PLUMBING CODE DEFINITION

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A person technically and legally qualified and licensed to practice the profession of master plumbing without limitations in accordance with republic act 1378, having passed the examinations conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and received a certificate of registration from the board of master plumbing and possess the current license of practice.

Master Plumber

Has served his apprenticeship and is competent to perform the tasks of installing and repairing plumbing.

Journeyman

A beginner at the trade who usually serves for 3 to 5 years as a helper to a journeyman.

Apprentice Plumber

Any pipe conveying wastes from water closet and urinals.

Soil Pipe

Conveys wastewater or liquid waste, free of fecal matter.

Waste Pipe

Take the wastewater from the building and deliver it to the sewer

Drainage Pipe

The art and technique of installing pipes and fixtures for bringing in water and discharging wastes.

Plumbing

The length as measured along its center.

Length of Pipe

The highest portion of the inside of any pipe.

Obvert

The lowest portion of the inside of any pipe.

Invert

Denoted by its exterior diameter.

Tube

Denoted by its interior diameter.

Pipe

A water supply pipe that extends vertically one full storey or more.

Riser

Conveys potable water from the building supply pipe to the plumbing fixtures (inside).

Distributing Pipe

Pipe from the street water main, source of water supply to the building served.

Service Pipe

Water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture branch.

Fixture Supply

The supply pipe between the fixture and the water distributing pipe.

Fixture Branch

Construction, collection, transportation, pumping treatment and final disposition of sewage.

Sewerage

Any waste water containing animal or vegetable matter in a suspension or solution.

Sewage

Pipe that carries sewage.

Sewer

A septic tank with the effluent discharging into a subsurface disposal field and seepage pit.

Private Sewage Disposal System

Controlled by public authority.

Public Sewer

A two-storey septic tank.

Imhoff Tank

A watertight receptacle which receives the discharge of a plumbing system.

Septic Tank

A water closet with continuous trough containing water.

Latrine

Loosely lined excavation in the ground.

Seepage Pit

A pit beneath a privy in which excrements collect.

Privy Vault

Out house structure used in deposition of excrement.

Privy

Not watertight and permit the liquid to seep through its bottom and sides.

Cesspool

Two or more similar adjacent fixtures with discharge to a common horizontal or soil branch.

Battery of Fixtures

Wash basin for hand and face.

Lavatory

Washing the middle part of the body.

Bidet

Plumbing work done before installing fixtures and finishes.

Roughing-ins

Portions of plumbing fixture which is installed or approved.

Existing Work

Reconstruction or renewal, for maintenance.

Repair

Change, addition, modification.

Alteration

Unobstructed vertical distance through free atmosphere between the lowest opening of any pipe to the flood level rim.

Air Gap

Physical separation between a receptacle and an inlet pipe for drainage.

Air Break

Direct access without removal of any panel door.

Readily Accessible

Removal of access panel.

Accessible

Purpose for which a building is intended to.

Occupancy

Single area of land legally recorded.

Lot

Area with in a surrounding walls of a building.

Floor Area

Upper surface of the floor next above.

Storey

Only dwelling located in a parcel of land.

Single Family Dwelling

From grade line to the highest point of caping.

Height of Building

Unoccupied space bounded on 2 or more sides by the wall.

Court Open

Vertical opening for elevator.

Shaft

Vertical opening built for pipes.

Chase

When liquid rises to the flood level rim.

Flooded

Top edge of a receptacle.

Flood Level Rim

The level in a fixture at which water begins to overflow rim of a fixture.

Flood Level

Open or unoccupied space other than the court, unobstructed.

Yard

Not use in public, for the use of family or individual.

Private Use

Used without restriction, open for all.

Public Use

Soil or waste system where all piping are threaded pipe, tubing, rigid construction using drainage fittings.

Durham System

Plumbing system which use aerator and de-aerator.

Sovent System

A receptacle to retain grease up to 1-4 fixtures.

Grease Trap

A fixture up to 3.0 m³ capacity.

Grease Interceptor

Separate or prevent the passage of Oil, Grease or Sand.

Clarifier

High hazard, impairment of the quality of the potable water: *High hazard contamination *Low hazard pollution.

Contamination

A receptacle which water or wastes may be collected or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system.

Plumbing Fixture

Intended to perform with a special plumbing function.

Plumbing Appliance

Manufactured device or a prefabricated assembly. Performs useful functions in the operation, maintenance, servicing, and safety.

Plumbing Appurtenance

Flow rate of 1 ft³ of water per minute, 7.5 gallons of water/minute, 28.3 liters of water/minute.

Fixture Unit

Approve standards for testing.

Approved Testing Agency

Authorized by the office of the president to administer (RA 1378).

Administrative Authority

Has the competence to test and maintain backflow assemblies.

Certified Backflow Assembly Tester

DPWH, DOH, DILG, City Mayors, DENR, OBO

Department Having Jurisdiction

NAMPAP

National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines

PSUMP

Philippine Society of United Master Plumbers, Inc.

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