Definition of Terms
•Manhole:TheseareRCC/Masonary
chambersconstructedatsuitableintervals
alongsewerlines.
•Traps:Trapsaredefinedasfittingsattheend
ofsoilpipesofwastepipestopreventfoul
gasescomingoutofthesoilpipe/wastepipe.
Principles Of House Drainage
•HouseDrainageshouldbepreferablelaidbysideofthebuildingtofacilitateeasy
repairandbettermaintenance.
•Housesewerjointsshouldbeleekproofbecauseleekageifanyshallcreatean
odourproblemandleakedwastewatershallinfilterateinthegroundandshall
reducebearingcapacityofsoilbelowfoundation,whichisnotdesirable.
•Thesewageorsullageshouldflowundertheforceofgravity.
•Thehousesewershouldalwaysbestraight.
•Theentiresystemshouldbewellventilatedfromstarttotheend.
•Thehousesewershouldbeconnectedtothemanholesuchthattheinvertlevelis
sufficientlyhighertoavoidbackflowofsewageinhousesewer.
•Whereeverthereischangeindirectionofsewerlineinthepremises,provide
inspectionchamberatthejunction.
•Rainwaterfromroofsoropencourtyardsshouldnotbeallowedtoflowthrough
thehousesewers.
•Siponageactioncanneverbepermittedandthereforeadequateventilation
systemsshouldbeinstalled.
Traps And Pipes and other components
of house Drainage System
•Followingarethemaincomponentsofhouse
drainagesystem
•Traps
•Pipes
•SanitaryFittings
Traps And Pipes and other components
of house Drainage System
•FollowingarethemaincomponentsofHousedrainage
system.
•Traps:GoodTrapsshouldhavefollowingQualities:
•Shouldprovideenoughwaterseal(around50mm)
withlargesurfacearea.
•Interiorssurfaceshouldbesmoothsothattheflowis
notobstructedwhichenablesselfcleansing.
•Anassessdoorshouldbeprovidedforcleaningthe
trap.
•Itshouldbemadeofnon-adsorbentmaterial.
Classification of Traps
•Dependingupontheshapesthetrapsare
classifiedas:
•P-Trap
•Q-Trap
•S-Trap
•Abovethreetypesoftrapsareshowninthe
followingfigures.
P, Q and S Traps
Q Trap S TrapP Trap
P, Q and S Traps
Based on the Use, the traps are
classified as:
•Floor Traps (Nahni Trap)
•Gully Traps
•Intercepting Traps
•All the above traps are discussed below
Sizes of Various Pipes
Type Size
Soil Pipe 100
Waste Pipe (horizontal) 30 To 50
Waste Pipe (Vertical) 75
Vent Pipe 50
Rain water pipe 75
Antisiponage pipe 50 mm
Sanitary Fittings
•Following sanitary fittings are used in the house drainage
system.
•Wash Basin
•Sinks
•Bath tubs
•Water Closets
•Urinals
•Flushing Cisterns
Indian Type WC
•IndianTypeWC:IndianstandardIS2556
PartIII-1990providesdetailed
specificationfortheviterouschinaIndian
typewaterclosets.
•FollowingfigshowstheIndiantypeWater
closets
Indian Type WC
•Itissimpleinconstructionandworkingbatused
insquattingposition.Usuallyitismadefrom
procelain.Thepanandtrapareavailableintwo
differentpieces.Thetraphasanopeningfor
antisiponagepipe.TheWCisfixedinsquatting
positionjustatfloorlevel.IndiantypeWCrequires
around10litreofwaterforflushing.Theflushing
cisternisfittedat2mheightfromthewatercloset.
European Type Water Closet
•FigshowsEuropeantypewatercloset.Itis
usuallymadeofproclain.Itisprovidedwith
seatandcover.Thepanhasflushingrimto
spreadtheflusingrimtospreadtheflush
water.TheclosetisfittedwithP-traporS
Trap.
Anglo Indian Type W/C
•IntheeuropeanW/Ctheusercannotrest
onthinrimconvenientlyandinindianW/C
chancesoffoulingofexcretaaremore.The
abovedisadvantagesofeuropeanandindian
waterclosetsareremovedinangloIndian
watercloset.Theclosetisfixed40cmabove
fromthefloorlevelandupperrimofthe
panisenlargedsufficientlysothatusercan
convenientlysit.
Flushing Cistern:
•Flushing cisterns are classified as
•Siponic without valve
•Siponic with valve
Flushing Cistern
Bell Type flushing
•Belltypeflushingcisternshownbelowisused
withIndianWC.Itdoesn’thavevalve.
•Belltypeflushingcisternconsistsoffollowing
parts.
•Bell
•Float
•Leverwithchain
•Inletoutletandoverflowpipes
•CastIroncasing
Flushing Cistern
Bell Type flushing
•Thefunctionofthecisternisbasedonprincipleof
siphonicaction.Whenthefloatisatbottomtheinletvalve
isopenandwaterentersthecisternwhenwaterlevelrises
thefloatalsorisesandatacertainwaterleveltheinletvalve
isclosed.
•Whenthechainispulledthebellconnecteditthrough
lever,isliftedupandwatersplashesinsidethebell
throughthebottomofthebellwhichcarriessomeair
withitandasaresultofthatpartialvaccumiscreated
inthebellwhichgeneratesthesiphoniceffectandwater
continiouslyflowintheflushpipethroughitsbottomand
siphonicactionstops.Asthecisternisemptiedfloat
comesdownandinletvalveisopenedallowingwaterto
flowinthecistern.
System of Plumbing for House
Drainage
•Therearefourplumbingsystemsforhouse
drainage
•SingleStackSystem
•Onepipesystem
•SingleStackPartiallyVentilatedSystem
•TwoPipesystem
•Allthesystemsareshowninthefollowing
figures
System of plumbing and house
Drainage
Single Stack System
•Fromthefigureitisclearthatonlysinglepipe
actsassoilpipewastepipeandventilation
pipe.
•Thisispoorlyventilatedsystem
•Itissimplesystemandeasytoconstruct.
•Riskofwatersealbreakinginthetrapishigh
becauseofinducedsiponage.
•Wasteorairofthewastepipemaybeforced
upduetobackpressure.
One Pipe System
•ASeparateventpipeisprovidedinthis
system.Itisclearfromthestudyofsketchthat
incomparisiontosinglestacksystem:
•Thissystemiscostlyanddifficulttoconstruct
•Ventilationisprovidedtosullagepipeandsoil
pipetoo.
•Arrangementofpipeworkisdifficult.
Single Stack Partially Ventilated
System
•Followingarethefeaturesofthissystem.
•Onlywaterclosettrapsareventilated.
•Trapsofbaths,washbasinsandkitchenare
notjoinedwithventpipe.
•Thisiseconomicalsystem
•Itisrequiredtomaintainwatersealof75mm
ormore.
•Ithassimplearrangementofpipe.
Two Pipe System
•Followingarethefeaturesofthissystem.
•Waterclosets,bathtraps,kitchentrapsandwash
basintrapsallareconnectedtoventpipes.
•Separatesoilpipeandwastepipesareprovided.
•Twoventpipesareprovided.
•Therearefourstakesinthissystem
•Itisefficientsystembutcostlierthanother
systems.
House Drainage Plan
•Importantpointstobeconsideredwhilepreparinghouse
drainageplanarementionedbelow.
•Drainagelayoutplanshouldbeassimpleaspossible.Pipesshould
belaidinstraightline.
•Bothverticalandhorizontalpipesshallbelaidinstraightlinesas
faraspossible.
•Wherethereischangeinthedirectionofpipe,inspectionchamber
ormanholeshouldbeprovided.
•Sewersshouldnotbelaidunderabuildingtoavoidtheriskof
decreaseinbearingcapacityincaseofcontiniousleakageof
sewagefromjoints.Theleakedsewagepercolatesinthesoiland
increasemoisturecontentofsoilbelowthefoundation.Increased
moisturecontentdecreasesbearingcapacitywhichisnotdesirable.
•Pipesshouldbelaidatpropergradientandpropersize.Theusual
sizeofhousesewerare100mm,150mm,230mm,and300mm.
theyshouldbelaidwithsuchagradientthatthereisnodepositof
solidmatter.
House Drainage Plan
House Drainage Plan
References
•Environmental Engineering : By Prof B.R.Shah
Prof A M Malek
•Internet Websites