PLUMBING SYSTEM PREPARED BY MURALI.C D.C.E & B.TECH
Sewer:
• Are the underground conduits or drains• Used for carrying the sewage• The most common types of sewer are:I. Sanitary Sewer : • Is a underground carriage system.• Used for transporting
sewage from houses and commercial buildings
• Sanitary sewers serving industrial areas also carry Industrial sewage.
• Sanitary sewage is collected with the help of sanitary sewer line
• The sanitary sewer is attached to a main sewer.
• The main sewer runs directly to the sewage treatment plant.
II. Storm Sewer:• A storm sewer collects storm water
with the help of gutter & catch basin
• Gutter allow the storm water to drain from the street directly into the storm sewer.
Sewer:III. Combined Sewer:• Type of sewer system• Collects sanitary sewage & storm water run off in a single
pipe system.• Can cause serious water pollution problems due to combined
sewer overflows• Caused by large variations in flow between dry and wet
weather.• This type of sewer design is no longer used in building new
communities.
INTERCEPTING TRAPS
This trap is provided at the last main hole of building sewerage to prevent entry of foul gases from public sewer to building sewer. It has a deep-water seal of 100 mm.
NAHANI TRAP/FLOOR TRAPThis trap is provided in
the floor to collect waste water from washbasin,
shower, sink and bathroom etc. These are available in cast iron or UPVC material and have removable grating (JALI)
on the top of the trap. The minimum depth of water seal should be 50
mm.
GULLY TRAPThese traps are constructed outside the building to carry waste water discharge from washbasin, sinks, bathroom etc. and are connected to the nearest building drain/sewer so that foul gases from sewer do not come to the house. These are deep seal traps, the depth of water seal should be 50 mm minimum. It also prevents the entry of cockroach and other insects from sewer line to waste pipes carrying waste water.
INTERCEPTING CHAMBER
A COVERED OPENING IN STREET WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS FOR CLEANING REPAIRING OF SEWER BENEATH OR FOR REPAIRING BACK WATER