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    Ground ABS and PVC Installations Are Limited To Not More Than 10 Stories of Areas of Residential Accommodation

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    The document outlines requirements for drainage pipe systems, including that galvanized wrought-iron or steel pipe shall not be used underground and must be kept above ground; ABS and PVC installations are limited to 10 stories for residential areas; and vitrified clay pipe shall not be used above ground or where pressurized and must be buried at least 12 inches below ground. Drainage fixtures should be drained by gravity where practicable, and sewage ejectors or pumps must have a minimum discharge capacity of 20 gallons per minute.

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    Ground ABS and PVC Installations Are Limited To Not More Than 10 Stories of Areas of Residential Accommodation

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    The document outlines requirements for drainage pipe systems, including that galvanized wrought-iron or steel pipe shall not be used underground and must be kept above ground; ABS and PVC installations are limited to 10 stories for residential areas; and vitrified clay pipe shall not be used above ground or where pressurized and must be buried at least 12 inches below ground. Drainage fixtures should be drained by gravity where practicable, and sewage ejectors or pumps must have a minimum discharge capacity of 20 gallons per minute.

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    The document outlines requirements for drainage pipe systems, including that galvanized wrought-iron or steel pipe shall not be used underground and must be kept above ground; ABS and PVC installations are limited to 10 stories for residential areas; and vitrified clay pipe shall not be used above ground or where pressurized and must be buried at least 12 inches below ground. Drainage fixtures should be drained by gravity where practicable, and sewage ejectors or pumps must have a minimum discharge capacity of 20 gallons per minute.

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    Ground ABS and PVC Installations Are Limited To Not More Than 10 Stories of Areas of Residential Accommodation

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    Chapt 15.

    Drainage Pipe System

    Galvanized wrought-iron or galvanized steel pipe shall not be used


    underground and shall be kept not less than 6 inches(152 mm) above
    ground
    ABS and PVC installations are limited to not more than 10 stories of
    areas of residential accommodation
    No vitrified clay pipe of fittings shall be used above ground or where
    pressurized by a pump or ejector. They shall be kept not less than 12
    inches(305mm) below ground.
    Stainless steel 304 pipe for drainage vent and fittings shall not be installed
    underground and shall be kept not less than 6 inches(152mm) above
    ground.
    Threads of drainage fittings shall be tapped to allow one quarter(1/4) inch per
    foot(20.9mm/m) grade.
    For a continuous flow into a drainage system, such as from a pump, sump
    ejector, air conditioning equipment, or similar device, two(2) fixture units
    shall be allowed for each gallon per minute (0.06 L/sec.) of flow.
    Vertical pipe stacks shall be connected to the horizontal drainage pipe
    through forty-five(45) degree (.79 rad) wye branches, sixty(60)
    degree (1.05) rad wye branches, combination wye and 1/8 bend branches
    or other approved fittings of equivalent sweep.
    The barrel of a double sanitary shall at least be two (2) pipe sized larger than
    the largest inlet.
    Countersunk cleanout plugs shall be installed where raised heads may cause
    a hazard.
    Hubless blind plug used as a cleanout shall have a complete coupling and
    plug shall be accessible for removal or replacement.
    Wherever practicable, all drainage fixtures shall be drained to the public
    sewer or private sewage disposal system by gravity.
    Any sewage ejector or sewage receiving the discharge of water closets or
    urinals shall have a minimum discharge capacity of twentry (20) gallons (75.7
    liters) per minute
    The minimum size of any pump or any discharge pipe from a sump having
    water closet connected thereto shall not be less than (2) inches (51mm).
    Air tanks used in sumps shall be proportioned to be equal cubical capacity to
    the ejectors connected shall be maintained an air pressure of not less than
    two (2) pounds for each foot (3kg for each m) of height the sewage is to be
    raised. No water operated ejectors shall be permitted.
    The sump shall be water and gastight.
    No rain, surface or subsurface water shall be connected to or discharged into
    any drainage system, unless first approved by the authority having
    jurisdiction.
    Replacement of existing building sewer and building storm sewers using
    trenchless methodology and materials shall be installed in accordance with
    IAPMO IS26.

    No building sewer pipe shall be smaller than the building drain pipe.
    All building sewer pipes, or part thereof that is to be abandoned, shall be
    plugged or capped in an approved manner within five (5) feet (1,524mm) of
    the property line.
    The outer premises of every official establishment, including docks, areas
    where cars and other vehicles are loaded, driveways, approaches, yards,
    pens and alleys, shall be drained.
    Toilet pipe lines shall be separated from house drainage lines to a point
    outside the building, and drainage from toilet bowls and urinals shall not be
    discharge into grease catch basin.
    The diameter of an individual vent shall not less than one and one-fourth
    (11/4) inches (31.8mm) nor less than one-half (1/2) the diameter of the drain
    to which it is connected.
    All drainage piping shall clear domestic water supply wells by at least fifty
    (50) feet (15,240mm). This distance may be reduced to not less than twentyfive (25) feet (7,620 mm) when the drainage piping is constructed of
    materials approved for use within a building.

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