SANITARY AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT A.

WATER SUPPLY

1. SEDIMENTATION A method of purifying water wherein particle of matter that are u pended in the water are allowed to tay in a container o that they will ettle in the !ottom" then drawing the water out" lea#ing the e matter in the container. $. %ater i treated !y gi#ing &'EMI&A( T)EATMENTS to *ill the harmful !acteria pre ent and to cure the tur!id ta te or +mud ta te," remo#e clay" alt " iron" etc. commonly u ed treating li-uid i chlorine. .. %ater i purified !y /I(T)ATION . In #ariou proce e " o a to remo#e the particle of #egeta!le matter" mud and other particle of matter pre ent in the water" mo t commonly u ed material are and and gra#el. 0. )aw water i made to pa on pipe of tiny ie#e 1 trainer 2 and e3po ed to air of fine mi t to purify it. Thi i called AE)ATION method. 4. A 56M5 i water e-uipment u ed whene#er the water upply at it natural pre ure cannot !e directly piped to a !uilding" tan* or re er#oir. 7. (I/T 56M5 con i t of a pi ton tra#eling up and down within a cylinder which i connected with a pipe e3tending down into the ource. The pi ton and the !ottom of the cylinder are each pro#ided with a #al#e opening upward. 6pon the pi ton8 up tro*e" #al#e 9A8 clo e and #al#e 9:8 open . 6pon the pi ton8 down tro*e #al#e 9A8 open and 9:8 clo e . ;. /O)&E 56M5 i u ed to deli#er water at a point higher than the po ition of the pump it elf. %hen the plunger 1a pi ton2 de cend " #al#e 9A8 i clo ed and water in the cylinder i forced out through #al#e 9:8 and up to the torage. %hen the plunger i rai ed" #al#e 9:8 i clo ed and 9A8 open to admit water to the cylinder. <A pump that u e pre ure to mo#e li-uid= >. S6:ME)SI:(E 56M5. Thi i a *ind of pump attached to the end of deep well pipe enclo ed in a ca ing where the pump i capa!le of functioning while u!merged. &ESS5OO( 1S6M52 ? underground container for wa te matter@ a co#ered underground tan* or well for the collection of wa te matter and water" e pecially ewage. A. &ISTE)N TANB. or other li-uid A re er#oir" tan* or #e el for toring or holding water

1C. %ATE) TANB may !e u ed either for the collection of water without con ideration of pre ure" or for toring water under air pre ure or under a tatic head for future di tri!ution !y pneumatic or gra#ity mean . Material are 5D&" E.I." reinforced concrete" tainle teel or plain teel.

11. A S6&TION TANB i a tan* con tructed of ri#eted or welded teel plateF the larger tan* often !eing di#ided into two compartment . They hould !e large enough to contain at lea t one day8 upply for the entire !uilding in ca e the city main i temporarily hut off. The pipe from the pump to the tan* hould !e acro connected to the city main o that the water may !e pumped directly from the main in ca e of fire. The e tan* are u ed o that the pneumatic tan* or other pump uc* the water from thi tan* and not from the pu!lic main" o that it will not depri#e the neigh!or of water due to pre ure. 1$. 5NE6MATI& TANB A tan* u ing air pre ure from a uction tan* to di tri!ute water for tall !uilding which cannot !e reached !y normal pre ure. 1.. 65/EED SGSTEM . %ater i di tri!uted from the normal water pre coming from the pu!lic water main" for low ri e !uilding . ure

10. DO%N/EED SGSTEM . :y gra#ity" water i di tri!uted from o#erhead water tan* and i upported either !y tructural frame or on the roof dec* . /i3ture are !elow the gra#ity tan* . The e ele#ated tan* are in talled when normal water upply from main pu!lic er#ice pipe i not fre-uent and when normal pre ure from city main i not enough to force the water to the highe t fi3ture . 14. The pipe from the pu!lic water main or !uilding er#ed i called@ SE)DI&INE 5I5E. ource of water upply to the

17. The #ertical upply pipe which e3tend upward from one floor to the ne3t i called a )ISE) and the horiHontal pipe that er#e the faucet are called :)AN&'ES. B. WATER SUPPLY 1. %ATE) MAIN refer to the pu!lic water along the treet where the hou e er#ice i $. EOOSENE&B. Thi pre#ent hapedI= y tem laid underground connected.

One end i C..CM and the other end i C.ACM long. the pipe from napping when the oil ettle . <6? er#ice pipe clo e to it a reducer from a !igger already !een

.. &O)5O)ATION &O&B. A top #al#e in a connection with a water main. 0. :6S'INE . A *ind of E.I. fitting u ed a diameter to a le er diameter.

4. 6NION. A E.I. fitting which i u ed when a pipe ha in talled !ut di mantling i difficult.

7. E3ce i#e pre ure produce a rum!ling ound called the %ATE) 'AMME) . Thi occur when a #al#e i uddenly turned off and cau e the water to top" forcing the pipe to ha*e and to reduce thi " an additional C..Cm to C.ACm length of pipe i added to the ri er to gi#e air pre ure which a! or! it. ;. ST)EET E(:O% or TEE . A *ind of E.I. fitting that ha e3ternal thread " while the other end ha internal thread . one end

>. To in ure no lea*age" a E.I. pipe when threaded ha to u e lead li-uid or TE/(ON tape around the thread !efore tightening the fitting . A. u5D& mean @ 6N5(ASTI&IJED 5O(GDING( &'(O)IDE pipe . 1C. EATE DA(DES . Thi con i t of a wedge? haped plug which i crewed down to eat !etween two !ra ring urrounding the inlet pipe o that a dou!le eal i o!tained. The inlet and outlet are in a traight line. Thi #al#e i u ed when a normal fully open or clo ed po ition i de ired. Either end may !e u ed a inlet.

11. &'E&B DA(DES . The e #al#e are u ed when it i de ired that the flow through a pipe !e alway in one direction and there i a po i!ility of a flow ta*ing place in the oppo ite direction. One type ha a pi#oted flap which i readily pu hed open !y the pre ure of water from one ide !ut i tightly clo ed !y the force of a re#er e flow. 1$. &ASINE . A material u ed a than the main pipe of a deep well out for repair. 1.. a co#ering" uch a a pipe !igger o that the main pipe can !e pulled

ODE)'EAD 'EIE'T. Thi i the #ertical di tance from the higher ource of water or o#erhead tan* to the outlet 1faucet " hower head2 and i di tri!uted !y gra#ity.

10. %ATE) TA:(E. Su! urface condition of ground water and roc* mu t !e *nown. Site with u! urface which are a!out 1.>Cm to $.0Cm !elow grade can cau e pro!lem with e3ca#ation " foundation " utility placement and land caping. Thi i de cri!ed a a le#el underground in which the oil i ituated with water. 14. 5I5E &'ASE. pipe . An opening or pace to accommodate a group of

17. %hen the water upply of a #ery tall !uilding i de igned a a unit" the re-uired capacitie or tan* " pump and piping !ecome unduly large and e3ce i#e pre ure are de#eloped in lower portion of the downfeed ri er . The !uilding therefore are di#ided into

horiHontal ection or E)O65INE" and to de ign the hot and cold water upply y tem eparately for each. C. FIRE PROTECTION, STORM WATER 1. STAND5I5ES K 'OSES with eparate water re er#e or up feed pumping are e3tremely #alua!le in any !uilding !ut !ecome highly e ential in tall !uilding . Thi y tem" intended for u e !y !uilding per onnel until the fire engine arri#e and thereafter !y the trained taff of the fire department. $. Automatic S5)INB(E) y tem con i t of horiHontal pattern of pipe placed near the ceiling of indu trial !uilding " warehou e " tore " theatre and other tructure where the fire haHard re-uire their u e. The e pipe are pro#ided with outlet and head o con tructed that temperature of 44?;C degree &el iu will cau e them to open automatically and emit a erie of time water pray . .. %ET 5I5E SGSTEM. A y tem of prin*ler filling !oth main and di tri!ution pipe . with it pipe con tantly

0. D)G 5I5E SGSTEM. Eenerally confined to unheated !uilding " there i no water in the di tri!ution pipe e3cept during a fire. )emote #al#e may !e ade-uate !y en iti#e element to admit water to prin*ler head . 4. SIAMESE T%IN. An inlet placed out ide a !uilding clo e to ground le#el" ha#ing two opening o that fire engine can pump water to the dry tand pipe and prin*ler y tem of the !uilding. 7. Sprin*ler head are the 9-uartHoid8 !ul! type. The !ul! i tran parent and contain a colored li-uid. At .7C degree /ahrenheit" the !ul! !rea* and relea e a water tream. One i called 65)IE'T when u ed a!o#e piping when piping i e3po ed !ut when it i hidden in ide ceiling that how only the !ul! it i called 5ENDENT. ;. The portion of the plum!ing y tem which con#ey rainwater to a uita!le terminal. Thi i u ually di charged into a treet gutter con#eyed !y a pu!lic STO)M D)AIN y tem and carried to ome drainage terminal uch a la*e or ri#er . >. 5E/O)ATED 5I5E. %hen the oil i not permea!le" and it touche a concrete or hollow !loc* wall of a !a ement" rainwater will eep on it and may flood. The gra#el i placed all around thi wall C..Cm wide and a!out C..Cm !elow the !a ement floor rainwater from the gra#el toward the drainage terminal. D. SANITA)G D)AINAEE SGSTEMS

1. :(A&B %ATE). %ater plu human wa te" i flu hed out of toilet and urinal . $. SOI( STA&B 5I5E. li-uid wa te. .. %ASTE 5I5ES. matter. A #ertical

olid and li-uid" urine that

oil pipe containing fecal matter and only li-uid wa te free of fecal

A pipe which con#ey

0. DENT. A pipe or opening u ed for en uring the circulation of air in a plum!ing y tem and for reducing the pre ure e3erted on trap eal . 4. &(EANO6T /E))6(E. A metallic lee#e cal*ed 1to fill the gap " to eal or to waterproof2 or otherwi e" Loined to an opening in a pipe" into which a plug i crewed that can !e remo#ed for the purpo e of cleaning or e3amining the interior of the pipe. 7. T)A5. A fitting or de#ice o con tructed a to pre#ent the pa age of air" ga and materially affecting the flow of ewage or wa te water through it. ;. 'O6SE D)AIN. The part of the lowe t horiHontal piping of a plum!ing y tem which recei#e the di charge from oil" wa te and other drainage pipe in ide of a !uilding and con#ey it to the hou e ewer. It hould ha#e a lope of at lea t M, to a foot or 7mm for e#ery .CCmmor $N. >. 6NDE)E)O6ND 5IT 1why not ump pit 2 . A pit or receptacle at a low point to which the li-uid wa te are drained. A. S'A/T. A #ertical opening though a dum!waiter " light" #entilation and other . !uilding for ele#ator " poured to

1C. S(EEDE. A heet metal placed when concrete i accommodate plumping pipe 1through the hole made2.

11. &A6(BINE. lugging an opening around pipe Loint with oa*um 1hemp oa*ed with oil2 lead or other material li*e epo3y adhe i#e on #inyl that are pounded place. 1$. E)ADES O/ 'O)IJONTA( 5I5INE. All horiHontal piping hall run in practical alignment and at a uniform grade of not le than $N and hall !e upported or anchored at inter#al not e3ceeding ..CCM length 11C feet2. All tac* hall !e properly upported at their !a e and all pipe are rigidly hundred 11CC inche 2 length. 1.. D)EASES T)A5. Thi *ind of trap mu t !e in talled where#er oily" lard contained wa te from hotel " re taurant " clu! hou e or imilar pu!lic eating place are di charged into the ewer or eptic

#ault. Sand trap hall !e placed a near a po i!le to the fi3ture from which it recei#e the di charge and hall ha#e an air?tight co#er" ea ily remo#a!le to permit it cleaning. 10. T)A5 SEA(. Thi i the #ertical di tance !etween the dip and the crown weir 1an em!an*ment or le#ee2 !uilt to hold water in it cour e or to di#ert it to a new cour e of a p?trap. Al o it i the water in the trap !etween the dip and the crown weir to pre#ent unplea ant and odorou ga e to enter the room through the fi3ture . 14. SI5'ONAEE. The re ult of a minu pre ure in the drainage y tem. 15re ure i a force re-uired to mo#e ga or li-uid2 when a large amount of the trap 1 eal2 i a! olutely di charged. %hen the eal i lo t" !ac* flow of ga e from the ewer line will pa into the trap" find it way to the fi3ture drain outlet and pread into the room.

17. 6pon the completion of the entire water di tri!ution y tem including connection to apprentice " de#ice " tan* " or fi3ture " it hall !e te ted and in pected !y mean of %ATE) K AI) TEST . E. SE%AEE DIS5OSA( SGSTEM" )E/6SE 'AND(INE 1. SE5TI& TANB. A receptacle or water tight #ault u ed to collect organic wa te di charge from the hou e ewer and de igned and con tructed o a to eparate olid from the li-uid" dige t the organic matter through a period of detention" and allow the effluent to di charge a torm drain. $. &AT&' :ASIN . A receptacle in which li-uid are retained for a ufficient period of time to depo it 9 ettlea!le8 material . .. 56:(I& SE%E) MAIN . A pu!lic anitary wa te di po al y tem con i ting of a treatment unit which con#ey the raw wa te to the di po al y tem. 0. A common way of di po ing olid i !y IN&INE)ATION . Thi i a controlled !urning of com!u ti!le wa te. Thi can !e an effecti#e wa te reduction method for ;C percent of all municipal wa te . If thi i operated properly" it can reduce !ul* !y AC to A4 percent. A h left o#er i generally di po ed off in a landfill. 4. Another method of di po ing municipal olid wa te i !y dumping of refu e at a pre?planned ite" compacted and co#ered with a layer of earth. Thi method i called a SANITA)G (AND/I((. 7. %hen gar!age from different floor of a high?ri e !uilding i di po ed off from an opening and i directly led to the !a ement gar!age !in. Thi i called the )6::IS' &'6TES.

;. EA):AEE DIS5OSE). Thi i a contraption in#erted to di po e lefto#er traight from the *itchen in*. Simply turn on the faucet" flic* the power witch and place the lefto#er uch a !one " fruit pit " rotten #egeta!le " poiled !one and wa hed down the drain pipe . >. After the ground preparation" a (INE) hould !e laid out on the area enclo ed for anitary landfill. The main purpo e i to pre#ent the eepage of leachate 1dirty water" to cau e li-uid to percolate2 deep down to the ground water trata. Thi con i t of oil or compo ite material uch a ynthetic pla tic or a phalt heet . A. T)EN&' MET'OD . A method of landfill wherein a tractor dig a trench with a !ulldoHer !lade and truc* dump the refu e to it. Then the tractor compact the refu e thoroughly and co#er it with earth that wa dug up earlier. Thi method i primarily u ed on ground le#el. 1C. A)EA MET'OD. Thi method of landfill i generally u ed on rolling terrain where the e3i ting lope of the land can !e u ed a a !a in. In thi method" truc* depo it refu e o#er the elected area. 'uge" hea#y tractor with pecial compacting wheel pre down the refu e. Then the refu e i co#ered with earth hauled in from el ewhere. 11. &ollection of human wa te i done !y ela!orate y tem to carry mo t li-uid ewage to %ATE) T)EATMENT 5(ANTS " where the ewage undergoe a erie of treatment tep to remo#e polluting material " !iological and chemical contaminant that can harm human health or ecological y tem . The fir t tage i the trapping or creening of coar e u pended matter into a grit cham!er . Then the u e of aero!ic microorgani m to !rea* down the organic matter left in the ewage called the !iological o3idation . Then the third pha e" chemical treatment u ed to remo#e unde ira!le con tituent that remain. %hat re ult i drin*ing -uality water. 1$. :IDET. A fi3ture that appear li*e a water clo et" ince a per on it down on it. :ut it i de igned a a com!ination la#atory which can plug the drain and collect hot K cold water" with an in#erted water prayer to clear the mo t delicate and well?guarded part of the !ody. MIS&E((ANEO6S O6ESTIONS 1. %hat determine $. %hat i the iHe of a leaching fieldI 5E)&O(ATION TEST upplyI 'A)DNESS.

/.

an important concern in pri#ate water upply de ign i

.. %hat part of water STATI& 'EAD

affected !y !uilding heightI

0. Statement @ a. &orrect PDry pipe prin*ler y tem are more efficient than wet pipe y tem . PThe haHard cla ification doe not nece arily affect prin*ler layout. !. Incorrect PSiame e connection er#e !oth prin*ler and tandpipe PStandpipe mu t !e located within tairway or #e ti!ule of mo*e? proofed enclo ure . PStandpipe are re-uired in !uilding four or more torie high or tho e e3ceeding 14C feet. 4. The pre ure in a city water main i 1C..A$;. M5a2. If the pre ure lo through piping" fitting " and the water meter ha !een calculated a $.1 p i 1o.14>0; M5a2 and the highe t fi3ture re-uire 1$ p i 1C.C>$7> M5a2 to operate" what i the ma3imum height the fi3ture can !e a!o#e the water mainI 4C /EET 114M2 7. Gou ha#e !een retained !y a client to de ign a hou e in a u!ur!an location. The neare t water main i one !loc* away 1a!out 1CCCM2 and the city ha no plan to e3tend the line in the near future. &ity and county regulation do permit the drilling of well . %hat hould you recommend you client regarding water upplyI ESTIMATE T'E &OST O/ EQTENDINE T'E M6NI&I5A( (INE" SIN&E T'E %ATE) O6A(ITG IS BNO%N AND IT %O6(D ENS6)E A (ONE?TE)M S655(G. &ONS6(T %IT' NEA):G 5)O5E)TG O%NE)S %'O 5(AN TO :6I(D IN T'E A)EA TO SEE I/ T'EG %O6(D :E %I((INE TO S'A)E T'E &OST O/ EQTENDINE T'E (INE. ;. %hich tatement a!out drainage are correctI a. &orrect PDent help pre#ent the drainage of water from trap PThe hou e drain cannot al o !e called the !uilding ewer P&leanout are alway a nece ary part of a drainage y tem !. Incorrect PDrain hould alway lope at a minimum of 1R> inch per foot 1.CCAA per meter2 or A.AmmRmeter. <C.AAN= >. %ater hammer mo t often occur when@ %ATE) S6DDEN(G STO5S %'EN /(O% IS T6)NED O//. A. One component of a plum!ing STA&B DENT 1C. Select the incorrect y tem that e#ery !uilding ha i a @

tatement @

a. &orrect PSe#eral type of pla tic can !e u ed for cold water piping" !ut only 5DD& i u ed for hot water upply where allowed !y local code . PSteel pipe i more la!or inten i#e and re-uire more pace than copper pipe in plum!ing cha e . PA:S i uita!le for water upply. !. Incorrect PType M pipe i normally pecified for mo t interior plum!ing

ESSENTIAL PARTS OF PLUMBING SYSTEM

(SANITARY DRAINAGE)

1. 'O6SE SE%E) O) :6I(DINE SE%E) ? That horiHontal run of pipe" tarting from 48 out ide the !uilding which recei#e the ewage from the hou e drain or !uilding and con#ey the ame to the ewer main or appro#ed point of di po al. $. 'O6SE D)AIN O) :6I(DINE D)AIN ?The lowe t horiHontal run of pipe in ide the !uilding which recei#e the di charge from fi3ture and other !ranche and con#ey the ame to the hou e or !uilding ewer. .. 5)IMA)G :)AN&' ?The 5rimary :rach of a !uilding drain i the ingle loping drain from the !a e of a tac* up to it Lunction with the main !uilding drain or with other !ranche . The primary !ranch i al o called a (ateral . 0. SE&ONDA)G :)AN&' ?That horiHontal run of pipe emanating from a fi3ture or group of fi3ture up to it Lunction with the primary !ranch. 4.'O)IJONTA( :)AN&' ?That t horiHontal run of pipe" which recei#e di tance from fi3ture and con#ey the ame to the tac*. the

7. :)AN&' INTE)DA( ?That length of pipe of a tac* no le which recei#e the di charge from the horiHontal !ranch. ;. SOI(STA&B ?The #ertical run of pipe" which recei#e fi3ture without fecal matter. >. %ASTE STA&B ?That #ertical matter run di charge from fi3ture without fecal matter. of pipe"

than eight feet di charge from which recei#e

A. (ATE)A( ? In lateral plum!ing ? a econdary pipe line. In ewerage a common ewer to which no other common ewer i tri!utary. It recei#e ewage only from !uilding ewer. 1C. /IQT6)E D)AIN ?The drain from the trap of the fi3ture to the Lunction of the fi3ture to the drain of the pipe. 11. S5E&IA( %ASTE O) INDI)E&T %ASTE 5I5E ? %a te water pipe from fi3ture or appliance which i allowed to di charge into a properly #ented fi3ture and with no direct connection with the drainage y tem.

PLUMBING CODE: DEFINITION OF TERMS

A((EG ? any pu!lic pace" pu!lic par* moroughiare le meter !ut not le than two 1$2 meter in width which ha or deeded to the pu!lic for pu!lic u e. A(TE) O) A(TE)ATION ? any change" addition con truction or occupancy. 1&hange or repair2 or than three 1.2 !een dedicated modification in

A55)ODED ? accepted or accepta!le under an applica!le pecification tated or cited in thi &ode" or accepted a uita!le for the propo ed u e under procedure and power at the authority. A6T'O)ITG ? Authority in thi &ode i mean to !e the indi#idual official" !oard" department or agency e ta!li hed an authoriHed !y the office of the 5re ident 1).A. No. 1.;>2 to admini ter and enforce the pro#i ion of thi National 5lum!ing &ode a adapted or amended. 15rof. Sanitary Engineering2 5lan and pec " 1Ma ter 5lum!er2 ? In tall :A&B/(O% ? The flow of water into a water upply y tem from ource other than it regular ource. :ac* iphonage i one type of !ac*flow.

:AB 5)ESS6)E ? Air pre pre ure.

ure in drainage pipe

greater than atmo pheric

:A&B DENT 5I5E ? the part of a #ent line which connect directly with an indi#idual trap underneath or !ehind the fi3ture and e3tend to the !ranch or main" oil" or wa te pipe at any point higher than the fi3ture or fi3ture trap it er#e . Thi i ometime called an indi#idual #ent. :A(( &O&B ? A faucet opened or clo ed !y the fall or ri e of a !all floating on the urface of water. ? A float #al#e with a pherical float. held in a cupli*e hell that

:A(( SOINT ? A connection in which a !all i allow mo#ement in e#ery direction.

:ATTE)G O/ /IQT6)ES ? :attery of fi3ture i any of two or more imilar adLacent fi3ture which di charge into a common horiHontal oil !ranch. :E(( O) '6: ? That portion of a pipe which for a hort di tance" i ufficiently enlarged to recei#e the end of another pipe of the ame diameter for the purpo e of ma*ing a Loint. :ENDINE 5IN 1O) I)ON2 ? A tool u ed for pipe. :I:: ? Synonymou with faucet i traightening or e3panding lead

preferred. /aucet or Spigot.

:IDET ? A plum!ing fi3ture u ed for wa hing the middle part of the !ody" pecially the genital . Al o a itH !ath 16 ed to wa h po terior part of the !ody2. :(ANB /(ANEE ? A flange that i not drilled. no opening

:(IND /(ANEE ? A flange that clo e the end of a pipe. There i for the pa age of water. 16 ed for !lac* iron pipe 2.

:(O% O// ? A controlled outlet on a pipe line u ed too di charge water or detritu . 1In Sanitary hou e trap2. :)AN&' ? A !ranch i ri er or tac*. any part of a piping y tem other than the main"

M%SS ? In tallation of national local water wor* . D5%' ? /or in tallation K e3ca#ation

:)AN&' INTE)DA( ? A length of oil or wa te tac* corre ponding in general to a tory height" !ut in no ca e le than eight 1>2 feet" within which the horiHontal !ranche from one floor or tory of a !uilding are connected to the tac*. :)AN&' DENT ? A #ent pipe connecting from a !ranch of the drainage y tem to a #ent tac*. :6I(DINE ? any tructure !uilt" erected and framed of component tructural part de igned for the hou ing" helter" enclo ure or upport of per on " animal " or property of any *ind. :6I(DINE D)AIN :6I(DINE SE%E) ? See hou e Drain. ? See 'ou e Sewer.

:6I(DINE S6:D)AIN ?That portion of a drainage y tem which cannot drain !y gra#ity into the !uilding ewer. 1 Any piping y tem which needed to !e ele#ated from !a ement to the N.E.(.2 &A6(BINE ? 5lugging an opening with oa*um" lead or other material that are pounded into place. Al o" the material that i pounded into the opening. &A5 ? A fitting into which the end of a pipe i clo ing the end of the pipe. &AT&' :ASIN ? A receptacle in which li-uid period to depo it ettle a!le material crewed for the purpo e of are retained for a ewage. to pre#ent the flow of ufficient

&ESS5OO( ? A pit for the reception or detention of &'E&B DA(DE ? A #al#e that automatically clo e water in re#er e direction.15re#ent re#er e flow2

&I)&6IT DENT ? A group #ent e3tending from in front of the la t fi3ture connection on a horiHontal !ranch to the #ent tac*. See al o loop #ent. 1(oop #ent" :ranch #ent2 &OMMON DENT ? See unit #ent and dual #ent &OND6&TO)" (EADE)" O) DO%NS5O6T ? A #ertical pipe to con#ey rain water. &ONTIN6O6S DENT ? a #ertical #ent that i which the #ent connect . 1or DST)2 a continuation of the drain" to er#ice pipe clo e to it

&O)5O)ATION &O&B ? A top #al#e placed in a connection with a water main.

&O6)T ? an open " unoccupied pace !ounded on two 1$2 or more ide !y the wall of the !uilding . An inner court i a court entirely within the e3terior wall of a !uilding. All other court are outer court . &)OSS &ONNE&TION ? Any phy ical connection or arrangement of pipe !etween two otherwi e eparate !uilding water? upply pipe or a y tem through which or !y mean of which water upply may flow from one y tem to the other" the direction of flow depending on the pre ure differential !etween the two y tem . DEAD END ? The e3tended portion of a pipe that i clo ed at one end to which no connection are made on the e3tended portion" thu permitting the tagnation of water or air therein. 1%ater hammer arre ter or air gap or air cham!er2. DEDE(O5MENT (ENET' ?The length along the center line of the pipe and the fitting . DIAMETE) ? +Diameter, of a pipe or tu!e hall mean the nominal internal diameter 1I.D.2 of uch pipeF e3cept !ra and copper tu!ing wherein the term hall mean the out ide diameter 1O.D.2 of tu!ing. DOMESTI& SE%AEE ? See anitary ewage. haped li*e the letter +S,. ion or in erie in the ame line.

DO6:(E?:END /ITTINE ? A pipe fitting DO6:(E O//SET ? Two off et in ucce

DO%NS5O6T ? The #ertical portion of a rainwater conductor. D)AIN ? A ewer or other pipe or conduit u ed for con#eying ground water" urface water" torm water" or ewage. D)AINAEE SGSTEM ?The drainage pipe of a plum!ing y tem ta*e the water from the plum!ing fi3ture and deli#er it to the ewer or ome other outlet. The drainage pipe mu t !e ga ?light" and water?light. The pa age of air" odor or #itamin from the ewer into the !uilding mu t !e pre#ented. D)G DENT ? A #ent that doe not carry water or water? !orne wa te .

D6A( DENT ? See unit #ent. EQISTINE %O)B ? The term +e3i ting wor*, hall apply to tho e portion of plum!ing y tem which ha#e !een in talled and appro#ed prior to the contemplated addition " collection " or correction .

/AMI(G ? /amily i one per on li#ing alone or a group of two 1$2 or more per on li#ing together" whether related to each other !y !irth or not. /A6&ET ? A #al#e on a water pipe !y mean of which water can !e drawn from or held within the pipe. The #al#e i placed on the end of the pipe. /E))6(E ? A metallic lee#e" called or otherwi e" Loined to an opening in a pipe" into which a plug i crewed that can !e remo#ed for the purpo e of cleaning or e3amining the interior of the pipe. /IQT6)E ? A receptacle attached to a plum!ing y tem other than a trap in which water or wa te may !e collected or retained for ultimate di charge into the plum!ing y tem. /IQT6)E :)AN&' ? The di tri!uting pipe. upply pipe !etween the fi3ture and the water

/IQT6)E D)AIN ? The drain from the trap of a fi3ture to the Lunction of the drain with any other drain pipe. /IQT6)E 6NIT ? One fi3ture unit i e-ui#alent to a flow rate of one 112 cu!ic foot of water per minute or e#en and a half 1;1R$2 gallon of water per minute. /(AS'INE ? A piece of heet metal fitted under another piece of flat metal or wood o#er which water i e3pected to run. /(OOD (EDE( ? The le#el in a fi3ture at which water !egin to o#erflow the top or rim of the fi3ture. /(OO) A)EA ? The area included within urrounding wall of a !uilding 1or portion thereof2" e3clu i#e of #ent haft and court . /(6S' DA(DE ? A #al#e u ed for flu hing a fi3ture !y u ing water directly from the water upply pipe or in connection with a pecial flu h tan*. EATE DA(DE ? A #al#e in which the flow of water i cut off !y mean of a circular di *" fitting again t machine? moothed face " at right angle to the direction of flow. The di * i rai ed or lowered !y mean of a threaded tem connected to the handle of the #al#e. The opening in the #al#e i u ually a large a the full !ore of the pipe. E(O:E DA(DE ? A #al#e in which the flow of water i cut off !y mean of a circular di * that fit again t the #al#e eat. The plane of mo#ement of the di * i parallel to the normal direction of flow of water" which i turned through a tortuou pa age to direct the flow normal to the face of the di *. EOOSE NE&B ? A return !end of mall? iHed pipe one end of which i a!out one 112 foot long and the other end i a!out three 1.2 inche long. It i commonly u ed a a faucet for a pantry in*. Al o" the lead connection !etween a er#ice pipe and a water main.

E)ADE ? The lope or fall of a line of pipe in reference to a horiHontal plane u ually e3pre ed in percent. E)O6ND %ATE) ? The water that i ground. tanding in or pa it ing through the

E)O65 DENT ? A !ranch #ent that perform trap .

function for two 1$2 or more

'EIE'T O/ :6I(DINE ? The #ertical di tance from the +Erade (ine, to the highe t point of the coping of a flat roof or to the dec* line of a man ard roof or to the a#erage height of the highe t ga!le of a pitch or hip?roof. 'O)IJONTA( :)AN&' ? A !ranch drain e3tending laterally from oil or wa te tac*" with or without #ertical ection or !ranche " that recei#e the di charge from one or more fi3ture drain and conduct it to the oil or wa te tac* or to the !uilding drain. 'O6SE D)AIN ? part of the lowe t horiHontal piping of a plum!ing y tem which recei#e the di charge from oil" wa te" and other drainage pipe in ide of a !uilding con#ey it to the hou e ewer. 'O6SE STO)M SE%E) ? A hou e torm ewer i !uilding to the pu!lic torm ewer y tem. the pipeline from the

INDI)E&T %ASTE 5I5E ? A wa te pipe that doe not connect directly with the !uilding drainage y tem !ut di charge into i through a properly trapped fi3ture or receptacle. INDIDID6A( DENT ? See !ac* #ent. IND6ST)IA( %ASTES ? Indu trial wa te are li-uid wa te re ulting from the proce e employed in indu trial e ta!li hment and are free from fecal matter. INSANITA)G ? &ontrary to anitary principle or inLuriou to health.

INTE)&E5TO) ? A receptacle de igned and con tructed to intercept or eparate" and pre#ent the pa age of oil" grea e" and" or other material into the drainage y tem to which it i directly or indirectly connected. INDE)T ? The lowe t portion of the in ide of any pipe conduit that i #ertical. not

(ATE)A( ? In plum!ing" a econdary pipe line. In a#erage" a common ewer to which no other common ewer i tri!utary" recei#e ewage only from !uilding ewer .

(AT)INE ? A water clo et con i water. The trough e3tend under two 1$2 or authoritie for permanent in tallation . (ADATO)G ? A fi3ture de igned Sometime called (EA&'INE &ESS5OO( ? A ce (EADE) ? See conductor. (ENET' O/ 5I5E ? The length a

ting of a continuou more adLacent

though containing

eat . 5rohi!ited !y mo t or face.

for the wa hing of the hand a wa h !a in. not watertight.

pool that i

mea ured along.

(O&A( DENT ? A pipe or haft er#ing to con#ey foul air from a plum!ing fi3ture or a room to the outer air. (OO5 O) &I)&6IT DENT ? A continuation of a horiHontal oil or wa te pipe !eyond the connection at which li-uid wa te from a fi3ture or fi3ture enter the wa te or oil pipe. The e3ten ion i u ually #ertical immediately !eyond it connection to the oil or wa te pipe. The !a e of the #ertical portion of the #ent may !e connected to the horiHontal portion of the oil or wa te tac* !etween fi3ture connected thereto. MAIN ? The main of any y tem of continuou piping i of the y tem" to which !ranche may !e connected. MAIN DENT ? See #ent tac*. the principal artery

MAN'O(E ? An opening con tructed in a ewer or any part of a plum!ing y tem of ufficient iHe for a man to gain acce thereto. MASTE)5(6M:E) ? A per on with *nowledge of and e3perience in plum!ing who employ Lourneymen plum!er or who conduct a plum!ing !u ine . OAB6M ? 'emp or old hemp rope oa*ed in oil to ma*e it waterproof.

O&&65AN&G ? Occupancy i the purpo e for which a !uilding i u ed or intended to !e u ed. The term hall al o include the !uilding or room hou ing uch u e. &hange of Occupancy i not intended to include change of tenant or proprietor . 5E)SON ? A natural per on" hi heir " e3ecutor " admini trator " it their ucce or or a ign " or the agent of any of the afore aid. 5IT&' ? See grade. 5(6M:INE ? The art and techni-ue of in talling in !uilding the pipe " fi3ture " and other apparatu e for !ringing in the water upply" li-uid " or

u! tance or ingredient and remo#ing them and uch water" li-uid" and other carried?wa te affecting health and anitation and haHardou to life and propertyF al o the pipe and fi3ture after they ha#e !een in talled" i.e. the plum!ing y tem. 5(6M:INE /IQT6)E ? A receptacle attached to a plum!ing y tem other than a trap in which water or wa te may !e collected or retained for ultimate di charge into the plum!ing y tem. 5(6M:INE SGSTEM ? The plum!ing y tem of a !uilding" in titution"" factory or indu trial e ta!li hment" include the water? upply" li-uid " u! tance and or ingredient di tri!uting pipe F and tho e pipe remo#ing them and uch water" li-uid" and other carried?wa te F the fi3ture and fi3ture trap F the oil" wa te" and #ent pipe F the hou e drain" the foundation drain" and the hou e ewerF the torm water drainageF drainage eLector " all with their de#ice " appurtenance " and connection within or on a !uilding" a factory" or an indu try. 5(6M:INE O//I&IA( ? The authority or the officer charged with the admini tration and enforcement of the National 5lum!ing &ode" or hi regularly authoriHed deputy. 5OTA:(E %ATE) ? 5ota!le water i water which i ati factory for drin*ing" culinary" dome tic purpo e and meet the re-uirement of the health authority ha#ing Luri diction. 5)IMA)G :)AN&' ? A primary !ranch of the !uilding drain i the ingle loping drain from the !a e of a tac* to it Lunction with the main !uilding drain or with another !ranch thereof. 5)IDATE O) 5)IDATE 6SE ? 5ri#ate applie to fi3ture in a re idence where the fi3ture are intended for the u e of a family or an indi#idual. 5)IDATE SE%E) ? a !y pu!lic authority. 5)IDG ? An outhou e or ewer pri#ately owned and not directly controlled tructure u ed for the depo ition of e3crement.

5)IDG DA6(T ? A pit !eneath a pri#y in which e3crement collect . 56:(I& O) 56:(I& 6SE ? In the cla ification of plum!ing fi3ture " pu!lic applie to fi3ture in general toilet room of chool " gymna ium " hotel " railroad tation " pu!lic !uilding " !ar " pu!lic comfort tation " or place to which the pu!lic i in#ited or which are fre-uented !y the pu!lic without pecial permi ion or pecial in#itation" and other in tallation 1whether pay or free2 where a num!er of fi3ture are in talled o that their u e i imilarly unre tricted. 56:(I& SE%E) ? a common ewer directly controlled !y pu!lic authority to which all a!utter ha#e e-ual right of connection .

)E(IE/ DENT ? a #ent the primary function of which i to pro#ide circulation of air !etween drainage and #ent y tem. )E5AI) ? The recon truction or renewal of any part of an e3i ting !uilding for the purpo e of it maintenance. The word +repair, or +repair , hall not apply to any change of con truction. )ET6)N :END ? An open return !end" u ually with in ide thread " !ut applied al o to a one hundred eighty 11>C degree2 !end in a pipe. )EDENT 5I5E ? See !ac* #ent pipe. )ISE) ? A water upply pipe that e3tend #ertically one full too con#ey water to !ranche or fi3ture . tory or more

)O6E'INE?IN ? The in tallation of all pipe in the plum!ing y tem that are in partition and under floor . It include the plum!ing wor* done !efore the etting of the fi3ture " or fini hing. SANITA)G SE%AEE ? The ewage containing human e3crement and li-uid hou ehold wa teF al o called dome tic ewage. SANITA)G SE%E) ? A ewer intended to recei#e anitary ewage with or without indu trial wa te and without the admi3ture of urface water" torm water" or drainage. SEA( ? The #ertical di tance !etween the dip and the crown weir of a trap. Al o" the water in the trap !etween the dip and the crown weir. SE&ONDA)G :)AN&' ? And !ranch in a !uilding drain other than the primary !ranch. SE5TI& TANB ? A eptic tan* i a watertight receptacle" which recei#e the di charge of a plum!ing y tem or part thereof" and i de igned and con tructed o a to eparate olid from the li-uid dige t the organic matter through a period of detention" and allow the effluent to di charge into a torm drainF or directly to the ground out ide the tan* through a y tem of open Loint or perforated piping. SE)DI&E 5I5E ? The pipe from the water main or the !uilding er#ed. ource of water upply to

SE%AEE ? The li-uid wa te conducted away from re idence " !u ine !uilding " in titution " indu trial e ta!li hment F and with uch ground" urface" and torm water a may !e pre ent. SE%E) ? A pipe or conduit for carrying ewage and wa te li-uid .

SE%E)AEE" O) SE%E)AEE %O)BS ? A comprehen i#e term" including all con truction for collection" tran portation" pumping" treatment and final di po ition of ewage. S'A/T ? A #ertical opening through a !uilding for ele#ator " dum!?waiter" #entilation or imilar purpo e. S'A(( ? A u ed in thi &ode" i mandatory.

SIAMESE &ONNE&TION ? A wye connection u ed on fire line o that two line of ho e may !e connected to hydrant or to the ame noHHle. SI5'ONAEE ? A uction !y the flow of li-uid in pipe . A pre ure le than atmo pheric. SOI( 5I5E ? A oil pipe i any pipe which con#ey the di charge of water clo et " urinal " or fi3ture ha#ing imilar function . Al o" a ca t?iron pipe" with !ell and pigot end " u ed in plum!ing to con#ey fecal matter or li-uid wa te . SOI( STA&B 5I5E ? A #ertical wa te. oil pipe con#eying fecal matter and li-uid

S5IEOT ? The end of a pipe" which fit into a !ell. Al o a word u ed ynonymou ly with faucet. STA&B ? A general term u ed for any #ertical line of oil" wa te" or #ent piping. STA&B DENT ? A tac* #ent i the e3ten ion of a oil or wa te the highe t horiHontal drain connected to the tac*. STAND5I5E ? A #ertical pipe u ually u ed for the fre-uently under pre ure. tac* a!o#e

torage of water"

STO)M %ATE) ? Storm water i that portion of the rainfall or other precipitation" which run off o#er the urface after the torm and for uch a hort period following a torm a the flow e3ceed the normal runoff. STO)G ? Story i that portion of a !uilding included !etween the upper urface of any floor and the upper urface of the floor ne3t a!o#e" e3cept that the topmo t tory hall !e that portion of a !uilding of a !uilding included !etween the upper urface of the topmo t floor and the ceiling or roof a!o#e. If the fini hed floor le#el directly a!o#e a !a ement or cellar i more than i3 172 feet a!o#e grade uch !a ement or cellar hall !e con idered a tory. S6:SOI( D)AIN ? Su! oil drain are underground drain pipe that recei#e only u!? urface or eepage water and con#ey it to place of di po al.

S6M5 ? A pit or receptacle at a low point to which the li-uid wa te drained.

are

S655O)TS ? Support " hanger " anchor " !rac*et " cradle are de#ice for holding and ecuring pipe and fi3ture to wall " ceiling" floor " or tructural mem!er . S6)/A&E %ATE) ? portion of a rainfall or other precipitation which run off o#er the urface of the ground. S%IMMINE 5OO( ? A water receptacle u ed for wimming de igned to accommodate more than one !ather at time and properly connected to a di po al y tem. TA5ED TEE ? A ca t?iron !ell?end tee with the !ranch tapped to recei#e a threaded pipe of fitting T)A5 ? A fitting or de#ice o con tructed a to pre#ent the pa age of air" ga " and ome #ermin through a pipe without materially affecting the flow of ewage or wa te water through it. T)A5 SEA( ? See eal. o in talled that one #ent pipe will iphonage.

6NIT DENT ? An arrangement of #enting er#e two 1$2 trap . DA&66M ? An air pre ure le

than that atmo pheric. Al o"

DENT ? A pipe or opening u ed to en uring the circulation of air in plum!ing y tem and for reducing the pre ure e3erted on trap eal . %ET DENT ? portion of a #ent pipe through which li-uid wa te flow. %ASTE 5I5E ? a pipe" which con#ey only li-uid wa te" free of fecal matter.

GA)D ? A yard i an open" unoccupied pace" other than a court" uno! tructed from the ground to the *y" e3cept where pecifically pro#ide !y thi &ode" on the lot on which a !uilding i ituated.

STANDA)D &OMME)&IA( SIJE O/ EI 5I5E /O) %ATE) S655(G@ a2 1 T !2 $ U c20 (O&ATION /O) &(EAN O6T@ 1. any horiHontal wa te or oil pipe e3ceeding 14m $. at upper end of e#ery !ranch $$.4V K o#er JEO(ITE? treatment of hard water

MAIN DENT? principal artery of #enting may!e connected

y tem to which #ent !ranch pipe

&OMMON DENT? ingle #ent that #entilate multiple trap of !ac* to !ac* fi3ture AI) O6T(ET? air generated de#ice to open or clo e a damper or #al#e SE5TI& TANB@ location and feature a. 14 meter away from pota!le water !. if there a pu!lic ewer pipe" eptic tan* i not allowed c. no eptic tan* under hou e d. inlet K outlet are u!merge e. !ottom tan* hould ha#e lope of 1@1C mm toward center f. top co#er C.14 m a!o#e oil g. C..C m air pace h. C.4C lower? inlet i. C.C$4 lower? outlet DO(6ME O/ SE5TI& TANB a. min width? C.AC !. min length? 1.4C c. min depth? 1.$C d. for re idential? C.10 to C.1; per per on e. 1$ per on ? not more than $.C cum f. chool " indu trial? C.C4; cum per per on minimum C.>7 cum ma3imum MATE)IA(S /O) 5(6M:INE INSTA((ATIONS 1. gal#aniHed iron? 1E.I2 teel pipe - 14?$C year life pan - deteriorate fa t when u ed for hot water - corroded wR al*aline and acid water - made out of mild teel $. pla tic or ynthetic pipe a. rigid 1. poly#inyl chloride 15D&2 $. chlorinated poly#inyl chloride 1c5D&2 .. unpla te iHed poly#inyl chloride 1u5D&2 0. polypropylene 1552 4. acrylonitrile !utadiene tyrene 1A:S2 7. tyrene ru!!er pla tic 1S)2 !. fle3i!le 1. polyethylene 15E2? coil form at .C mt $. poly!utylene 15:2? up to 14C mt long in coil form .. ca t iron pipe? dura!le ? u e for le #i!ration $ type @ than $4 torey !ecau e water lea* due to

1. SD? for !uilding in tallation $. QD? for underground in tallation 0. acid re i tant ca t iron pipe? made of alloy" ca t iron K ilicon ? in talled in chemical la! for acid wa te di po al 4. a !e to pipe? made of a !e to fi!er K 5ortland cement ? uita!le for em!edment on concrete tructure 7. !ituminou fi!er ewer pipe? cheape t and lighte t ? for hou e ewer ;. #itrified clay pipe? made of clay K wR length of C.;4 m threaded wR glaHed compound. 'igh re i tant to acid K uited in underground in tallation. :rittle" crac* ea ily when laid on un uita!le ground >. lead pipe? one of the olde t plum!ing material . not recommended to con#ey water for human con umption A. gal#aniHed wrought iron pipe ? !etter than teel pipe for plum!ing !ecau e it i more re i tant to acid wa te 1C. !ra pipe? mo t e3pen i#e. Made of alloy of Hinc K copper mi3ed 14N @>4N highly uita!le for wa te K water !ecau e of it mooth urface a ide from it high re i tance to acid 11. copper pipe ? dura!le material wRc i e3tremely corro i#e re i tance. Ea ie t to in tall Type B? hea#ie t for underground in tallation (? lighter than B" come in fle3i!le K rigid type M? thinner K a#aila!le only in rigid form