Plumbing Code: 22 Principles

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問題数 22 • 2024/05/29

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All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be provided with a supply of PURE AND WHOLESOME WATER, Neither connected with unsafe water supplies Nor subject to hazards of backflow or back-siphonage.

Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplied with water in sufficient VOLUME and at a PRESSURE adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and Without undue noise under all normal conditions of use

Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the MINIMUM QUANTITY OF WATER consistent with proper performance & cleaning

Devices for heating and storing water shall be so designed and installed as to prevent dangers from EXPLOSION through overheating.

Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human habitation, occupancy or use on premises abutting(adjacent to) a street, alley or easement where there is a PUBLIC SEWER, shall be connected to the sewer system.

Each family dwelling unit on premises abutting on a sewer or with a private sewage -disposal system shall have at least ONE WATER CLOSET AND ONE KITCHEN SINK Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be installed to meet the basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene

Plumbing fixtures shall be made of SMOOTH NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL, free from concealed fouling surfaces and Shall be located in ventilated enclosures

The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to safeguard against fouling , deposit of solids, clogging and with adequate CLEANOUTS so arranged that the pipes may be readily cleaned

All pipings of plumbing systems shall be of durable NAMPAP APPROVED materials, free from defective workmanship , designed and constructed by Registered Master Plumbers to ensure satisfactory service

Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be equipped with a WATER-SEALED TRAP

The drainage piping system shall be designed to provide adequate CIRCULATION OF AIR free from siphonage, aspiration(inhalation/suction) or forcing of trap seals under ordinary use

VENT TERMINALS shall extend to the outer air and installed to preempt clogging and the return of foul air to the building

Plumbing systems shall be subjected to such TESTS to effectively disclose all leaks and defects in the workmanship.

No substance which will clog the pipes, produce EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES, destroy the pipes or their joints or interfere

Proper protection shall be provided to prevent CONTAMINATION of food, water, sterile goods and similar materials by backflow of sewage. When necessary, the fixture, device or appliance shall be connected indirectly with the building drainage system.

No water closet shall be located in a room or compartment which is not properly LIGHTED AND VENTILATED.

If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings where there is no sewer within a reasonable distance, suitable provision shall be made for disposing of the building sewage by some accepted method of sewage treatment and disposal, such as a SEPTIC TANK.

Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject to BACKFLOW OF SEWAGE, suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building.

Plumbing systems shall be maintained in serviceable condition by Registered Master Plumbers.

All plumbing fixtures shall be installed properly spaced, to be ACCESSIBLE for their intended use.

Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master Plumbers with due regard to the preservation of the STRENGTH OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS and the prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage

Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious (harmful/ toxic)to surface or sub -surface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway, unless first RENDERED INNOCUOUS through subjection to some acceptable form of treatment