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Written by: Wang Jieen
2021-01-15 19:55
Last update date: 2021-01-15 19:56
The new crown pneumonia epidemic continued, and the Yau Tsim Mong District continued to explode, and the pipe problems of the old buildings were successively exposed. The two-numbered tenement house at No. 20 to 26 Xin Reclamation Street was also used to receive the building with an open water bucket. Wastewater.
Xiong Zhiquan, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, pointed out that open cisterns are a very common old design, but many buildings have switched to sealed designs.
He also pointed out that because the water bucket is open, water will splash when it is discharged into the water bucket. If an outbreak occurs in a building, the open water bucket may be used to spread the virus through the air from the windows of the residents.
He Juye, chairman of the Construction Policy Group of the Institute of Surveyors, even pointed out that he has seen a unit connecting the sewage pipe of a toilet to a water tank, and it is believed that the unit concerned is a subdivided house.
He believes that in the long run, it is worth legislating to regulate the use of sealed designs.
Many old buildings use open "water buckets" to collect the sewage from the buildings to the drain pipes.
(Information Picture/Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The law allows the use of open buckets
According to the information, under the "Buildings Ordinance", funnel-shaped drainage devices are allowed to drain waste water.
Xiong Zhiquan, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, said that in buildings 40 to 50 years ago, many tenement houses used open water bucket design. This is a very common old design. The additional drain pipe can be discharged into the water bucket. A bucket of water, let it go if you have a bae, and there is no need to modify the pipe."
However, Xiong described that because the water bucket is open, water splashes when it drains into the water bucket.
If plastic bags or clothing are thrown in, the water bucket may be blocked and the water inside may overflow.
He pointed out that if there is an outbreak of an epidemic in a building, the use of an open water bucket may cause the virus to spread through the air from the residents' windows.
Xiong pointed out that the current design that uses open water buckets has been "rare and less common." Many buildings have switched to sealed designs, but tenements in Sham Shui Po and Jordan still exist.
He suggested that the use of a sealed design would be safer and prevent water from flying around. He thought it was time for the government to review.
▼The government issued a mandatory inspection order to the ``Miaojie Epidemic Area''▼
The picture shows the double-numbered tenement house at No. 20-26 Xin Reclamation Street where the epidemic broke out. The pipes on the outer wall also use an open water bucket.
(Information Picture/Photo by Huang Shuhui)
Surveyor: I have seen the toilet sewage pipe connected to the water bucket
He Juye, chairman of the Construction Policy Group of the Institute of Surveyors, also pointed out that this type of open water bucket can drain waste water from kitchens, etc. "Because it does not involve too polluting water, it can be water bucket." But he emphasized that water The bucket cannot be used for the sewage from the toilet. The sewage from the toilet must use a sealed sewage pipe. However, what do you mean? I have seen a unit connecting the sewage pipe of the toilet to the water bucket. I believe that the unit concerned is a subdistricted house.
He pointed out that the use of water buckets may cause water splashes. Hong Kong is now densely populated with a large number of units. I have also seen water buckets "grass" in the past. Therefore, in the long run, it is worthwhile to legislate to use a sealed design.
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