The plumber and sanitary houses : a practical treatise on the principles of internal plumbing work, or the best means for effectually excluding noxious gases from our houses / by S. Stevens Hellyer.

  • Hellyer, S. Stevens (Samuel Stevens)
Date:
1893
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Credit: The plumber and sanitary houses : a practical treatise on the principles of internal plumbing work, or the best means for effectually excluding noxious gases from our houses / by S. Stevens Hellyer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Class A. Class B. Class C. 1 Class D. w ASTE-Pi PE.—Hot water Wastes— 3-in.pipe,weight (about) peryd.lin. ~i '• »» >» >> )i 141b. lead. 35 lbs. 29 lbs. 10 lb. lead. 25 lbs. 21 lbs. gib. lead. 23 lbs. 19 lbs. 8 lb. lead. 20 lbs. 17 lbs. 2-in. pipe, weight per yard lin. ijjri- >j ^■) >» ^J^^' fJ )) >» 9f 27 lbs. 21 lbs. 16 lbs. 24 lbs. 18 lbs. 14 lbs. 21 lbs. 16 lbs. 12 lbs. 18 lbs. or 16 lbs. 14 lbs. lojlbs. Table Showing Weights of Lead Service Pipe per Yard. \ in. i in. i I m. 1 14 in. 1^ in. 2 in. Extra strong lead pipe— Water Conipanies' lueights— as per Metropolis Water Act, 1871 6 lbs. gibs. 12 lbs. 16 lbs. 21 lbs. 28 lbs. Strong service-pipe. . . * 4^ lbs. * 7ilbs. * io\ lbs 14 lbs. 18 lbs. 24 lbs. Service-pipe,//^^^ . . . Strong wflj/<?-pipe, same strength as light service- * 3ilbs. * 51 lbs. « 81 lbs. 12 lbs. 16 lbs. 21 lbs. Waming-pipe—Pipes dis- charging with an open end minivmm strength, as per Metropolis Water Act, 1871 . Waste-pipe .... 3 lbs. 5 lbs. 7 lbs. • I0| lbs 12 lbs. 18 lbs. * Within a fraction of the exact weight. Table showing the Outside as well as the Inside Diameteh. OF certain Strength Pipes. Inside diameter. Outside ,, +Weight per yard |-in. 3-in. I-in. i?-in. ij-in. 2-in. 1 I ••32 6 lbs. 9 lbs. 12 lbs. 16 lbs. 21 lbs. 28 lbs. Pipes from i to i inclusive are made in Le7tgths of 15 ft., or in Coils of 60 ft. Pipes from ' to 2 inclusive are made in Lengths of 12 ft., or in Coils of from 40 to 50 ft. Pipes from 2} to 6 inclusive are made in Le7igths of 10 ft. [Some manu- lacturers make these pipes in 12-feet Le7igths.'] _ Soil-pipes and waste-pipes made by hydraulic pressure, above 2 in. and under 6 :n., made m any weight to the strength of sheet lead, from 6 lbs. to 14 lbs, per foot superficial. ^ t Lead Rising-main, London water companies' weights. E E 2