Uniform Plumbing Code 710.10 - 713.1: Exceptions

710.10 – 713.
1 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
When the foregoing requirements are met and the Exceptions:

vent, after leaving the sump, is combined with vents (1) Single family residences.
from fixtures discharging into the sump, the size of
(2) Stacks receiving the discharge from less than
the combined vent need not exceed that required for
three (3) stories of plumbing fixtures.
the total number of fixtures discharging into the
sump. No vent from an air-operating sewage ejector
shall combine with other vents. 712.0 Testing
710.11 Air tanks shall be so proportioned as to be of 712.1 Media. The piping of the plumbing, drainage,
equal cubical capacity to the ejectors connected and venting systems shall be tested with water or air.
therewith in which there shall be maintained an air The Administrative Authority may require the
pressure of not less than two (2) pounds for each foot removal of any cleanouts, etc., to ascertain if the
(3 kg for each m) of height the sewage is to be raised. pressure has reached all parts of the system. After
No water operated ejectors shall be permitted. the plumbing fixtures have been set and their traps
710.12 When subsoil drainage systems are installed, filled with water, they shall be submitted to a final
such systems shall be discharged into an approved test.
sump or receiving tank and shall be discharged in a 712.2 Water Test. The water test shall be applied to
manner satisfactory to the Administrative Authority. the drainage and vent systems either in its entirety or
710.13 Grinder Pump Ejector. With the approval in sections. If applied to the entire system, all
of the Administrative Authority, a grinder pump openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except
may be used. the highest opening, and the system filled with water
to point of overflow. If the system is tested in
710.14 Macerating Toilet Systems. Listed
sections, each opening shall be tightly plugged
macerating toilet systems shall be permitted as an
except the highest opening of the section under test,
alternate to a sewage pump system for single
and each section shall be filled with water, but no
bathrooms for private use when approved by the
section shall be tested with less than a ten (10) foot
Administrative Authority.
(3048 mm) head of water. In testing successive
710.14.1 Sumps. The sump shall be water and sections, at least the upper ten (10) feet (3048 mm) of
gas tight. the next preceding section shall be tested, so that no
710.14.2 Discharge Piping. The discharge joint or pipe in the building (except the uppermost
piping shall be sized per manufacturer’s ten (10) feet (3048 mm) of the system) shall have
instructions and shall be not less than 3/4" (20 been submitted to a test of less than a ten (10) foot
mm) in diameter. The developed length of the (3048 mm) head of water. The water shall be kept in
discharge piping shall not exceed manufacturer’s the system, or in the portion under test, for at least
recommendations. A check valve and fullway fifteen (15) minutes before inspection starts. The
type shutoff valve shall be located within the system shall then be tight at all points.
discharge line or internally within the device. 712.3 Air Test. The air test shall be made by
710.14.3 Venting. The plumbing fixtures which attaching an air compressor testing apparatus to any
discharge into the macerating device shall be suitable opening, and, after closing all other inlets
vented per this code. The sump shall be vented and outlets to the system, forcing air into the system
per manufacturer’s instructions and such vent until there is a uniform gage pressure of five (5)
shall be permitted to connect to the fixture pounds per square inch (34.5 kPa) or sufficient to
venting. balance a column of mercury ten (10) inches (254
mm) in height. The pressure shall be held without
711.0 Suds Relief introduction of additional air for a period of at least
fifteen (15) minutes.
Drainage connections shall not be made into a
drainage piping system within eight (8) feet (2438
mm) of any vertical to horizontal change of direction PART II – BUILDING SEWERS
of a stack containing suds-producing fixtures.
Bathtubs, laundries, washing machine stand pipes,
713.0 Sewer Required
kitchen sinks and dishwashers shall be considered
suds-producing fixtures. Where parallel vent stacks 713.1 Every building in which plumbing fixtures
are required, they shall connect to the drainage stack are installed and every premises having drainage
at a point eight (8) feet (2438 mm) above the lowest piping thereon, shall have a connection to a public or
point of the drainage stack. private sewer, except as provided in Sections
101.4.1.3, 713.2 and 713.4.
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710.10 – 713.

1 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE

When the foregoing requirements are met and the Exceptions:

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