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AIR TRAP [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

Fitting or device so designed and constructed as to provide, when properly vented, a liquid seal that will prevent the backpassage of air without materially affecting the flow of sewage or waste water through it.

OBS

Simple traps, such as S, 1/2S, and running traps, provide smooth, continuous passages for the water so that they are not easily clogged. In most plumbing codes traps are required on all fixtures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Dispositif obturateur hydraulique dont le rôle est d'empêcher la communication de l'air vicié des égouts et canalisations avec l'air des locaux habités, sans gêner pour cela l'évacuation des liquides et des matières.

CONT

Les siphons doivent former la solution de continuité indispensable entre l'air vicié des canalisations et l'air des locaux. (...) La garde d'eau à observer dans tous les siphons sera d'au moins 0,05 m. L'écoulement de tout appareil sanitaire doit être muni d'un siphon de dimension appropriée placé immédiatement à la sortie de l'appareil.

Spanish

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