Section 107 SPECIAL PROVISIONS

107.1

All Licensed Master Plumbers registered in accordance with the provisions of

Republic Act No. 1378 shall secure for themselves a seal of the standard size
and type as required. The same shall be used on all plumbing applications for
permits and all plumbing plans prepared by the Registered and Licensed
Master Plumbers as well as on all documents required in the practice of their
profession. The seal shall be round in shape and shall be inscribed with the
following:

107.1.1

Registered and Licensed Master Plumber at upper portion of the

round seal.

107.1.2

Name of Registered and Licensed Master Plumber at the upper

center

107.1.3

The registration number shall appear at the center below the name.

107.1.4

Philippines, appearing at the lower portion of the round seal.

Section 108 PLUMBING FIXTURES REQUIRED

Each building should be provided with sanitary facilities in accordance with best practice
for mobility of disabled persons as provided in the National Building Code of the
Philippines or by other government departments having jurisdiction.

Chapter 2
DEFINITIONS
Section 201 GENERAL

For the purpose of this Code, the following terms shall bear the meanings indicated in
this Chapter.
No attempt is made to define ordinary words, used in accordance with their established
dictionary meanings except where a word has been used loosely, that it becomes
necessary to define its meaning as adopted in this Code to avoid misunderstanding.
Since the primary purpose is to define terms in general rather than nouns, the
definitions are arranged alphabetically according to the first word of the term rather than
the noun.

Section 202
A
202.1

ABS Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene

202.2

ALLEY any public space, public park or thoroughfare less than (3)
meters but not less than two (2) meters in width dedicated or deeded for
public use.

202.3

ALTER or ALTERATION any change, addition or modification in

construction or occupancy.

202.4

ACCESSIBLE when applied to a fixture, connection, appliance or

equipment, shall mean having access thereto, but which may require prior
removal of an access panel, door or similar obstruction. Readily
accessible shall mean direct access without the necessity of removing
any panel door or similar obstruction.

202.5

AIRBREAK a physical separation, which may be a low inlet into the

indirect waste receptor from the fixture, appliance or device indirectly
connected.

202.6

AIR GAP, DRAINAGE the unobstructed vertical distance through the

free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe, plumbing
fixture, appliance or appurtenance conveying waste to the flood level rim
of the receptor.

202.7

AIR GAP, WATER DISTRIBUTION an unobstructed vertical distance

through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or
faucet conveying potable water to the flood-level rim of any tank, vat or
fixture.

202.8

APPROVED accepted or acceptable under applicable specifications or

standard stated or cited in this Code, or accepted as suitable for any
proposed use under procedures and powers of the Administrative
Authority.

202.9

APPORVED TESTING AGENCY an organization primarily established

for purposes of testing to approve standards and approved by the
Administrative Authority.

202.10

AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE The Administrative Authority including

the Building Official, the Commission, the Board and such other
departments or agency established and authorized to administer and

enforce the provisions of Republic Act 1378 The Plumbing Code of the
Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 223; as amended by P.D 657
creating the Professional Regulation Commission and prescribing its
powers and functions, and Letter of Instruction No. 1000 ordering and
directing the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the former
Ministry of Human Settlements, the Departments of Foreign Affairs,
Education and Culture, Public Works and Highways, Tourism,
Transportation and Communication all 500T agencies concerned to
authorize and support PRC Accredited Bona fide Professional
Organization only, and their members to organize, host, sponsor or
represent Filipino Professionals in national, regional and international fora,
conventions where the concerned professions are involved; and further
orders and directs that all government agencies and instrumentalities shall
give priority to bona fide members of the accredited professional
organizations in the hiring of its employees and engagement of
professional services.

Section 203
B
203.1

BACKFLOW the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances

into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source
other than from its intended source.

203.2

BACKFLOW CONNECTION condition or any arrangement whereby

reverse flow can occur.

203.3

BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW occurs due to an increased reversed

pressure above the supply pressure. This may be due to pumps, boilers,
gravity or other sources of pressure.

203.4

BACKFLOW PREVENTER device or means to prevent flow of liquid

from returning to the source of supply. Also called vacuum breaker.

203.5

BACK-SIPHONAGE the flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted

water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water supply pipe due to a
negative pressure in such pipe. See backflow.

203.6

BACKWATER VALVE a device installed in a drainage system to prevent

reverse flow.

203.7

BACKVENT PIPE the part of a vent line, which connects directly with an
individual trap underneath or behind the fixture and extends to the branch
or main vent pipe at any point higher than the fixture or fixture trap it
serves. This is sometimes called in individual vent. See Revent pipe.

203.8

BALL COCK a valve opened and closed by the fall and rise
respectively, of an attached ball floating on the surface of the liquid.

203.9

BALL JOINT a type of pipe connection in which a ball-shaped end held

in a cuplike shell and allows movements in every direction.

203.10

BATHROOM a room equipped with a shower stall or bathtub.

203.11

BATTERY OF FIXTURES any of two or more similar adjacent fixture

which discharge into a common horizontal soil or waste branch.

203.12

BELL OR HUB that portion of a pipe which, for a short distance,

sufficiently enlarged to receive the end of another pipe of the same
diameter for the purpose of making a caulked or push-on joint.

203.13

BENDING PIN (or IRON) a tool for straightening or bending lead pipe.

203.14

BIBB synonymous with faucet, cock, tap, plug, etc. The word faucet is
preferred.

203.15

BIDET- a plumbing fixture used for washing the middle private part of the
body, especially the genitals. Also called a sitz bath.

203.16

BLANK FLANGE a pipe flange that is not drilled for bolt holes.

203.17

BLIND FLANGE a flange that closes the end of a pipe. There is no

opening for the passage of liquid or gas.

203.18

BLOW-OFF a controlled outlet of a pipeline to discharge liquid or

detritus.

203.19

BOARD the Licensure Board for Master Plumbers

203.20

BOILER BLOW-OFF a valved outlet of a boiler that permits discharge of

accumulated sediments.

203.21

BRANCH any part of the piping system other than a main, riser or stack.

203.22

BRANCH INTERVAL a length of soil or waste stack corresponding in

general to a story height, but in no case less than 2.43 meters within
which the horizontal branches from one floor or story of a building are
connected to the stack.

203.23

BRANCH, FIXTURE see Fixture Branch

203.24

BRANCH, HORIZONTAL see Horizontal Branch

203.25

BRANCH VENT a horizontal vent connecting one or more individual

vertical back vents with the vent stack or stack vent.

203.26

BRAZED JOINT any joint obtained by joining of metal parts with alloys
which melt at temperatures higher than 449 degrees centigrade but lower
than the melting temperature of the parts to be joined.

203.27

B & S Brown and Sharpe (Specification) or Bel and Spigot (End of

Pipes)

203.28

BUILDING a structure built, erected and framed of component structural

parts designed for the housing, shelter, enclosure or support of personal
animals or property of any kind.

203.29

BUILDING DRAIN that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage

system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer
beginning 0.6 meter outside the building wall.

203.30

BUILDING SEWER that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage

system which starts from the end of the building drain and which receive
the discharge of the building drain and conveys it to a public sewer, private
sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other point of disposal.

203.31

BUILDING SUBDRAIN that portion of an underground system which

cannot be drained by gravity into the building sewer.

203.32

BUILDING SUPPLY the pipe carrying potable water from the water
meter or other source of water supply to a building or other point of use of
distribution on the lot. Building supply shall also mean water service
connection.

Section 204
C
204.1

CAULKING plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other material that

are pounded into the annular space. Also, the material pounded into the
annular opening.

204.2

CAP a fitting, screwed or caulked over the end of a pipe for closing the
pipe end.

204.3

CATCH BASIN a receptacle in which liquids are retained for a sufficient

period of time to allow settle able material to deposit.

204.4

CERTIFIED BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY TESTER a person who has

shown competence to test and maintain backflow assemblies to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Authority having jurisdiction.