§ 15.40.336. Plumbing systems and fixtures.  


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  • A.

    All plumbing shall be so designed and installed as to prevent contamination of the water supply through backflow, backsiphonages and any other method of contamination.

    B.

    All plumbing shall be designed and installed that no potable water supply line or plumbing fixture is directly connected to a non-potable water supply.

    C.

    Every water supply line shall be so constructed that there is no possibility of a cross-connection between a potable and non-potable water supply.

    D.

    Every water supply line shall be in good working condition and every valve therein is in good working condition.

    E.

    Every water supply inlet shall be located above the flood level of any installed sink, lavatory, bathtub or automatic washing machine and similar water-using fixture, or above some unobstructable overflow thereof, and there are no submerged inlets, except submerged inlets installed with a vacuum breaker of a type approved by the health officer.

    F.

    The waste line of every water-using fixture shall be trapped.

    G.

    Every waste line shall drain freely without obstruction or leaks.

    H.

    All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in good working condition, and all plumbing fixtures kept clean.

    I.

    Water pressure shall be adequate to permit a proper flow of water from all open water faucets at all times.

    J.

    Every water closet shall be of the trap type, with facilities for safe and clean flushing.

    K.

    No water closet shall be of the so called "flush hopper," "frost-proof hopper" or similar type.

    L.

    All plumbing within an existing dwelling unit structure shall comply with the village building code and all applicable provisions of the State Plumbing Code which pertains to existing buildings.

(Ord. 1977-14 § 11-2, 1977)