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Please Keep These Don'ts in Mind

Don't call for inspection until you are ready.
Don't use one-fourth bends when it is possible to use one-eighth bends.
Don't put in lead work that is under weight.
Don't fail to put rests where needed.
Don't run vertical lines out of plumb.
Don't add additional fixtures to a job without taking out an additional permit.
Don't refuse to do what the ordinance says shall be done.
Don't make a flat bend in your lead work.
Don't say that your testing plugs won't hold.
Don't cover any work before same has been inspected and approved.
Don't forget to drift kinked pipes.
Don't install cleanouts in places where it is impossible to use them.
Don't try to repair a cracked fitting.
Don't omit cleanouts where the ordinance requires them to be used.
Don't place vent tees lower than the fixtures.
Don't construct work of underweight materials.
Don't forget to ream all wrought iron pipes.
Don't trim wiped joints with a rasp or cold chisel.
Don't give wrong house number when calling for inspection.
Don't forget to put in all water pipes so they will drain.
Don't fail to put up grounds for pipe and fixture supports.
Don't try to calk a joint with a round edged calking iron.
Don't let the marks of the bending spring show on the bend.
Don't let your solder run through to the inside of the pipe.
Don't let the pipe protrude on the inside of a branch joint.
Don't use prohibited fittings in drain, waste or vent pipes.
Don't forget that the soil pipe must extend at least three feet outside of the building.
Don't leave a job without placing a red warning sticker on the work to keep same from being covered over.
Don't fail to test your work from a point three feet outside of the building to the highest vent pipe on the roof.
Don't run vent lines less than two inches in diameter through the roof.

Don't wait until the inspector arrives to fill pipes for testing.
Don't run waste pipes without having the proper pitch.
Don't run vent pipes in such a manner that they may become waste pipes in case of stoppage.
Don't depend on the supply and waste pipes to hold up the fixtures
Don't forget that traps must be set true to water seal.
Don't expect the inspector to ignore the ordinance because you have done so.
Don't be indifferent about the setting of closet bowls or other fixtures.
Don't forget when you hav e completed your work to inspect it yourself and thus avoid trouble.
Don't use candle grease, wax or cement on calked joints.
Don't refuse to do what the ordinance says shall be done.
Don't ask the inspector to approve a job if the ground work is not completed.