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IAPMO UPC 2018 2ndPrint

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Uniform Plumbing Code, 2nd Printing

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The 2018 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC©) represents the most current approaches in the plumbing field.  It is the sixth edition developed under the ANSI Consensus process is designated as an American National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Contributions to the content of this code were made by every segment of the built industry, including such diverse interests as consumers, enforcing authorities, installers/maintainers, labor, manufacturers, research/standards/ testing laboratories, special experts and users.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Cover
3 Copyright
4 Important Notices and Disclaimers
5 FOREWORD
7 FORMAT OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
13 SAMPLE LEGISLATION FOR ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
14 COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
15 SECTION RELOCATION
18 TABLE OF CONTENTS
35 509.11 Vent Connectors for Category II,
Category III, and Category
36 CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION
101.0 General
101.1 Title
101.2 Scope
101.3 Purpose
101.4 Unconstitutional
101.5 Validity
102.0 Applicability
102.1 Conflicts Between Codes
102.2 Existing Installations
102.3 Maintenance
102.4 Additions, Alterations,
Renovations, or Repairs
102.5 Health and Safety
102.6 Changes in Building Occupancy
102.7 Moved Structures
102.8 Appendices
37 103.0 Duties and Powers of the
Authority Having Jurisdiction
103.1 General
103.2 Liability
103.3 Applications and Permits
103.4 Right of Entry
104.0 Permits
104.1 Permits Required
104.2 Exempt Work
104.3 Application for Permit
38 104.4 Permit Issuance
1318.7 Initial Leak Test – Category
39 104.5 Fees
105.0 Inspections and Testing
105.1 General
105.2 Required Inspections
40 105.3 Testing of Systems
105.4 Connection to Service Utilities
106.0 Violations and Penalties
106.1 General
106.2 Notices of Correction or Violation
106.3 Penalties
41 106.4 Stop Orders
106.5 Authority to Disconnect Utilities
in Emergencies
106.6 Authority to Condemn
107.0 Board of Appeals
107.1 General
107.2 Limitations of Authority
42 Table 104.5 Plumbing Permit Fees
44 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
201.0 General
201.1 Applicability
202.0 Definition of Terms
202.1 General
56 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REGULATIONS
301.0 General
301.1 Applicability
301.2 Minimum Standards
301.3 Alternate Materials and Methods
of Construction Equivalency
301.4 Flood Hazard Areas
57 301.5 Alternative Engineered Design
302.0 Iron Pipe Size (IPS) Pipe
302.1 General
303.0 Disposal of Liquid Waste
303.1 General
304.0 Connections to Plumbing
System Required
304.1 General
305.0 Damage to Drainage System
or Public Sewer
305.1 Unlawful Practices
306.0 Industrial Wastes
306.1 Detrimental Wastes
306.2 Safe Discharge
307.0 Location
307.1 System
58 307.2 Ownership
308.0 Improper Location
308.1 General
309.0 Workmanship
309.1 Engineering Practices
309.2 Concealing Imperfections
309.3 Burred Ends
309.4 Installation Practices
309.5 Sound Transmission
310.0 Prohibited Fittings and
Practices
310.1 Fittings
310.2 Drainage and Vent Piping
310.3 Waste Connection
310.4 Use of Vent and Waste Pipes
310.5 Obstruction of Flow
310.6 Dissimilar Metals
310.7 Direction of Flow
310.8 Screwed Fittings
311.0 Independent Systems
311.1 General
312.0 Protection of Piping, Materials,
and Structures
312.1 General
312.2 Installation
59 312.3 Building Sewer and Drainage
Piping
312.4 Corrosion, Erosion, and
Mechanical Damage
312.5 Protectively Coated Pipe
312.6 Freezing Protection
312.7 Fire-Resistant Construction
312.8 Waterproofing of Openings
312.9 Steel Nail Plates
312.10 Sleeves
312.11 Structural Members
312.12 Rodentproofing
313.0 Hangers and Supports
313.1 General
313.2 Material
313.3 Suspended Piping
313.4 Alignment
313.5 Underground Installation
313.6 Hanger Rod Sizes
Table 313.6 Hanger Rod Sizes
313.7 Gas Piping
60 314.0 Trenching, Excavation, and
Backfill
314.1 Trenches
314.2 Tunneling and Driving
314.3 Open Trenches
314.4 Excavations
315.0 Joints and Connections
315.1 Unions
315.2 Prohibited Joints and
Connections
316.0 Increasers and Reducers
316.1 General
317.0 Food-Handling Establishments
317.1 General
318.0 Test Gauges
318.1 General
318.2 Pressure Tests (10 psi or less
318.3 Pressure Tests (greater than
10 psi to 100 psi
318.4 Pressure Tests (exceeding
100 psi
61 318.5 Pressure Range
319.0 Medical Gas and Vacuum
Systems
319.1 General
320.0 Rehabilitation of Piping Systems
320.1 General
Table 313.3 Hangers and Supports
62 CHAPTER 4 PLUMBING FIXTURES
AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
401.0 General
401.1 Applicability
401.2 Quality of Fixtures
402.0 Installation
402.1 Cleaning
402.2 Joints
402.3 Securing Fixtures
402.4 Wall-Hung Fixtures
402.5 Setting
402.6 Flanged Fixture Connections
402.7 Supply Fittings
402.8 Installation
63 402.9 Design and Installation of
Plumbing Fixtures
402.10 Slip Joint Connections
402.11 Future Fixtures
403.0 Accessible Plumbing Facilities
403.1 General
403.2 Fixtures and Fixture Fittings
for Persons with Disabilities
403.3 Exposed Pipes and Surfaces
404.0 Waste Fittings and Overflows
404.1 Waste Fittings
404.2 Overflows
405.0 Prohibited Fixtures
405.1 Prohibited Water Closets
405.2 Prohibited Urinals
405.3 Miscellaneous Fixtures
406.0 Special Fixtures and Specialties
406.1 Water and Waste Connections
406.2 Special Use Sinks
406.3 Special Use Fixtures
406.4 Zinc Alloy Components
407.0 Lavatories
407.1 Application
407.2 Water Consumption
407.3 Limitation of Hot Water
Temperature for Public
Lavatories
64 407.4 Transient Public Lavatories
407.5 Waste Outlet
407.6 Overflow
408.0 Showers
408.1 Application
408.2 Water Consumption
408.3 Individual Shower and
Tub-Shower Combination
Control Valves
408.4 Waste Outlet
408.5 Finished Curb or Threshold
408.6 Shower Compartments
408.7 Lining for Showers and
Receptors
65 408.8 Public Shower Floors
408.9 Location of Valves and Heads
408.10 Water Supply Riser
409.0 Bathtubs and Whirlpool
Bathtubs
409.1 Application
409.2 Waste Outlet
409.3 Overflow
409.4 Limitation of Hot Water in
Bathtubs and Whirlpool
Bathtubs
409.5 Backflow Protection
66 409.6 Installation and Access
410.0 Bidets
410.1 Application
410.2 Backflow Protection
410.3 Limitation of Water
Temperature in Bidets
411.0 Water Closets
411.1 Application
411.2 Water Consumption
411.3 Water Closet Seats
411.4 Personal Hygiene Devices
412.0 Urinals
412.1 Application
412.2 Backflow Protection
413.0 Flushing Devices
413.1 Where Required
413.2 Flushometer Valves
67 413.3 Flush Tanks
413.4 Water Supply for Flush Tanks
413.5 Overflows in Flush Tanks
414.0 Dishwashing Machines
414.1 Application
414.2 Backflow Protection
414.3 Drainage Connection
415.0 Drinking Fountains
415.1 Application
415.2 Drinking Fountain Alternatives
415.3 Drainage Connection
415.4 Location
416.0 Emergency Eyewash and
Shower Equipment
416.1 Application
416.2 Water Supply
416.3 Installation
416.4 Location
416.5 Drain
417.0 Faucets and Fixture Fittings
417.1 Application
417.2 Deck Mounted Bath/Shower
Valves
417.3 Handheld Showers
417.4 Faucets and Fixture Fittings
with Hose Connected Outlets
417.5 Separate Controls for Hot
and Cold Water
68 418.0 Floor Drains
418.1 Application
418.2 Strainer
418.3 Location of Floor Drains
418.4 Food Storage Areas
418.5 Floor Slope
419.0 Food Waste Disposers
419.1 Application
419.2 Drainage Connection
419.3 Water Supply
420.0 Sinks
420.1 Application
420.2 Water Consumption
420.3 Pre-Rinse Spray Valve
420.4 Waste Outlet
421.0 Floor Sinks
421.1 Application
421.2 Strainers
422.0 Minimum Number of
Required Fixtures
422.1 Fixture Count
69 422.2 Separate Facilities
422.3 Fixture Requirements for
Special Occupancies
422.4 Toilet Facilities Serving
Employees and Customers
422.5 Toilet Facilities for Workers
70 Table 422.1 Minimum Plumbing Facilities
76 CHAPTER 5 WATER HEATERS
501.0 General
501.1 Applicability
Table 501.1(1) Water Heaters
502.0 Permits
502.1 General
503.0 Inspection
503.1 Inspection of Chimneys or Vents
503.2 Final Water Heater Inspection
504.0 Water Heater Requirements
504.1 Location
504.2 Vent
Table 501.1(2) First Hour Rating
77 504.3 Clearance
504.4 Pressure-Limiting Devices
504.5 Temperature-Limiting Devices
504.6 Temperature, Pressure, and
Vacuum Relief Devices
505.0 Oil-Burning and Other Water
Heaters
505.1 Water Heaters
505.2 Safety Devices
505.3 Oil-Fired Water Heaters
505.4 Indirect-Fired Water Heaters
506.0 Air for Combustion and
Ventilation
506.1 General
78 506.2 Indoor Combustion Air
506.3 Indoor Opening Size and
Location
506.4 Outdoor Combustion Air
80 506.5 Combination Indoor and
Outdoor Combustion Air
506.6 Engineered Installations
506.7 Mechanical Combustion Air
Supply
506.8 Louvers, Grilles, and Screens
506.9 Combustion Air Ducts
81 507.0 Appliance and Equipment
Installation Requirements
507.1 Dielectric Insulator
507.2 Seismic Provisions
507.3 Appliance Support
507.4 Ground Support
507.5 Drainage Pan
507.6 Added or Converted
Equipment or Appliances
507.7 Types of Gases
507.8 Safety Shutoff Devices for
Unlisted LP-Gas Appliance
Used Indoors
507.9 Use of Air or Oxygen Under
Pressure
507.10 Protection of Gas Appliances
from Fumes or Gases other
than Products of Combustion
507.11 Process Air
507.12 Flammable Vapors
507.13 Installation in Residential
Garages
82 507.14 Installation in Commercial
Garages
507.15 Installation in Aircraft Hangars
507.16 Venting of Flue Gases
507.17 Extra Device or Attachment
507.18 Adequate Capacity of Piping
507.19 Avoiding Strain on Gas Piping
507.20 Gas Appliance Pressure
Regulators
507.21 Venting of Gas Appliance
Pressure Regulators
507.22 Bleed Lines for Diaphragm-Type
Valves
507.23 Combination of Appliances
and Equipment
507.24 Installation Instructions
83 507.25 Protection of Outdoor
Appliances
507.26 Accessibility for Service
507.27 Clearance to Combustible
Materials
508.0 Appliances on Roofs
508.1 General
508.2 Installation of Appliances
on Roofs
508.3 Appliances on Roofs
508.4 Appliances in Attics and
Under-Floor Spaces
84 509.0 Venting of Appliances
509.1 Listing
509.2 Connection to Venting Systems
509.3 Design and Construction
85 509.4 Type of Venting System to
be Used
Table 509.4 Type of Venting System to
be Used
509.5 Masonry, Metal, and
Factory-Built Chimneys
87 509.6 Gas Vents
88 Table 509.6.1 Roof Slope Heights
90 509.7 Single-Wall Metal Pipe
Table 509.7.3.4(1) Clearance for Connectors
92 Table 509.7.3.4(2) Reduction of Clearances with
Specified Forms of Protection
93 509.8 Through-the-Wall Vent
Termination
94 509.9 Condensation Drain
509.10 Vent Connectors for
Category I Appliances
95 Table 509.10.1.3 Minimum Thickness for
Galvanized Steel Vent
Connectors for Low-Heat
Appliances
Table 509.10.1.4 Minimum Thickness for Steel
Vent Connectors for
Medium-Heat Appliances
96 Appliances
509.12 Draft Hoods and Draft Controls
97 509.13 Manually Operated Dampers
509.14 Automatically Operated
Vent Dampers
509.15 Obstructions
510.0 Sizing of Category I Venting
Systems
510.1 Single Appliance Vent Table
510.1.2(1) through
Table 510.1.2(6
98 510.2 Multiple Appliance Vent Table
510.2(1) through Table 510.2(9
99 Table 510.2.1 Vent Connector Maximum
Length
103 Table 510.1.2(1) Type B Double-Wall Gas Vent
106 Table 510.1.2(2) Type B Double-Wall Gas Vent
108 Table 510.1.2(3) Masonry Chimney
110 Table 510.1.2(4) Masonry Chimney
112 Table 510.1.2(5) Single-Wall Metal Pipe or
Type B Asbestos-Cement Vent
113 Table 510.1.2(6) Exterior Masonry Chimney
114 Table 510.2(1) Type B Double-Wall Vent
118 Table 510.2(2) Type B Double-Wall Vent
120 Table 510.2(3) Masonry Chimney
122 Table 510.2(4) Masonry Chimney
124 Table 510.2(5) Single-Wall Metal Pipe or
Type B Asbestos-Cement Vent
Table 510.2(6) Exterior Masonry Chimney
125 Table 510.2(7) Exterior Masonry Chimney
126 Table 510.2(8) Exterior Masonry Chimney
127 Table 510.2(9) Exterior Masonry Chimney
128 CHAPTER 6 WATER SUPPLY AND
DISTRIBUTION
601.0 General
601.1 Applicability
601.2 Hot and Cold Water Required
601.3 Identification of a Potable and
Nonpotable Water System
Table 601.3.2 Minimum Length of Color
Field and Size of Letters
602.0 Unlawful Connections
602.1 Prohibited Installation
602.2 Cross-Contamination
129 602.3 Backflow Prevention
602.4 Approval by Authority
603.0 Cross-Connection Control
603.1 General
603.2 Approval of Devices or
Assemblies
603.3 Backflow Prevention Devices,
Assemblies, and Methods
603.4 General Requirements
130 Table 603.2 Backflow Prevention Devices,
Assemblies, and Methods
132 Table 603.3.1 Minimum Air Gaps for Water
Distribution
603.5 Specific Requirements
135 604.0 Materials
604.1 Pipe, Tube, and Fittings
604.2 Lead Content
604.3 Copper or Copper Alloy Tube
604.4 Hard-Drawn Copper or Copper
Alloy Tubing
604.5 Flexible Connectors
604.6 Cast-Iron Fittings
604.7 Malleable Iron Fittings
604.8 Previously Used Piping and
Tubing
604.9 Epoxy Coating
604.10 Plastic Materials
604.11 Solder
604.12 Flexible Corrugated Connectors
136 Table 604.1 Materials for Building Supply
and Water Distribution Piping
and Fittings
604.13 Water Heater Connectors
605.0 Joints and Connections
605.1 Copper or Copper Alloy Pipe,
Tubing, and Joints
137 605.2 CPVC Plastic Pipe and Joints
138 605.3 CPVC/AL/CPVC Plastic Pipe
and Joints
605.4 Ductile Iron Pipe and Joints
605.5 Galvanized Steel Pipe and
Joints
605.6 PE Plastic Pipe/Tubing and
Joints
139 605.7 PE-AL-PE Plastic Pipe/Tubing
and Joints
605.8 PE-RT
605.9 PEX Plastic Tubing and Joints
605.10 PEX-AL-PEX Plastic Tubing
and Joints
605.11 Polypropylene (PP) Piping
and Joints
140 605.12 PVC Plastic Pipe and Joints
605.13 Stainless Steel Pipe and Joints
605.14 Slip Joints
605.15 Dielectric Unions
605.16 Joints Between Various
Materials
606.0 Valves
606.1 General
141 606.2 Fullway Valve
606.3 Multidwelling Units
606.4 Multiple Openings
606.5 Control Valve
606.6 Accessible
606.7 Multiple Fixtures
607.0 Potable Water Supply Tanks
607.1 General
607.2 Potable Water Tanks
607.3 Venting
607.4 Overflow
607.5 Valves
608.0 Water Pressure, Pressure
Regulators, Pressure Relief
Valves, and Vacuum Relief
Valves
608.1 Inadequate Water Pressure
608.2 Excessive Water Pressure
608.3 Expansion Tanks, and
Combination Temperature
and Pressure-Relief Valves
142 608.4 Pressure Relief Valves
608.5 Discharge Piping
608.6 Water-Heating Devices
608.7 Vacuum Relief Valves
609.0 Installation, Testing, Unions,
and Location
609.1 Installation
609.2 Trenches
609.3 Under Concrete Slab
609.4 Testing
609.5 Unions
143 609.6 Location
609.7 Abutting Lot
609.8 Low-Pressure Cutoff Required
on Booster Pumps for Water
Distribution Systems
609.9 Disinfection of Potable Water
System
609.10 Water Hammer
609.11 Pipe Insulation
610.0 Size of Potable Water Piping
610.1 Size
610.2 Pressure Loss
144 610.3 Quantity of Water
610.4 Sizing Water Supply and
Distribution Systems
610.5 Sizing per Appendices
A and C
610.6 Friction and Pressure Loss
610.7 Conditions for Using
Table 610.4
610.8 Size of Meter and Building
Supply Pipe Using Table 610.4
610.9 Size of Branches
610.10 Sizing for Flushometer Valves
Table 610.10 Flushometer Fixture Units
for Water Sizing Using
Table 610.3
145 610.11 Sizing Systems for
Flushometer Tanks
610.12 Sizing for Velocity
610.13 Exceptions
611.0 Drinking Water Treatment
Units
611.1 Application
611.2 Air Gap Discharge
611.3 Connection Tubing
611.4 Sizing of Residential Softeners
612.0 Residential Fire Sprinkler
Systems
612.1 Where Required
146 Table 610.3 Water Supply Fixture Units
(WSFU) and Minimum Fixture
Branch Pipe Sizes
147 Table 610.4 Fixture Unit Table for
Determining Water Pipe and
Meter Sizes
148 Table 611.4 Sizing of Residential Water
Softeners
612.2 Types of Systems
612.3 Sprinklers
149 Table 612.3.3.1 Locations Where Intermediate
Temperature Sprinklers
are Required
612.4 Sprinkler Piping System
612.5 Sprinkler Piping Design
150 Table 612.3.6 Minimum Separation From
Obstruction
152 Table 612.5.3.2(1) Water Service Pressure
Loss (PLws
153 Table 612.5.3.2(2) Minimum Water Meter
Pressure Loss (PLm
612.6 Instructions and Signs
612.7 Inspection and Testing
Table 612.5.3.2(3) Elevation Loss (PLe
154 Table 612.5.3.2(4) Allowable Pipe Length for
3/4 Inch Type M Copper
Water Tubing
155 Table 612.5.3.2(5) Allowable Pipe Length for
1 Inch Type M Copper
Water Tubing
156 Table 612.5.3.2(6) Allowable Pipe Length for
3/4 Inch IPS CPVC Pipe
157 Table 612.5.3.2(7) Allowable Pipe Length for
1 Inch IPS CPVC Pipe
158 Table 612.5.3.2(8) Allowable Pipe Length for
3/4 Inch PEX Tubing
159 Table 612.5.3.2(9) Allowable Pipe Length for
1 Inch PEX Tubing
160 CHAPTER 7 SANITARY DRAINAGE
PART I Drainage Systems
701.0 General
701.1 Applicability
701.2 Drainage Piping
701.3 Drainage Fittings
701.4 Continuous Wastes
701.5 Lead
701.6 Caulking Ferrules
701.7 Soldering Bushings
Table 701.6 Caulking Ferrules
Table 701.7 Soldering Bushings
702.0 Fixture Unit Equivalents
702.1 Trap Size
702.2 Intermittent Flow
161 Table 701.2 Materials for Drain, Waste,
Vent Pipe and Fittings
162 Table 702.1 Drainage Fixture Unit
Values (DFU
163 702.3 Continuous Flow
Table 702.2(1) Maximum Drainage Fixture
Units for a Trap and Trap Arm
Table 702.2(2) Discharge Capacity in Gallons
Per Minute for Intermittent
Flow Only
703.0 Size of Drainage Piping
703.1 Minimum Size
703.2 Maximum Number of Fixture
Units
703.3 Sizing per Appendix C
704.0 Fixture Connections (Drainage
704.1 Inlet Fittings
704.2 Single Vertical Drainage Pipe
704.3 Commercial Sinks
705.0 Joints and Connections
705.1 ABS and ABS Co-Extruded
Plastic Pipe and Joints
705.2 Cast-Iron Pipe and Joints
164 Table 703.2 Maximum Unit Loading and
Maximum Length of Drainage
and Vent Piping
705.3 Copper or Copper Alloy Pipe
(DWV) and Joints
165 705.4 Galvanized Steel Pipe
and Joints
705.5 Polyethylene (PE) Sewer Pipe
705.6 PVC and PVC Co-Extruded
Plastic Pipe and Joining
Methods
705.7 Stainless Steel Pipe and Joints
166 705.8 Vitrified Clay Pipe and Joints
705.9 Special Joints
705.10 Joints Between Various
Materials
706.0 Changes in Direction of
Drainage Flow
706.1 Approved Fittings
706.2 Horizontal to Vertical
706.3 Horizontal to Horizontal
706.4 Vertical to Horizontal
707.0 Cleanouts
707.1 Plug
167 Table 707.1 Cleanouts
707.2 Approved
707.3 Watertight and Gastight
707.4 Location
707.5 Cleaning
707.6 Extension
707.7 Interceptor
707.8 Access
707.9 Clearance
707.10 Fittings
707.11 Pressure Drainage Systems
707.12 Countersunk Cleanout Plugs
707.13 Hubless Blind Plugs
707.14 Trap Arms
708.0 Grade of Horizontal Drainage
Piping
708.1 General
709.0 Gravity Drainage Required
709.1 General
710.0 Drainage of Fixtures Located
Below the Next Upstream
Manhole or Below the Main
Sewer Level
710.1 Backflow Protection
168 710.2 Sewage Discharge
710.3 Sewage Ejector and Pumps
710.4 Discharge Line
710.5 Size of Building Drains and
Sewers
710.6 Backwater Valves
710.7 Drainage and Venting Systems
710.8 Sump and Receiving Tank
Construction
710.9 Alarm
710.10 Sump and Receiving Tank
Covers and Vents
710.11 Air Tanks
710.12 Grinder Pump Ejector
169 710.13 Macerating Toilet Systems
and Pumped Waste Systems
711.0 Suds Relief
711.1 General
712.0 Testing
712.1 Media
712.2 Water Test
712.3 Air Test
PART II Building Sewers
713.0 Sewer Required
713.1 Where Required
713.2 Private Sewage Disposal
System
713.3 Public Sewer
713.4 Public Sewer Availability
713.5 Permit
713.6 Lot
170 713.7 Installation
714.0 Damage to Public Sewer or
Private Sewage Disposal
System
714.1 Unlawful Practices
714.2 Prohibited Water Discharge
714.3 Prohibited Sewer Connection
714.4 Commercial Food Waste
Disposer
714.5 Tanks
715.0 Building Sewer Materials
715.1 Materials
715.2 Joining Methods and Materials
715.3 Existing Sewers
716.0 Markings
716.1 General
717.0 Size of Building Sewers
717.1 General
Table 717.1 Maximum/Minimum Fixture
Unit Loading on Building
Sewer Piping
718.0 Grade, Support, and
Protection of Building Sewers
718.1 Slope
718.2 Support
171 718.3 Protection from Damage
719.0 Cleanouts
719.1 Locations
719.2 No Additional Cleanouts
719.3 Building Sewer Cleanouts
719.4 Cleaning
719.5 Access
719.6 Manholes
720.0 Sewer and Water Pipes
720.1 General
721.0 Location
721.1 Building Sewer
Table 721.1 Minimum Horizontal Distance
Required from Building Sewer
721.2 Abutting Lot
172 722.0 Abandoned Sewers and
Sewage Disposal Facilities
722.1 Building (House) Sewer
722.2 Cesspools, Septic Tanks,
and Seepage Pits
722.3 Filling
722.4 Ownership
722.5 Disposal Facilities
723.0 Building Sewer Test
723.1 General
174 CHAPTER 8 INDIRECT WASTES
801.0 General
801.1 Applicability
801.2 Air Gap or Air Break Required
801.3 Food and Beverage Handling
Establishments
801.4 Bar and Fountain Sink Traps
801.5 Connections from Water
Distribution System
801.6 Sterilizers
801.7 Drip or Drainage Outlets
802.0 Approvals
802.1 General
803.0 Indirect Waste Piping
803.1 Materials
803.2 Copper and Copper Alloys
803.3 Pipe Size and Length
175 804.0 Indirect Waste Receptors
804.1 Standpipe Receptors
805.0 Pressure Drainage
Connections
805.1 General
806.0 Sterile Equipment
806.1 General
807.0 Appliances
807.1 Non-Classed Apparatus
807.2 Undiluted Condensate Waste
807.3 Domestic Dishwashing
Machine
808.0 Cooling Water
808.1 General
809.0 Drinking Fountains
809.1 General
810.0 Steam and Hot Water Drainage
Condensers and Sumps
810.1 High-Temperature Discharge
176 Table 810.1 Pipe Connections in Blowoff
Condensers and Sumps
810.2 Sumps, Condensers, and
Intercepting Tanks
810.3 Cleaning
810.4 Strainers
811.0 Chemical Wastes
811.1 Pretreatment
811.2 Waste and Vent Pipes
811.3 Joining Materials
811.4 Access
811.5 Permanent Record
811.6 Chemical Vent
811.7 Discharge
811.8 Diluted Chemicals
812.0 Clear Water Wastes
812.1 General
813.0 Swimming Pools
813.1 General
814.0 Condensate Waste and Control
814.1 Condensate Disposal
177 814.2 Condensate Control
814.3 Condensate Waste Pipe
Material and Sizing
Table 814.3 Minimum Condensate
Pipe Size
814.4 Appliance Condensate Drains
814.5 Point of Discharge
814.6 Condensate Waste From
Air-Conditioning Coils
814.7 Plastic Fittings
178 CHAPTER 9 VENTS
901.0 General
901.1 Applicability
901.2 Vents Required
901.3 Trap Seal Protection
902.0 Vents Not Required
902.1 Interceptor
902.2 Bars, Soda Fountains, and
Counter
903.0 Materials
903.1 Applicable Standards
903.2 Use of Copper or Copper
Alloy Tubing
903.3 Changes in Direction
904.0 Size of Vents
904.1 Size
904.2 Length
905.0 Vent Pipe Grades and
Connections
905.1 Grade
179 905.2 Horizontal Drainage Pipe
905.3 Vent Pipe Rise
905.4 Roof Termination
905.5 Location of Opening
905.6 Common Vertical Pipe
906.0 Vent Termination
906.1 Roof Termination
906.2 Clearance
906.3 Use of Roof
906.4 Outdoor Installations
906.5 Joints
906.6 Lead
906.7 Frost or Snow Closure
907.0 Vent Stacks and Relief Vents
907.1 Drainage Stack
907.2 Yoke Vent
908.0 Wet Venting
908.1 Vertical Wet Venting
908.2 Horizontal Wet Venting for a
Bathroom Group
180 909.0 Special Venting for Island
Fixtures
909.1 General
910.0 Combination Waste and Vent
Systems
910.1 Where Permitted
910.2 Approval
910.3 Vents
910.4 Size
910.5 Vertical Waste Pipe
910.6 Cleanouts
910.7 Fixtures
911.0 Circuit Venting
911.1 Circuit Vent Permitted
181 911.2 Vent Size and Connection
911.3 Slope and Size of Horizontal
Branch
911.4 Relief Vent
911.5 Additional Fixtures
912.0 Engineered Vent System
912.1 General
912.2 Minimum Requirements
182 CHAPTER 10 TRAPS AND
INTERCEPTORS
1001.0 General
1001.1 Applicability
1001.2 Where Required
1002.0 Traps Protected by Vent Pipes
1002.1 Vent Pipes
1002.2 Fixture Traps
Table 1002.2 Horizontal Lengths of Trap
Arms
1002.3 Change of Direction
1002.4 Vent Pipe Opening
1003.0 Traps — Described
1003.1 General Requirements
1003.2 Slip Joint Fittings
1003.3 Size
1004.0 Traps
1004.1 Prohibited
1004.2 Movable Parts
183 1005.0 Trap Seals
1005.1 General
1006.0 Floor Drain Traps
1006.1 General
1007.0 Trap Seal Protection
1007.1 General
1007.2 Trap Seal Primers
1008.0 Building Traps
1008.1 General
1009.0 Interceptors (Clarifiers) and
Separators
1009.1 Where Required
1009.2 Approval
1009.3 Design
1009.4 Relief Vent
1009.5 Location
1009.6 Maintenance of Interceptors
1009.7 Discharge
1010.0 Slaughterhouses, Packing
Establishments, etc
1010.1 General
1011.0 Minimum Requirements for
Auto Wash Racks
1011.1 General
1012.0 Commercial and Industrial
Laundries
1012.1 General
1013.0 Bottling Establishments
1013.1 General
1014.0 Grease Interceptors
1014.1 General
184 1014.2 Hydromechanical Grease
Interceptors
Table 1014.2.1 Hydromechanical Grease
Interceptor Sizing Using
Gravity Flow Rates
185 1014.3 Gravity Grease Interceptors
Table 1014.3.6 Gravity Grease Interceptor
Sizing
186 1015.0 FOG (Fats, Oils, and Greases)
Disposal System
1015.1 Purpose
1015.2 Components, Materials, and
Equipment
1015.3 Sizing and Installation
1015.4 Performance
1016.0 Sand Interceptors
1016.1 Discharge
1016.2 Authority Having Jurisdiction
1016.3 Construction and Size
1016.4 Separate Use
1017.0 Oil and Flammable Liquid
Interceptors
1017.1 Interceptors Required
1017.2 Design of Interceptors
188 CHAPTER 11 STORM DRAINAGE
1101.0 General
1101.1 Applicability
1101.2 Where Required
1101.3 Storm Water Drainage to
Sanitary Sewer Prohibited
1101.4 Material Uses
Table 1101.4.6 Materials for Subsoil Drain
Pipe and Fittings
1101.5 Expansion Joints Required
1101.6 Subsoil Drains
189 1101.7 Building Subdrains
1101.8 Areaway Drains
1101.9 Window Areaway Drains
1101.10 Filling Stations and Motor
Vehicle Washing
Establishments
1101.11 Paved Areas
1101.12 Roof Drainage
190 1101.13 Cleanouts
1101.14 Rainwater Sumps
1101.15 Traps on Storm Drains and
Leaders
1101.16 Leaders, Conductors, and
Connections
1102.0 Roof Drains
1102.1 Applications
1102.2 Dome Strainers Required
1102.3 Roof Drain Flashings
1103.0 Size of Leaders, Conductors,
and Storm Drains
1103.1 Vertical Conductors and
Leaders
1103.2 Size of Horizontal Storm Drains
and Sewers
1103.3 Size of Roof Gutters
1103.4 Side Walls Draining onto a Roof
191 1104.0 Values for Continuous Flow
1104.1 General
1105.0 Controlled-Flow Roof
Drainage
1105.1 Application
Table 1105.1(1) Controlled-Flow Maximum
Roof Water Depth
Table 1105.1(2) Distance of Scupper Bottoms
Above Roof
1105.2 Setback Roofs
1106.0 Engineered Storm Drainage
System
1106.1 General
192 1106.2 Siphonic Roof Drainage
Systems
1106.3 Siphonic Roof Drains
1107.0 Testing
1107.1 Testing Required
1107.2 Methods of Testing Storm
Drainage Systems
193 Table 1103.1 Sizing Roof Drains, Leaders,
and Vertical Rainwater Piping
194 Table 1103.2 Sizing of Horizontal
Rainwater Piping
195 Table 1103.3 Size of Gutters
196 CHAPTER 12 FUEL GAS PIPING
1201.0 General
1201.1 Applicability
1202.0 Coverage of Piping System
1202.1 General
1202.2 Piping System Requirements
1202.3 Applications
1203.0 Inspection
1203.1 Inspection Notification
1203.2 Excavation
1203.3 Type of Inspections
197 1203.4 Inspection Waived
1204.0 Certificate of Inspection
1204.1 Issuance
1204.2 Gas Supplier
1204.3 Unlawful
1205.0 Authority to Render Gas
Service
1205.1 Authorized Personnel
1205.2 Outlets
1206.0 Authority to Disconnect
1206.1 Disconnection
1206.2 Notice
1206.3 Capped Outlets
1207.0 Temporary Use of Gas
1207.1 General
1208.0 Gas Piping System Design,
Materials, and Components
1208.1 Installation of Piping System
1208.2 Provision for Location of
Point of Delivery
1208.3 Interconnections Between
Gas Piping Systems
1208.4 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems
198 Table 1208.4.1 Approximate Gas Input for
Typical Appliances
1208.5 Maximum Design Operating
Pressure
1208.6 Acceptable Piping Materials
and Joining Methods
200 Table 1208.6.10.2 Specifications for Threading
Metallic Pipe
201 1208.7 Gas Meters
1208.8 Gas Pressure Regulators
202 1208.9 Overpressure Protection
Devices
1208.10 Pressure Limitation
Requirements
1208.11 Backpressure Protection
203 1208.12 Low-Pressure Protection
1208.13 Shutoff Valves
1208.14 Expansion and Flexibility
1209.0 Excess Flow Valve
1209.1 General
1210.0 Gas Piping Installation
1210.1 Piping Underground
204 1210.2 Installation of Piping
205 Table 1210.2.4.1 Support of Piping
1210.3 Concealed Piping in Buildings
206 1210.4 Piping in Vertical Chases
1210.5 Gas Pipe Turns
1210.6 Drips and Sediment Traps
1210.7 Outlets
207 1210.8 Branch Pipe Connection
1210.9 Manual Gas Shutoff Valves
1210.10 Prohibited Devices
1210.11 Systems Containing Gas-Air
Mixtures Outside the
Flammable Range
1210.12 Systems Containing Flammable
Gas-Air Mixtures
208 1211.0 Electrical Bonding and
Grounding
1211.1 Pipe and Tubing other than
CSST
1211.2 Bonding of CSST Gas Piping
209 1211.3 Prohibited Use
1211.4 Lightning Protection System
1211.5 Electrical Circuits
1211.6 Electrical Connections
1212.0 Appliance and Equipment
Connections to Building Piping
1212.1 Connecting Appliances and
Equipment
1212.2 Suspended Low-Intensity
Infrared Tube Heaters
1212.3 Use of Nonmetallic Gas
Hose Connectors
1212.4 Injection (Bunsen) Burners
1212.5 Connection of Portable
and Mobile Industrial
Gas Appliances
210 1212.6 Appliance Shutoff Valves
and Connections
1212.7 Quick-Disconnect Devices
1212.8 Gas Convenience Outlets
1212.9 Sediment Trap
1212.10 Installation of Piping
1212.11 Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Facilities and Piping
1213.0 Pressure Testing, Inspection,
and Purging
1213.1 Piping Installations
211 1213.2 Test Preparation
1213.3 Test Pressure
1213.4 Detection of Leaks and Defects
1213.5 Piping System Leak Test
1213.6 Purging Requirements
212 Table 1213.6.1 Size and Length of Piping
213 1214.0 Required Gas Supply
1214.1 General
1214.2 Volume
1214.3 Gas Appliances
1214.4 Size of Piping Outlets
1215.0 Required Gas Piping Size
1215.1 Pipe Sizing Methods
1215.2 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping
Systems
1215.3 Sizing Equations
214 Table 1215.3 Cr and Y for Natural Gas and
Undiluted Propane at Standard
Conditions
1215.4 Sizing of Piping Sections
1215.5 Engineering Methods
1215.6 Variable Gas Pressure
216 Table 1215.2(1) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
217 Table 1215.2(2) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
218 Table 1215.2(3) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
219 Table 1215.2(4) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
220 Table 1215.2(5) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
221 Table 1215.2(6) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
222 Table 1215.2(7) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
223 Table 1215.2(8) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
224 Table 1215.2(9) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
225 Table 1215.2(10) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
226 Table 1215.2(11) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
227 Table 1215.2(12) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
228 Table 1215.2(13) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
229 Table 1215.2(14) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
230 Table 1215.2(15) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
231 Table 1215.2(16) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
232 Table 1215.2(17) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
233 Table 1215.2(18) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
234 Table 1215.2(19) Polyethylene Plastic Pipe
235 Table 1215.2(20) Polyethylene Plastic Pipe
236 Table 1215.2(21) Polyethylene Plastic Pipe
237 Table 1215.2(22) Polyethylene Plastic Tubing
Table 1215.2(23) Polyethylene Plastic Tubing
238 Table 1215.2(24) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
239 Table 1215.2(25) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
240 Table 1215.2(26) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
241 Table 1215.2(27) Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
242 Table 1215.2(28) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
243 Table 1215.2(29) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
244 Table 1215.2(30) Semi-Rigid Copper Tubing
245 Table 1215.2(31) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
246 Table 1215.2(32) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
247 Table 1215.2(33) Corrugated Stainless Steel
Tubing (CSST
248 Table 1215.2(34) Polyethylene Plastic Pipe
249 Table 1215.2(35) Polyethylene Plastic Pipe
250 Table 1215.2(36) Polyethylene Plastic Tubing
252 CHAPTER 13 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND
MEDICAL GAS AND MEDICAL
VACUUM SYSTEMS
PART I General Requirements
1301.0 General
1301.1 Applicability
1301.2 Where Not Applicable
1301.3 Conflict of Requirements
1301.4 Terms
1301.5 Where Required
1301.6 Existing Systems
1302.0 Design Requirements
1302.1 Building System Risk
Categories
1302.2 Patient Care Spaces
1302.3 Anesthesia
1302.4 Wet Procedure Locations
1303.0 Health Care Facilities
1303.1 Drinking Fountain Control
Valves
1303.2 Psychiatric Patient Rooms
1303.3 Locations for Ice Storage
1303.4 Sterilizers and Bedpan
Steamers
253 1303.5 Aspirators
1303.6 Drains
1303.7 Clinical Sinks
1303.8 Water Supply for Hospitals
1304.0 Medical Gas and Medical
Vacuum Piping Systems
1304.1 General
1304.2 Manufacturer’s Instructions
1304.3 Category 2 Piped Medical
Gas and Medical Vacuum
1304.4 Category 3 Piped Medical
Gas and Medical Vacuum
1304.5 Certification of Systems
1304.6 Construction Documents
1305.0 System Performance
1305.1 Required Operating Pressures
1305.2 Minimum Flow Rates
254 1305.3 Minimum Station Outlets
and Inlets
Table 1305.1 Standard Designation Colors
and Operating Pressures for
Gas and Vacuum Systems
1306.0 Qualifications of Installers
1306.1 General
Table 1305.2 Minimum Flow Rates
1306.2 Brazing
1306.3 Health Care Organization
Personnel
1307.0 Brazing Procedures
1307.1 General
1307.2 Examination
1307.3 Brazing Procedure Specification
1307.4 Documentation
255 Table 1305.3 Minimum Outlets and Inlets
Per Station
1307.5 Procedures
1307.6 Conditions of Acceptance
1307.7 Qualifications
PART II Medical Gas and
Vacuum System Piping
1308.0 Pipe Materials
1308.1 General
1308.2 Cleaning
1308.3 Delivery
1308.4 Tubes for Medical Gas
Systems
256 1308.5 Tubes for Medical Vacuum
Systems
1308.6 Category 3 Systems
1309.0 Joints and Connections
1309.1 General
1309.2 Changes in Direction
1309.3 Medical Vacuum Systems
1309.4 Brazed Joints and Fittings
1309.5 Tube Ends
257 1309.6 Cleaning Procedures
1309.7 Brazing Dissimilar Metals
1309.8 Nitrogen Purge
258 1309.9 Assembling and Heating
Brazed Joints
1309.10 Inspection of Brazed Joints
1309.11 Memory Metal Fittings
1309.12 Axially Swaged Fittings
1309.13 Threaded Fittings
259 1309.14 Dielectric Fittings
1309.15 Other Types of Fittings
1309.16 Welded Joints
1309.17 Welding for Stainless Tube
1309.18 Prohibited Joints
1310.0 Installation of Piping
1310.1 General
1310.2 Required Pipe Sizing
260 Table 1310.2.1(1) System Sizing – Flow
Requirements for Station
Outlets and Inlets
Table 1310.2.2(1) Maximum Permitted Pressure
Loss in Medical Gas and
Medical Vacuum Systems
1310.3 Pipe Protection
1310.4 Location of Piping
1310.5 Pipe Support
261 Table 1310.5.4(1) Maximum Pipe Support
Spacing
Table 1310.5.4(2) Maximum Plastic Pipe Support
Spacing
1310.6 Backfilling and Trenching
1310.7 Connectors
262 Table 1310.2.1(2) Pressure Loss for Medical Air
Table 1310.2.1(3) Pressure Loss for Nitrogen
263 Table 1310.2.1(4) Pressure Loss for Nitrous
Oxide and Carbon Dioxide
Table 1310.2.1(5) Pressure Loss for Oxygen
264 Table 1310.2.1(6) Pressure Loss for Vacuum
Table 1310.2.1(7) Pressure Loss for Vacuum
(Category 3
265 1310.8 Prohibited System
Interconnections
1310.9 Changes in System Use
1310.10 Breaching or Penetrating
Medical Gas Piping
1310.11 Labeling, Identification and
Operating Pressure
1311.0 Valves
1311.1 General
266 1311.2 Source Valves
1311.3 Main Line Valve
1311.4 Riser Valves
1311.5 Service Valves
1311.6 Zone Valves
1311.7 In-Line Shutoff Valves
1311.8 Emergency Shutoff Valves
267 1311.9 Valves for Future Connections
1311.10 Identification of Shutoff Valves
PART III Systems, Equipment,
and Components
1312.0 Central Supply Systems
1312.1 Permitted Locations for
Medical Gas
1312.2 Materials
1312.3 Pressure-Relief Valve
Requirements
268 1313.0 Medical Air Supply Systems
1313.1 Quality of Medical Air
1313.2 Medical Air Compressors
1313.3 Category 2 Medical Air
Supply Systems
1313.4 Category 3 Systems
1313.5 Air Sources
269 1313.6 Air Intakes
1313.7 Medical Air Receivers
1314.0 Medical Vacuum System
1314.1 General
1314.2 Medical-Surgical Vacuum
Sources
270 1314.3 Vacuum Pumps
1314.4 Vacuum Receivers
1314.5 Vacuum Source Exhausts
1315.0 Pressure-Regulating Equipment
1315.1 Where Required
1315.2 Pressure Relief Valves
1315.3 Pressure and Vacuum
Indicator Locations
271 1316.0 Station Outlets and Inlets
1316.1 General
1316.2 Required Valves
1316.3 Post Installation
1316.4 Identification
1317.0 Warning Systems
1317.1 Category 1
1317.2 Category 2 Systems
272 1317.3 Category 3 Systems
1317.4 Components
PART IV Testing, Inspection, and
Certification
1318.0 Testing and Inspection
1318.1 Where Required
1318.2 Breached Systems
1318.3 Reports
1318.4 Initial Piping Blowdown
1318.5 Initial Pressure Tests –
Medical Gas and Vacuum
Systems
1318.6 Initial Pressure Test –
Category 3 Copper Piping
Systems
273 Plastic Vacuum Piping Systems
1318.8 Cross-Connection Tests –
Medical Gas and Vacuum
Systems
274 1318.9 Standing Pressure Tests – for
Positive Pressure Medical
Gas Piping Systems
1318.10 Standing Pressure Tests –
Medical Vacuum Piping
Systems
1318.11 Standing Pressure Tests – for
Category 3 Gas Powered
Device Distribution Piping
1318.12 Medical Gas Piping System
Purge Tests
1318.13 Category 3 Dental Air and
Nitrogen Supply Systems
Purge Tests
275 1318.14 Operational Pressure Test
1318.15 Medical Gas Concentration Test
Table 1318.15 Gas Concentrations
1318.16 System Verification
1319.0 System Certification
1319.1 Certification
1319.2 Certification Tests
1319.3 Report Items
276 CHAPTER 14 FIRESTOP PROTECTION
1401.0 General
1401.1 Applicability
1402.0 Construction Documents
1402.1 Penetrations
1403.0 Installation
1403.1 Materials
1404.0 Combustible Piping
Installations
1404.1 General Requirements
1404.2 Fire-Resistance Rating
1404.3 Firestop Systems
1404.4 Connections
1404.5 Insulation and Coverings
1404.6 Sleeves
1405.0 Noncombustible Piping
Installations
1405.1 General Requirements
1405.2 Fire-Resistance Rating
1405.3 Firestop Systems
1405.4 Connections
277 1405.5 Unshielded Couplings
1405.6 Sleeves
1405.7 Insulation and Coverings
1406.0 Required Inspection
1406.1 General
1406.2 Examination
1406.3 Penetrations
1406.4 Field Installations
278 CHAPTER 15 ALTERNATE WATER SOURCES
FOR NONPOTABLE
APPLICATIONS
1501.0 General
1501.1 Applicability
1501.2 System Design
1501.3 Permit
1501.4 Component Identification
1501.5 Maintenance and Inspection
Table 1501.5 Minimum Alternate Water
Source Testing, Inspection,
and Maintenance Frequency
1501.6 Operation and Maintenance
Manual
279 1501.7 Minimum Water Quality
Requirements
1501.8 Material Compatibility
1501.9 Commercial, Industrial, and
Institutional Restroom Signs
1501.10 System Controls
1502.0 Inspection and Testing
1502.1 General
1502.2 Supply System Inspection
and Test
1502.3 Annual Cross-Connection
Inspection and Testing
280 1502.4 Separation Requirements
1502.5 Abandonment
1502.6 Sizing
1503.0 Gray Water Systems
1503.1 General
1503.2 System Requirements
1503.3 Connections to Potable and
Reclaimed (Recycled) Water
Systems
281 1503.4 Location
Table 1503.4 Location of Gray Water System
1503.5 Plot Plan Submission
1503.6 Prohibited Location
1503.7 Drawings and Specifications
1503.8 Procedure for Estimating Gray
Water Discharge
282 1503.9 Gray Water System
Components
1504.0 Subsurface Irrigation System
Zones
1504.1 General
1504.2 Required Area of Subsurface
Irrigation Fields, Subsoil
Irrigation Fields, and
Mulch Basins
1504.3 Determination of Maximum
Absorption Capacity
283 1504.4 Groundwater Level
Table 1504.2 Design of Six Typical Soils
1504.5 Subsurface and Subsoil
Irrigation Field Design and
Construction
Table 1504.5.5 Subsurface Irrigation Design
Criteria for Six Typical Soils
1504.6 Mulch Basin Design and
Construction
284 1504.7 Subsoil Irrigation Field
Table 1504.7.3 Subsoil Irrigation Field
Construction
1504.8 Gray Water System Color
and Marking Information
1504.9 Other Collection and
Distribution Systems
1504.10 Testing
1504.11 Maintenance
1505.0 Reclaimed (Recycled) Water
Systems
1505.1 General
1505.2 Permit
1505.3 System Changes
1505.4 Connections to Potable or
Reclaimed (Recycled)
Water Systems
1505.5 Initial Cross-Connection Test
285 1505.6 Reclaimed (Recycled)
Water System Materials
1505.7 Reclaimed (Recycled) Water
System Color and Marking
Information
1505.8 Valves
1505.9 Hose Bibbs
1505.10 Required Appurtenances
1505.11 Same Trench as Potable
Water Pipes
1505.12 Signs
1505.13 Inspection and Testing
1506.0 On-Site Treated Nonpotable
Water Systems
1506.1 General
1506.2 Plumbing Plan Submission
1506.3 System Changes
1506.4 Connections to Potable or
Reclaimed (Recycled)
Water Systems
1506.5 Initial Cross-Connection Test
1506.6 On-Site Treated Nonpotable
Water System Materials
1506.7 On-Site Treated Nonpotable
Water Devices and Systems
1506.8 On-Site Treated Nonpotable
Water System Color and
Marking Information
286 1506.9 Design and Installation
1506.10 Valves
1506.11 Signs
1506.12 Inspection and Testing
288 CHAPTER 16 NONPOTABLE RAINWATER
CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
1601.0 General
1601.1 Applicability
1601.2 System Design
1601.3 Permit
1601.4 Component Identification
1601.5 Maintenance and Inspection
Table 1601.5 Minimum Alternate Water
Source Testing, Inspection,
and Maintenance Frequency
289 1601.6 Operation and Maintenance
Manual
1601.7 Minimum Water Quality
Requirements
1601.8 Material Compatibility
1601.9 System Controls
1601.10 Separation Requirements
1601.11 Abandonment
1601.12 Sizing
1602.0 Nonpotable Rainwater
Catchment Systems
1602.1 General
1602.2 Plumbing Plan Submission
1602.3 System Changes
1602.4 Connections to Potable or
Reclaimed (Recycled) Water
Systems
1602.5 Initial Cross-Connection Test
1602.6 Sizing
1602.7 Rainwater Catchment System
Materials
290 1602.8 Rainwater Catchment System
Color and Marking Information
1602.9 Design and Installation
1603.0 Rainwater Storage Tanks
1603.1 General
1603.2 Construction
1603.3 Location
1603.4 Above Grade
1603.5 Below Grade
1603.6 Drainage and Overflow
291 Table 1602.9.6 Minimum Water Quality
1603.7 Opening and Access Protection
1603.8 Marking
1603.9 Storage Tank Venting
1603.10 Pumps
1603.11 Roof Drains
1603.12 Water Quality Devices and
Equipment
1603.13 Freeze Protection
1603.14 Debris Removal
1603.15 Required Filters
1603.16 Roof Gutters
1604.0 Signs
1604.1 General
1604.2 Commercial, Industrial, and
Institutional Restroom Signs
292 1604.3 Equipment Room Signs
1605.0 Inspection and Testing
1605.1 General
1605.2 Supply System Inspection
and Test
1605.3 Annual Cross-Connection
Inspection and Testing
294 CHAPTER 17 REFERENCED STANDARDS
1701.0 General
1701.1 Standards
Table 1701.1 Referenced Standards
305 1701.2 Standards, Publications,
Practices, and Guides
Table 1701.2 Standards, Publications,
Practices, and Guides
312 APPENDICES
314 Appendix A Recommended Rules for
Sizing the Water Supply
System
328 Appendix B Explanatory Notes on
Combination Waste and Vent
Systems
330 Appendix C Alternate Plumbing Systems
338 Appendix D Sizing Storm Water Drainage
Systems
346 Appendix E Manufactured/Mobile Home
Parks and Recreational
Vehicle Parks
356 Appendix F Firefighter Breathing Air
Replenishment Systems
360 Appendix G Sizing of Venting Systems
370 Appendix H Private Sewage Disposal
Systems
380 Appendix I Installation Standard
for PEX Tubing Systems
for Hot- and Cold-Water
Distribution
388 Appendix J Combination of Indoor and
Outdoor Combustion and
Ventilation Opening Design
390 Appendix K Potable Rainwater Catchment
Systems
394 Appendix L Sustainable Practices
410 Appendix M Peak Water Demand
Calculator
416 INDEX
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