GENERAL REGULATIONS

SECTION 301 DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATER

- disposal of waste on any place is prohibited

SECTION 302 GRADE OF HORIZONTAL DRAINAGE PIPING

- Slope
20mm per meter or 2% less than 102 mm dia.
*Exceptions
a.excessive depth of the proposed drainage line
b.structural / geological features of terrain
c. existing adverse in arrangement of building or structures
Note
10 mm per meter or 1% slope of 102 mm or larger

SECTION 303 CHANGES IN DIRECTION OF DRAINAGE FLOW

- 1/16 bend or 22.5 degrees
- 1/8 bend or 45 degrees
- 1/6 bend or 60 degrees

SECTION 303.2
*HORIZONTAL to VERTICAL Change of direction
a. Wye combination
b. Double sanitary tee
c. Sanitary tee
d. Combination wye and 1/8 bend

SECTION 303.3
*HORIZONTAL to HORIZONTAL
a. 45 wye branch
b. Combination wye and 1/8 branch

SECTION 303.4
*VERTICAL to HORIZONTAL
a. 45 branches
Long sweep 60
Offset
b. Combination wye and 1/8 branch

SECTION 304 CONNECTIONS TO PIPING SYSTEMS REQUIRED

- all plumbing fixtures must connected properly to the
drainage system

SECTION 305 SEWER REQUIRED

- mandatory building sewer connection to public sewer
- provision of septic tank, when public sewer is
not available ( 62 meters distance from the public sewer )
SECTION 306 DAMAGE TO DRAINAGE or SEWER SYSTEM
- deposit of any person that could damage the system is prohibited
- Rain water for Storm sewer
- Soil and Waste Pipe for Public or Sanitary sewer

Note
*Septic Tank for House (watertight)
*STP for Condominium

SECTION 307 INDUSTRIAL WASTE

- Industrial Waste
shall be treated
shall not be discharged into ground or any waterway

SECTION 308 LOCATION

- No plumbing system located on another lots other than the
lot of the building served

SECTION 309 IMPROPER LOCATION

- Interference with the normal operation

SECTION 310 WORKMANSHIP

- Accepted Engineering practices
- Do not conceal cracks or holes and imperfections
- Burped ends of all pipes and tubings shall be "REAMED"

SECTION 311 PROHIBITED FITTINGS and PRACTICES

- Prohibited fittings (Venting)
* Double Hub Fitting
* Single or Double Tee Branch
* Single or Double Tapped Tee Branch
* Side Inlet quarter bend
* Running thread
* Band or Saddle

- Jointing of Hubless pipes - Neoprene Gasket

- No drainage or vent - drilled and tapped
- No Cast iron soil pipe - threaded
- No waste connection shall be made to a Closet Bend
or Stub of a water closet
- No Vent pipe shall be used as a Soil or Waste pipe - Vice Versa
- No Single drainage and Venting system that has no vent
- No piping connections that Retards/obstructs flow of air, water
and sewage
- enlargement of closet bend or stub from 72 mm to 102 mm diameter
shall not be considered Obstruction
- Gate and Check valves should have an Accessible connection
- Valves, Pipes and Fittings shall be installed related to the direction of
flow

SECTION 312 INDEPENDENT SYSTEM

- Provision of independet connection with a private or public sewer

SECTION 313 REPAIRS AND ALTERATION

- Notification of the owner to the admin whenever there are
necessary changes to conform
- All openings in drainage and vent systems shall be permanently
Capped or Plugged

SECTION 314 PROTECTION of PIPING, MATERIALS and STRUCTURES

- piping should be protected from breakage by
Embedded metal pipe sleeves
- pipe protection for external corrosion by
Polyethylene sheath
- void between pipe and sleeves shall be sealed with
Bitumen
- no pipe shall be directy embedded in concrete and masonry
- no structural member shall be weakened
- Trenches deeper than footing and parallel to it must be
45 degrees
*Zone of Effluence line 45 degrees
- Building sewer installation should be between
0.3 meters and 0.6 meters below the finish ground surface
- pipe protection subject to undue corrosion, erosion
or mechanical damage
*inside lining
*outside coating
*proper bedding
*top shielding with concrete blocks

SECTION 315 HANGERS and SUPPORTS

- Vertical Piping
*Types Supports
a. Cast iron soil pipe every Storey
b. Screwed pipe at every other Storey Height
c.Copper Tubing 3 meters on centers
every Storey
d. Lead pipe 1.2 meters with vertical backup
e. Plastic pipe 1.0 meter interval
- Horiztontal Piping
*Types Supports
a Supports @ sufficiently close intervals to keep them in
alignment and prevent sagging

b. Cast iron soil pipes

1. where joint occurs 1.5 meters
2. when pipe exceeding 3.0 meters
1.5 meters length
*supports @ 0.45 meters for Hub or Joint
3.Hubless or Compression every other joint
Gasket Joints
4. When developed length each joint
exceed 1.2 meters
5. Each horizontal branch connection
6. Suspended lines

c. Screwed pipe
*19 mm and smaller 3.0 meters
*25 mm and larger 3.6 meters

d. Copper tubing
*38 mm and smaller 1.8 meters
*51 mm and larger 3.0 meters

e. Lead pipe entire length

f. Piping in ground firm bed for entire length
concrete cradle support
g.Plastic tube
*38 mm and smaller stiff metal or wood backing
*51 mm and larger metal hangers

- Hangers and Anchors

sufficient strength
piping shall be adequtely anchored or supported

SECTION 316 TRENCHING, EXCAVATION and BACKFILL

- tunnels shall have a clear height of 0.60 meters above the pipe ,
*minimum length 1/2 depth of the trench
*maximum length 2.4 meters
- when driven, drive pipe is atleast one pipe size larger
than the pipe t o be laid
- Open Trenches
shall be backfilled in the layers 0.30 meters above the
top of the pipe