TY - GEN AU - IAPMO Plumbing Code and Standards, India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore AU - Indian Plumbing Association, New Delhi TI - Uniform plumbing code - India 2011 U1 - 696.1 PY - 2011/// CY - Karnataka PB - IAPMO Plumbing Codes and Standards Pvt. Ltd. N1 - 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 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE OF INDIA 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 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE OF INDIA 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 ER -