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System Of Plumbing:
There are four systems of plumbing of drainage work in a
building such as single stack system, one pipe system, two pipe
system, one pipe partially ventilated system.

1. Single Stack System:

In this system, only one vertical soil pipe is used. The wastes
from all the sanitary and soil appliances are discharged in the
same pipe. The traps of WCs, sink basins, etc are directly
connected to the single stack pipe.

In this system, there is no separate pipe for ventilation purposes.

This system proves economical as only one pipe is to be
provided.

The effectiveness of this system depends entirely on the depth

of the water seal. No water seal should be less than 75 mm in
depth.

2. One Pipe System:

In this system of plumbing the waste connections from sinks,
baths, washbasins, and the soil pipe which is connected directly
to the drainage system.

Gully traps and waste pipes are completely dispensed with. But
all the traps of wC.s basins, etc are completely ventilated to
preserve the water seal by a separate vent pipe.

The following precautions should be taken in this plumbing

system.

a) All the joints off waste pipes should be air-tight.

b) Each waste pipe should be connected to common stack
directly.

c) Vent pipe diameter should not be less than 50 mm.

d) The waste pipe should join the stack, above the soil branch at
each floor.

e) All traps should be provided with a deep water seal of not less
than 7.5cm.

3. Two Pipe System:

In this plumbing system, two pipes are installed. W.Cs and
urinals are connected to vertical soil pipe baths, kitchens,
basins, etc are connected to another separate vertical waste
pipe. Soil pipes and waste pipes are provided with separate vent
pipes.

This system thus requires four pipes and hence proves very
costly. The soil pipe is connected to the drain directly but the
waste pipe should be connected through a trapped gully.

4. One-pipe Partially Ventilated System:

This system is via media between the first and second one.
There is only one soil pipe into which all W.Cs, baths, sinks, and
washbasins discharge. In addition, there is a relief vent pipe that
ventilates only the traps of W.Cs and urinals.

The following precautions should be taken to adopt this

plumbing system:

a) It should be provided with deep water seals, at least 75 mm.

b) The diameter of the vent pipe should not be less than 5 cm.

c) The waste pipe should join the stack above the soil branch on
each floor.

d) The fall or waste pipe should be continuous and gradual. The

slope of the waste pipe should be between 1 in 12 to 1 in 48.

In India pipe systems and sometimes one pipe system partially

ventilated are in most common use. The plumbing system can
be made more economical by compact grouping of fitments in
both horizontal and vertical directions.

This implies that if care is taken and ingenuity brought into play
when designing the original building or building to be drained, it
is possible to group the sanitary fittings and other equipment
requiring drainage, both in vertical and horizontal planes as to
simplify the drainage system and make it most economical.

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