay. When if the joints are tight, the liquid in the detector will rise suddenly and then lower itself as the water leaves
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