This section is from the book "Plumbing Problems", by The Sanitary Engineer. Also available from Amazon: Plumbing Problems, or Questions, Answers and Descriptions Relating to House Drainage and Plumbing.
Q. Do you think it proper to connect the sediment-pipe of a kitchen-boiler directly to a soil or waste pipe?
A. If the sink-trap is below the floor it is better to run the pipe in above it. If not, we see no serious objection to connecting with the waste-pipe. Of course, the sediment-cock should not be left open if the boiler were emptied of water at any time.

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