CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Administration 1
101.0 Title, Scope, General 1
101.1 Title !
101.2 Purpose 1
101.3 Plans Required 1
101.4 Scope 1
101.5 Application to Existing
Plumbing System 1
102.0 Organization and Enforcement 2
102.1 Authority Having Jurisdiction 2
102.2 Duties and Powers of the
Authority Having Jurisdiction 2
103.0 Permits and Inspections 3
103.1 Permits 3
103.2 Application for Permit 3
103.3 Permit Issuance 3
103.4 Expiration of Plan Review 4
103.5 Inspections 4
103.6 Connection Approval 6
103.7 Invalid 6
103.8 Validity 6
Chapter 2 Definitions 7
201.0 General 7
202.0 Definition of Terms 7
Chapter 3 General Regulations 17
301.0 Materials - Standards and Alternates 17
301.1 Minimum Standards 17
301.2 Alternative Materials and Methods of Construction Equivalency 17
301.3 Flood Hazard Resistance 17
301.4 Alternative Engineered Design 18
302.0 Iron Pipe Size (IPS) Pipe 18
303.0 Disposal of Liquid Waste 18
304.0 Connections to Plumbing
System Required 18
305.0 Sewers 18
306.0 Damage to Drainage System
or Public Sewer 18
307.0 Industrial Wastes 19
308.0 Location 19
309.0 Improper Location 19
310.0 Workmanship 19
311.0 Prohibited Fittings and Practices 19
312.0 Water Conservation 19
313.0 Independent Systems 20
314.0 Protection of Piping, Materials .20
and Structures
315.0 Hangers and Supports 21
316.0 Trenching, Excavation,and Backfill 21
317.0 Joints and Connections 22
318.0 Increasers and Reducers 23
319.0 Food-Handling Establishments 23
320.0 Test Gauges 24
321.0 Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems 24
3-2 Pipe Material Spacing
and Supports 25
Chapter 4 Plumbing Fixtures and
Fixture Fittings 27
401.0 Materials -General Requirements 27
402.0 Water-Conserving
Fixtures and Fittings 27
403.0 Overflows 27
404.0 Strainers and Connections 27
Table 4-1 Maximum Flow Rates
and Flush Volumes 27
405.0 Prohibited Fixtures 28
406.0 Special Fixtures and Specialties 28
407.0 Installation 28
408.0 Water Closets 29
409.0 Urinals 29
410.0 Flushing Devices for Water
Closets and Urinals 29
411.0 Floor Drains and Shower Stalls 30
412.0 Minimum Number of
Required Fixtures 31
413.0 Fixtures and Fixture Fittings
for Persons with Disabilities 31
414.0 Bathtubs and Whirlpool Bathtubs 32
415.0 Installation of Fixture Fittings 32
416.0 Bidets 32
417.0 Future Fixtures 32
418.0 Shower and Tub-Shower
Combination Control Valves 32
Table 4-2 Minimum Plumbing Facilities 33
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Chapter 5 Water Heaters Part I 41
501.0 General 41
502.0 Definitions 41
503.0 Permits 42
504.0 Inspection 42
505.0 Water Heater Requirements 42
506.0 Oil-Burning and
Other Water Heaters 43
507.0 Air for Combustion
and Ventilation 43
508.0 Other Water Heater
Installation Requirements 46
509.0 Appliances on Roofs 49
510.0 Venting of Appliances 50
511.0 Sizing of Category
Venting Systems 66
512.0 Direct-Vent Appliances 72
Part n Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category Appliances, and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents 91
Chapter 6 Water Supply and Distribution 101
601.0 Hot and Cold Water Required 104
602.0 Unacceptable Connections 105
603.0 Cross-Connection Control 105
604.0 Materials 109
605.0 Joining Methods 110
606.0 Valves 111
607.0 Potable Water Storage Tanks 111
608.0 Water Pressure, Pressure Regulators, Pressure Relief Valves,
and Vacuum Relief Valves 112
609.0 Installation, Testing, Unions,
and Location 113
610.0 Size of Potable Water Piping 115
Table 6-5 Water Supply Fixture Units
(WSFU) and Minimum Fixture Branch Pipe Sizes 116
Table 6-6 Fixture Unit Table for Determining
Water Pipe and Meter Sizes 117
611.0 Drinking Water Treatment Units 119
Table 6-10 Conversion of Fixture Units
Equivalent to LPM 121
Part IIBooster Pump Systems 122
Addendum 123
Chapter 7 Sanitary Drainage 127
Part I Drainage Systems 127
701.0 Materials 127
702.0 Fixture Unit Equivalents 127
703.0 Size of Drainage Piping 129
704.0 Fixture Connections (Drainage) 129
703 Drainage Fixture Unit Values(DFU 130
705.0 Joints and Connections 132
706.0 Changes in Direction of
Drainage Flow 133
707.0 Cleanouts 133
708.0 Grade of Horizontal DrainagePiping 134
709.0 Gravity Drainage Required 134
710.0 Drainage of Fixtures Located Below
the Next Upstream Manhole or Below
the Main Sewer Level 134
711.0 Suds Relief 136
712.0 Testing 136
Part II Building Sewers
Sewer 136
Damage to Public Sewer or Private
Sewage Disposal System 136
715.0 Building Sewer Materials 137
716.0 Markings 137
717.0 Size of Building Sewers 137
718.0 Grade, Support, and Protection of
Building Sewers 137
719.0 Cleanouts 137
720.0 Sewer and Water Pipes 138
721.0 Location .......................38
722.0 Abandoned Sewers and Sewage
Disposal Facilities138
723.0 Building Sewer Test138
Addendum 140
Chapter 8 Indirect Wastes 143
801.0 Indirect Wastes 143
802.0 Approvals 143
803.0 Indirect Waste Piping 143
804.0 Indirect Waste Receptors 144
805.0 Pressure Drainage Connections 144
806.0 Sterile Equipment 144
807.0 Appliances 144
808.0 Cooling Water 144
809.0 Drinking Fountains 144
810.0 Steam and Hot Water Drainage
Condensers and Sumps 144
811.0 Chemical Wastes 145
812.0 Clear Water Wastes 145
813.0 Swimming Pools 146
814.0 Condensate Wastes and Control 146
Chapter 9 Vents 147
901.0 General 147
902.0 Vents Not Required 147
903.0 Materials 147
904.0 Size of Vents 147
905.0 Vent Pipe Grades and Connections .148
906.0 Vent Termination 148
907.0 Vent Stacks and Relief Vents 148
908.0 Horizontal Wet Venting For
Bathroom (Groups)149
909.0 Special Venting for Island Fixtures 149
910.0 Combination Waste and
Vent Systems 149
911.0 Engineered Vent System 150
Chapter 10 Traps and Interceptors 151
1001.0 Traps 151
1002.0 Traps Protected by Vent Pipes 151
1003.0 Traps 151
1004.0 Prohibited Traps 152
1005.0 Trap Seals 152
1006.0 Floor Drain Traps 152
1007.0 Trap Seal Protection 152
1008.0 Building Traps152
1009.0 Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers)
and Separators 152
1010.0 Slaughterhouses, Packing
Establishments, etc. 152
1011.0 Minimum Requirements
for Auto Wash Racks 153
1012.0 Commercial and
Industrial Laundries 153
1013.0 Bottling Establishments 153
1014.0 Grease Interceptors 153
1015.0 FOG (Fats, Oils, and Greases)
Disposal System 155
1016.0 Sand Interceptors 156
1017.0 Oil and Flammable
Liquid Interceptors 156
Chapter 11 Storm Drainage159
1101.0 General159
1102.0 Materials 161
1103.0 Traps on Storm Drains
and Leaders 161
1104.0 Leaders, Conductors,
and Connections 161
1105.0 Roof Drains 161
1106.0 Size of Leaders, Conductors, and
Storm Drains 162
1107.0 Values of Continuous Flow 162
1108.0 Controlled-Flow Roof Drainage 162
1109.0 Testing 163
Chapter 12 Fuel Piping 167
1201.0 Scope of Gas Piping 167
1202.0 General 167
1203.0 Definitions 167
1204.0 Inspection 168
1205.0 Certificate of Inspection 168
1206.0 Authority to Render
Gas Service 169
1207.0 Authority to Disconnect 169
1208.0 Temporary Use of Gas 169
1209.0 Gas-Piping System Design,
Materials, and Components 169
1210.0 Excess Flow Valve 176
1211.0 Gas Piping Installation 176
1212.0 Appliance Connections to
Building Piping 181
1213.0 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Facilities
and Piping 183
1214.0 Pressure Testing and Inspection 183
1215.0 Interconnections Between
Gas Piping Systems 185
1216.0 Required Gas Supply 185
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1217.0 Required Gas Piping Size 186
Table 12-8 to Table 12-41 189
Chapter 13 Health Care Facilities and Medical
Gas and Vacuum Systems 223
Part I Special Requirements for Health
Care Facilities 223
1301.0 Application 223
1302.0 Medical Gas and Vacuum Piping
Systems -Installation Requirements 223
1303.0 Protrusions from Walls 223
1304.0 Psychiatric Patient Rooms 223
1305.0 Locations for Ice Storage 223
1306.0 Sterilizers 223
1307.0 Vapor Vents and Stacks
for Sterilizers 224
1308.0 Aspirators 224
Part IIMedical Gas and Vacuum System 224
1309.0 Application 224
1310.0 Definitions .224
1311.0 General Requirements 225
1312.0 Plan Review 227
1313.0 System Performance 227
1314.0 Required Pipe Sizing 227
1315.0 Workmanship .227
1316.0 Materials 228
1317.0 Cleaning for Medical
Gas Piping Systems 229
1318.0 Installation of Piping 229
1319.0 Joints 230
1320.0 Valves - Requirements,
Locations, and Labeling 232
1321.0 Pressure-Regulating Equipment ..234 1322.0
Station Outlets/Inlets 234
1323.0 Labeling and Identification 234
1324.0 Alarms 235
1325.0 Medical Air System 235
1326.0 Medical Vacuum Pump System .. .236 1327.0
Testing and Inspection 237
1328.0 System Certification 240
Chapter 14 Mandatory Referenced
Standards 247
Table 14-1 Standards for Materials, Equipment,
Joints, and Connections 247
Abbreviation in Table 14-1 273
Table 14-1 (A) List of IS Codes
Pertaining to Water Supply
and Sanitation Works 274
Chapter 15 Firestop Protection 283
1501.0 General Requirements 283
1502.0 Plans and Specifications 283
1503.0 Installation 283
1504.0 Definitions 283
1505.0 Combustion Piping Installations 283
1506.0 Non-Combustible
Piping Installations 283
1507.0 Inspection 284
Chapter 16 Non-Potable Water Reuse Systems 285
1601.0 Gray Water Systems - General.285
1602.0 Definition 285
1603.0 Permit 285
1604.0 Drawings and Specifications 285
1605.0 Inspection and Testing 285
1606.0 Procedure for Estimating Gray
Water Discharge 286
1607.0 Required Area of Subsurface
Irrigation/Disposal Fields 286
1608.0 Determination of Maximum
Absorption Capacity 286
1609.0 Holding Tank Construction 286
1610.0 Gray Water Systems 287
1611.0 Irrigation/Disposal Field
Construction 287
1612.0 Special Provisions ...............88
Part II 294
1613.0 Reclaimed Water Systems -
General 294
1614.0 Definitions 294
1615.0 Permit 294
1616.0 Drawings and Specifications 294
1617.0 Reclaimed Water System Materials
and Identification 294
1618.0 Installation 295
1619.0 Signs 295
1620.0 Inspection and Testing 295
1621.0 Sizing 296
Appendices Table of Contents.297
Appendix A Guidelines for Sizing the
Water Supply System 299
Appendix B Explanatory Notes on Combination
Waste and Vent Systems 311
Appendix D Sizing Storm Water
Drainage Systems 313
Appendix E Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks
and Recreational Vehicle Parks 315
Appendix F Firefighter Breathing Air
Replenishment Systems 329
Appendix I Installation Standards
Table of Contents 335
Appendix K Private Sewage Disposal Systems 337
Appendix L Alternate Plumbing Systems 449
Appendix MAlternative Methods For
Designing Grease Separators 471
Useful Tables 483
Index 491