Show How v to Use UseI Plumbing I I I s in Home Plumbing Is to the house what veins an and arteries are ale to the ho body y for upon plumbing as upon the blood channels of the human bo body rests the responsibility for the well bein being and healthfulness of the occupants of the home states a writer In Better Homes nn and 1 Gardens who suggests proper fixture fixture fixture fix fix- ture uses and plumbing practice I The plumbing system of a house consists of the water supply pl s system stem the se a sewage e disposal s system stem nn and the fixtures fixture writes the author The woI naI wa- wa I ter ter line may b be of or lead lend or copI copper copper cop- cop I i per pel wrought iron or galvanized gal 1 steel II j I depending on the chemicals in the water and soli soil Some kind of flexible metal piping should 1 always s 's be used at the connections to the water main because the pipe Is subjected to traffic vibrations Much expensive l e cutting Into paving can be e avoided fi continUes continues contin contin- ues ties the Better eUer Homes an and Gardens article If a n pipe pille of adequate diameter is laid For the average six and and sev sev- sev en room house with two bathrooms and an nn extra downstairs lavatory la a 1 Inch or 1 inch 1 inch service pipe Is necessary necessary essary requiring a n Inch 1 meter A Al l inch inch pipe is used for the lavatory closet combination and bathtub and anda uncIa a Inch or 7 inch pipe for shower Laundry tubs and und kitchen sinks need inch Inch supply pipes requiring ing lug Inch pipes because the diameter of the average garden hose Is of an un inch Every bathroom should have Its own shut off valves lIves In the basement advises advises ad ad- vises Better Homes and Gardens so that If necessary to make repairs on In nn any fixture the water may be turned turne off for that group of fixtures only There Is rarely need for placing pipes in outer walls and In to other places where there is danger r of freezing If It necessary to run pipes In exposed places Insulation materials should be used Nois Noisy water hummer hammer in supply pipes Is due to incorrect Installation installation and occurs when the faucet Is set get directly di directly dl- dl on the end of the supply pipe and should be he tapped 18 IS to 24 t inches below the end rhe The circulating hot- hot water system is best because of ur instantaneous instantaneous in in- flow of required hot lot wa wa- ter To avoid drainage noise waste pipes can be sound proofed with a 1 1 Inch thickness of hair hall felt With fixtures fix fix- tares tures themselves cu costing le less s than a n. n third of or the plumbing In n a home and the other two thirds going for labor and for the called so-called d In in materials ma ma- the home builder can cm ha lann have two bathrooms for less titan than twice the cost coat it of one |