NAC445A.67005. Pumping facilities: Priming.

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     1. Priming must be conducted in such a manner that:

     (a) The water used for priming is of no less a sanitary quality than that of the water being pumped.

     (b) There is a means to prevent backflow.

     (c) In installations where a centrifugal pump is used and air binding or the accumulation of air is a problem, there is a means to remove the air from the eye of the impeller.

     (d) Where vent lines discharge to a drain, the vent lines are designed with an air gap.

     2. This section does not prohibit the use of self-priming pumps.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97)

                    
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