oO oO GENERAL REGULATIONS 314.8 Waterproofing of Openings. Joints at the roof around pipes, ducts, or other a shall be made water-tight by the use of lead, copper, galva- nized iron, or other approved flashings or flashing material. Exterior wall openings shall be made water-tight. Counterflashing shall not restrict the required internal cross-sectional area of the vent. 814.9 Plastic and copper piping penetrating framing members to within tenty-fve and four-enthy (25.9 ‘of a millimeter (1 in.) of the exposed framing shall be protected by steel nail plates not less than one and three-tenths (1.3) of a millimeter (0.0478 in, [18 euge]) in thickness. The steel nail plate shall extend along the framing member not less than thirty-eight (G8) mullimeters (I-1/2 in.) beyond the outside diam- eter of the pipe or tubing, 314.10 Sleeves. 314.10. Sleeves shall be provided to protect piping through concrete and masonry wails and concrete floors. Exception: Sleeves shall not be required where openings are drilled or bored. 314.10.2 Piping through concrete or masonry walls shall not be subject to any load from building construction. 814.10.3 In exterior walls, annular space between sleeves and pipes shall be sealed and made watertight, as approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Any penetration through fire-resistive construction shall be in accordance with Section 314.7, 314.10.4 Any pipe sleeve through a firewall «shall have the space around the pipe completely sealed. with an approved fire-resistive material in accordance with other codes. 814.11 Any structural member that has been weak- ‘ened or impaired by cutting, notching, or otherwise, shall be reinforced, repaired, or replaced 60 as to be left in a safe structural condition in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Building Codes or as required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. 914,12 Ratproofing, 314.121 Strainer plates on drain inlets shall be designed and installed so that no opening is exceeding twelve and seven-tenths (12.7) of a millimeter (0.5 in.) in the least dimension. 914.12.2 Meter boxes shall be constructed in such a manner that rats cannot enter a building by following the service pipes from the box into the building. 314.12.3 In or on buildings where openings have been made in walls, floors, or ceilings for the passage of pipes, such openings shall be closed and protected by the installation of approved metal collars securely fastened to the adjoining structure. 314.8 - 316.2 314.12.4 Tub waste openings in framed cons- truction to craw! spaces at or below the first floor shall be protected by the installation of approved ‘metal collars or metal screens securely fastened to the adjoining structure with no opening excee- ding twelve and seven-tenths (12.7) of a milli- meter (0.5 in.) in the least dimension. 915.0 Hangers and Supports. 916.1 Suspended piping shall be supported at inter- vals not to exceed those shown in Table 3-2. 316.2 Piping shall be supported in such a manner as to maintain its alignment and prevent sagging. ‘918.3 Piping in the ground shall be laid on a firm bed for its entire length; where other support is otherwise provided, it shall be approved per Section 301.0 of this code. 316.4 Hangers and anchors shall be of sufficient strength fo support the weight of the pipe and its contents. Piping shall be isolated from incompatible materials, 316.5 Piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances shall be adequately supported in accordance with this code, the manufacturer's installation instructions, and 8 required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. 915.6 Hanger rod sizes shall be no smaller than those shown in Table 3-1. 318.7 Piping for manifold systems shall be supported in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Hot and cold water distribution piping shall maintain separation at all points within the system. — TABLE S-1 Hanger Rod Sizes Pipe and Tube Size Rod Size mm (in) mm (in) B7-12 05-4) 95 (0374) 127-203 6-8) 127 05) 254-905 (10-12) 159 (0.625) 816.0 Trenching, Excavation, and Backfill. 816.1 Trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same shail be not less than seventy-nine hundredths (0.79) of a radian (45 degrees) therefrom, or as approved per Section 301.0 of this code. 916.2 Tunneling and driving shall be permitted to be done in yards, courts, or driveways of any building site, Where sufficient depth is available to permit, 233i6.2-317.1 tunnels shall be permitted to be used between open- cut trenches. Tunnels shall have a clear height of six- hundred and ten (610) millimeters (2 ft. above the pipe and shall be limited in length to one-half (1/2) the depth of the trench, with a maximum length of two-thousand, four-hundred and thirty-eight (2438) millimeters (8 ft). When pipes are driven, the drive pipe shall be not less than one (1) size larger than the pipe to be laid. 316.3 Open Trenches. Excavations required to be made for the installation of a building drainage system or any part thereof, within the walls of a building, shall be open trench work and shall be kept ‘open until the piping has been inspected, tested, and accepted. 316.4 Excavations shall be completely backfilled as soon after inspection as practicable. Adequate precaution shall be taken to ensure proper compact- ness of backfill around piping without damage to such piping. Trenches shall be backfilled in thin layers to three-hundred and five (305) millimeters (1 ft.) above the top of the piping with clean earth, which shall not contain stones, boulders, cinderfill, frozen earth, construction debris, or other materials that would damage or break the piping or cause corrosive action. Mechanical devices such as bull- dozers, graders, etc,, shall be permitted to then be used to complete backfill to grade. Fill shall be prop- erly compacted. Suitable precautions shall be taken to ensure permanent stability for pipe laid in filled or made ground. 817.0 Joints and Connections. 317.1 Types of Joints. 3171.4 Threaded Joints. Threads on iron pipe size (IPS) pipe and fittings shall be standard taper pipe threads in accordance with standards listed in Table 14-1. Threads on tubing shall be approved types. Threads on plastic pipe shall be factory cut or molded. Threaded plastic pipe shall be Schedule 80 minimum wall thickness. Tubing threads shall conform to fine tubing thread standards. When a pipe joint material is used, it shall be applied only on male threads, and such materials shall be approved types, insoluble in water and nontoxic. Cleanout plugs and caps shall be lubricated with water-insol- uble, nonhardening material or tape. Thread tape or thread lubricants and sealants specifi- cally intended for use with plastics shall be used on plastic threads. Conventional pipe thread compounds, putty, linseed-oil-based products, and unknown lubricants and sealants shall not be used on plastic threads. . 24 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE - INDIA 317.1.2 Soldered Joints. Joints in copper tubing shall be made by the appropriate use of approved copper or copper alloy fittings. The tubing shall be reamed to the full inside diam- eter. Surfaces to be joined by soldering shall be cleaned bright by manual or mechanical means. The joints shall be properly fluxed with an approved-type flux and made up with approved solder. Solder and fluxes shall be manufactured to approved standards. Solders and fluxes with a ead content that exceeds two-tenths-(0.2) of 1 percent shall be prohibited in piping systems ‘used to convey potable water 317.1.3 Flared Joints. Flared joints for soft copper tubing shall be made with fittings ‘meeting approved standards. The tubing shall be reamed to the full inside diameter, resized to round, and expanded with a proper flaring tool. 317.1.4 Mechanical Joints, When pipe is joined by means of flexible compression joints, such joints shall conform to approved standards and shall not be considered as slip joints. Mechanical joints shall be installed in accor- dance with the manufacturer's instructions. 317.1. Solvent Cement Plastic Pipe Joints. Plastic pipe and fittings designed to be joined by solvent cementing shall comply with applicable UPC Instellation Standards. ‘ABS pipe and fittings shall be cleaned and then joined with solvent cement(s). CPVC pipe and fittings shall be cleaned and then joined with listed primer(s) and solvent cement(s). Exception: Listed solvent cements that do not require the use of primer shall be permitted for use with CPVC pipe and fittings, manufactured in accordance with ASTM D2846, twelve and seven-tenths (12.7) of a millimeter through fifty-one (1) rillimeters (05 in, -2in.) in diameter, PVC pipe and fittings shall be cleaned and joined with primer(s) and solvent cements). ‘A solvent cement transition joint between ABS and PVC building drain and building sewer shall be made using a listed transition solvent cement. 317.1.6 Brazing and Welding. Brazing and welding shall conform to the applicable stan- dard(s) in Table 14-1. Only brazing alloys having a liquid temperature above 536°C (1,000°F) shall be used. Brazing on medical gas systems shall be performed by certified installers meeting the requirements of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifen- tions, or AWS B22, Standard for Brazing Procedure sand Performance Qualifications.oO oO © C) QO oy QO GENERAL REGULATIONS ‘817.1.7 Pressure-Lock-Type Connection. This is a mechanical connection that depends on an internal retention device t6 prevent pipe or tubing separation. Connection is made by inserting the pipe or tubirig into the fitting to a prescribed depth. 917.1.8 Pressed Fitting. This is a mechanical connection for joining copper tubing that uses a crimping tool to affix the O-ring seal and copper alloy fitting to the tubing. The tubing shall be inserted into the fitting, and the crimp shall be made using the tool recommended by the manu- facturer. 817.1.9 Push-Fit Fitting. This is a mechanical connection for joining copper, PEX and CPVC tubing. The connection is hand assembled by pushing the tubing into the fitting. The connec tion seals with an ”O” ring. 317.1.10 Heat Fusion Weld Joints. This type of joining method involves the preparation of surfaces to be fused, heating of the surfaces. to proper fusion temperatures, and bringing the surfaces together in a manner to form the fusion bond. Plastic pipe and fittings designed to be joined by heat-fusion shall comply with one of the specific methods'as follows: 2) A butt heat-fusion joint shall be joined by a device that holds the heater element square to the ends of the piping, compresses the heated ends together, and holds the pipe in proper alignment while the plastic hardens. 2) A socket heat-fusion joint shall be joined by a device that heats the mating surfaces of the joint uniformly and simultaneously to essentially the same temperature. Proper alignment devices shall be used to hold the pipe and socket fitting together during the joining process. @) An electro-fusion joint shall be joined, utilizing the equipment and techniques of the fitting manufacturer's equipment. This technique involves the resistance wire that is ‘embedded in the fitting. This resistance wire supplies the heat source necessary for fasion. 317.2 Special Joints. ‘917.2.1 Copper Tubing to Screw Pipe Joints. Joints from copper tubing to threaded pipe shall be made by the use of DZR (Dezincification Resistant) adapter fittings. The joint between the copper tubing and the fitting shall be a soldered brazed flared, or pressed joint and the connec- tion between the threaded pipe and the fitting shall be made with a standard pipe size screw 317.1-318.0 joint, Solder shall conform to the requirements of Section 317.1.2, Brazed joints shall conform to the requirements of Section 317.1.6. Flared joints shall conform to the requirements of Section 317.1.3. Pressed joints shall conform to the requirements of 317.1.8. 317.2.2 Plastic Pipe to Other Materials. When connecting plastic pipe to other types of piping, only approved types of fittings and adapters designed for the specific transition intended shall be used. 317.3 Flanged Fixture Connections. 317.8.1 Fixture connections between drainage Pipes and water closets, floor outlet service sinks and urinals shall be made by means of approved brass, hard lead, ABS, PVC, or iron flanges caulked, soldered, solvent cemented; rubber compression gaskets; or screwed to the drai pipe. The connection shall be bolted with an approved gasket, washer, or setting compound between the fixture and the connection. The bottom of the flange shall be set on an approved firm base. 817.3.2 Closet bends or stubs shall be cut off so as to present a smooth surface even with the top of the closet ring before rough inspection is called 817.3.3 Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be securely bolted to an approved carrier fitting The connecting pipe between the carrier fitting and the fixture shall be an approved material and designed to accommodate an adequately sized gasket. Gasket material shall be neoprene, felt, or similar approved types. 317.4 Prohibited Joints and Connections. 317.4.1 Drainage System. Any-fitting or connection that has an enlargement, chamber, or recess with a ledge, shoulder, or reduction of pipe area that offers an obstruction to flow through the drain shall be prohibited. 817.4.2 No fitting or connection that offers abnormal obstruction to flow shall be used. The enlargement of a seventy-six (76) millimeter (3 in, closet bend or stub to one-hundred and two (102) millimeters (4 in.) shall not be considered an obstruction. 318.0 Increasers and Reducers. Where different sizes of pipes and fittings are to be connected, the proper size increasers or reducers or reducing fittings shall be used between the two (2) sizes. Brass of cast-iron body cleanouts shall not be used as a reducer or adapter from cast-iron drainage pipe to iron pipe size (IPS) pipe. 25319.0-921.0 819.0 Food-Handling Establishments. Food or drinks shall not be stored, prepared, or displayed beneath soil or drain pipes, unless those areas are protected against leakage or condensation from such pipes reaching the food or drink as described below. Where building design requires that soil or drain pipes be located over such areas, the installation shall be made with the least possible number of joints and shall be installed so as to connect to the nearest adequately sized vertical stack with the provisions as follows: 819.1 Openings through floors over such areas shall be sealed water-tight to the floor construction. 919.2 Floor and shower drains installed above such areas shall be equipped with integral seepage pans. 319.3 Soil or drain pipes shall be of an approved material as listed in Table 14-1 and Section 701. Materials shall conform to established standards. Cleanouts shail be extended through the floor construction above. 319.4 Piping subject to operation at temperatures ‘that will form condensation on the exterior of the pipe shall be thermally insulated. 319.8 Where pipes are installed in ceilings above such areas, the ceiling shall be of the removable Aype, or shall be provided with access panels in order to form a ready access for inspection of piping. 320.0 Test Gauges. Tests required by this code, which are performed ulilizing dial gauges, shall be limited to gauges having the following pressure graduations oF incte- mentations. 320.1 Required pressure tests of sixty-nine (69) kilo- Pascals (10 psi) or less shall be performed with ‘gauges of seven-tenths (0.7) of a kiloPascal (0.10 psi) incrementation or less. 320.2 Required pressure tests exceeding sixty-nine (@) kiloPascals (10 psi) but less than or equal to six: ‘hundred and eighty-nine (689) kiloPascals (100 psi) shall be performed with gauges of six and nine-tenths (69) of a kiloPascal (1 psi) incrementation or less. 320.3 Required pressure tests exceeding sixchundred and eighty-nine (689) kiloPascals (100 psi) shall be performed with gauges incremented for 2 percent or less of the required test pressure. 320.4 Test gauges shall have a pressure range not exceeding twice the test pressure applied. 921.0 Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems. Such piping shall be installed, tested, and verified in compliance with the applicable standards referenced 26 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE — INDIA in Table 14-1 and the requirements of Chapter 13. The ‘Authority Having Jurisdiction shall require evidence ‘of the competency of the installers and verifiers,GENERAL REGULATIONS Table 3-2 TABLE 32 Pipe Material Spacing and Supports ‘Woniinal Pipe Copper Stainless Stoo! 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