Modern plumbing illustrated; a comprehensive and thoroughly practical work on the modern and most approved methods of plumbing construction .. . f^ J7SoJ28 <^foc2t 77Q0273 VSTSf (So2zifor^ Q7ee. H WATER CLOSET CONNECTIONS The waste for the water closet should be 4 in. in size, butnever less. When cast-iron soil pipe is used, the connection is made by meansof 4-in. lead pipe or a 4-in. lead bend, the pipe or bend being wipedto a brass ferrule which is caulked into the soil pipe, and the floorconnection generally being made by means of floor flanges, the latterbeing considered under Plate 1
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Modern plumbing illustrated; a comprehensive and thoroughly practical work on the modern and most approved methods of plumbing construction .. . f^ J7SoJ28 <^foc2t 77Q0273 VSTSf (So2zifor^ Q7ee. H WATER CLOSET CONNECTIONS The waste for the water closet should be 4 in. in size, butnever less. When cast-iron soil pipe is used, the connection is made by meansof 4-in. lead pipe or a 4-in. lead bend, the pipe or bend being wipedto a brass ferrule which is caulked into the soil pipe, and the floorconnection generally being made by means of floor flanges, the latterbeing considered under Plate 17. The connection of the water closetto wrought-iron soil pipe is shown under Plate 45. The water closet should never discharge into a soil pipe of lessthan 4 in. The lead bend is generally connected into a T-Y or modifiedform of this fitting. It is preferable to connect into a bend and Y-branch, as shown in Plate 40, Fig. D, or into the same combinationof fittings arranged vertically. Such connection is often impossible, however, owing to lack of space, although in larger work, such aspublic toilet rooms, it may often be used without difficulty. The water-closet flush tank should be set so th