2004-96 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 74 - SEWER CONNECTIONS - CHAPTER 75 - WATER AND SEWER SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS

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1` ' , ' EXHIBIT B or tightening effect, and so designed that failure from overtightening of the nut results in threads stripping rather than stem fracture. There shall be no evidence of staking or chisel marks on the nut after assembly. Each corporation stop shall be tested by the manufacturer with not less than 85 psi. air pressure with the stop submerged in water in both the open and closed positions. No top, bottom, or port leaks are permitted. 3. WATER TAPS. Water main taps shall be not less than 3/4 inch and any tap larger than one inch normal size shall be made by means of attaching to the main a bronze service saddle provided with an integral service outlet accurately machined and pre-tapped by the manufacturer to receive a full-sized corporation stop of equal size to the service line. The service saddle shall be of the double strap type with body and nuts cast of ASTM B62 bronze; straps shall be silicon bronze with rolled threads, shall be accurately curved to conform to the main, and shall be flattened to provide large bearing surfaces. The outlet portion of the body shall be encircled with an O-ring type pressure seal cemented and confined in a corresponding groove on the inside of the body. The pressure tap for services larger than one inch shall be made by drilling through the corporation stop in the fully open position, using the proper type drilling machine and attachments and using the maximum possible drill size for the corporation stop. 4. WATER SERVICE - CORPORATION STOPS. The corporation stop shall be protected by a box construction with clean whole brick placed on a solid bottom extending not less than two feet six inches from the main with brick joints overlapping and with a brick cover providing at least four inches of clearance above the stop so that there shall be no weight thereon in case of settling.