2009 Uniform Plumbing

Code Presentation
Purpose
To review the contents, exemptions, exclusions
and amendments pertaining to the newly
adopted 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code as the
Maine State Internal Plumbing Code.
Obtaining a 2009 Uniform Plumbing
Code
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Mechanical Officials
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Telephone 909-472-4100 or 1-800-85-IAPMO

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Examining Board Rules
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List of professions
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Laws and rules
Rules chapter 4 Installation Standards
Overview Statement
The Maine State Internal Plumbing Code shall
be the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, with
amendments and exclusions.
Amendments and exclusions to the Maine State
Internal Plumbing Code will be provided in
Chapter 4 of the Plumbers Examining Board
Rules.


Overview continued
Chapter 1, 103.8.2. Wherever in this code
reference is made to an appendix, the provisions
in the appendix shall not apply unless
specifically adopted.
The appendices are intended to supplement the
provisions of the installation requirements of
this code.
Chapter 1
Chapter One has been expanded and now includes:
101.3 Plans Required
101.4 Scope
101.4.1.1 Repairs and Alterations
101.5 Application to Existing Plumbing Systems
102.2 Duties and Powers of the Authority Having
Jurisdiction
103.5 Inspections
103.5.3 Testing of Systems
Chapter 2
Definitions
a. The board does not adopt Chapter 205.0, Confined Space.
b. The board does not adopt Chapter 207.0 Excess Flow
Valve (EFV).
c. The board does not adopt Chapter 208.0, Flammable Vapor
or Fumes.
d. The board amends Chapter 220.0, Roughing-In, as follows:
(i) The installation of all parts of the plumbing system that
can be completed prior to the installation of fixtures. This
includes drainage, water supply, vent piping, and the necessary
fixture supports.
e. The board does not adopt Chapter 223.0, Unconfined
Space.
Chapter 2 additions
209.0 Gravity Grease Interceptors
Grease Interceptors
Grease Removal Devices
Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor
These definitions reflect changes made to the
grease interception sections in Chapter 10.

Water Hammer Arrester A device to absorb
hydraulic shock, either of the air chamber or
mechanical device design. A device designed to
provide protection against hydraulic shock in
the building water supply system.

New
Water Hammer Arrestor
Chapter 3
General Regulations
a. The Board does not adopt section 313.12.3 Ratproofing
b. The board does not adopt 314.7 Hangers and Supports for gas
piping.
c. The board adopts Chapter 316.2.2, Unions, with the
following exception:
(i) Approved unions shall be permitted to be used in
drainage piping when accessibly located in the trap seal or
between a fixture and its trap in the vent system, except
underground or in wet vents, and at any point in the water
supply system, and in gas piping as permitted by Section
1211.3.2(4).
d. The board does not adopt Chapter 320.0, Medical Gas
and Vacuum Systems.
Prohibited
Fittings and
Practices
311.1
Figure 3-15 Prohibited or Restricted Fittings

Section 316.1.8 Pressure-Lock type Connection
Section 316.1.9 Pressed Fitting
Chapter 4
Plumbing Fixtures and Fixture
Fittings
Chapter 4 is adopted as written.
Changes from the 2000 Maine State Internal Plumbing Code and the 2009
Uniform Plumbing Code include:
402.3.1 Non-Water Urinals-Waterless Urinals
402.4 Metered Faucets-Self Closing Faucets
407.5 Setting (Exceptions)
408.4 Closet rings moved from Chapter 7.
414.5 & 416.3 Limitation of hot water temperature for public lavatories and
bidets.
418.0 Shower and Tub-Shower Combination Control Valves shall be of the
anti-scald type.
Expansion of table 4-1 to include Retail or Wholesale Stores and smaller-type
Public or professional buildings.


402.3.1 Non-water Urinals
Shall be listed and comply with the applicable
standards referenced in Table 14-1. Shall have a
barrier liquid sealant to maintain a trap seal.
Shall permit the uninhibited flow of waste through
the urinal to the sanitary drainage system. Shall be
cleaned and maintained in accordance with the
manufacturers instructions after installation.
Shall have a water distribution line rough-in to the
urinal location to allow for the installation of an
approved backflow prevention device in the event
of a retrofit.
Prohibited Fixtures
405.0
No WC with invisible seal or walls that are not
thoroughly washed at each discharge

Trough urinals and urinals with an invisible seal
shall be prohibited.
Exception: Non-water urinals.
Setting Water Closet
407.5
15" to center from side wall

30" center to center
Set level

24" space in front

Flush-o-meter vacuum
breaker 6" above highest
part of fixture
408.2.2

WC for public use shall be elongated:
For children shall be of suitable size:
Seats:
Smooth non-absorbent
All seats must be open front except
within dwelling units
Properly sized for bowl shall conform
to the applicable standard referenced
in Table l4-1.

Setting Urinals
407.5
12" from side wall

24" center to center

Flushometer vacuum
breaker critical level
minimum 6" above
the highest part of
the fixture
Exception:
:
The installation of paper
dispensers or accessibility grab
bars shall not be considered
obstructions
411.7 Minimum size shower 1024 square inches
Exception No. 2:
The minimum required area and dimension
shall not apply where an existing bathtub is
replaced by a shower receptor having minimum
overall dimensions of 30 inches (750 mm) in
width and 60 inches (1,500 mm) in length.

Exception No. 1:
Showers that are designed to
comply with ICC A117.1
Hot Water Temperature for Public Lavatories
413.1
Hot water delivered from public use
lavatories shall be limited to a maximum
temperature of 120F by a device that
conforms to ASSE 1070 or CSA B125.3.


The water heater thermostat
shall not be considered a
control for meeting this
provision:
Hot Water Temperature
Average shower = 100 F
Cold shower = 95 F
Hot shower = 105 F
Very hot shower = 110 F
Normal threshold of pain = 118 F
Burning of skin = 122 F

Chapter 5
Water Heaters
Chapter 5, Water Heaters
a. The board only adopts the following two
sections of Chapter 5. All other sections of
Chapter 5 the board does not adopt.
(i) Chapter 506.4, Indirect-Fired Water
Heaters, which includes 506.4.1 and 506.4.2.
(ii) Chapter 508.0, Other Water Heater
Installation Requirements, which includes 508.1,
508.2, 508.3, 508.4 and 508.5.
Chapter 6
Water Supply and Distribution
Chapter 6 is adopted as written.
Changes between the 2000 Maine State Internal
Plumbing Code and the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code
include.
Expansion of Tables 6-2 & 6-3, backflow prevention
devices and 6-4, materials.
605.5 Control valves on parallel water distribution
systems.
608.7 Vacuum Relief Valves
Tables 6-7 and 6-8

601.0 Hot and Cold Water Required.

In occupancies where plumbing fixtures are
installed for private use, hot water shall be required
for bathing, washing, laundry, cooking purposes,
dishwashing or maintenance. In occupancies where
plumbing fixtures are installed for public use, hot
water shall be required for bathing and washing
purposes. This requirement shall not supersede the
requirements for individual temperature control
limitations for public lavatories, bathtubs, whirlpool
bathtubs and shower control valves.


TABLE 6-2
Has been expanded to include a new
format and additional information:
1. Device, assembly. Or method
2. Applicable standards
3. Pollution (low hazard)
4. Contamination (high hazard)
5. Installation

(page 108-109 of the 2009 UPC)
TABLE 6-4
Has been expanded to include a new
format and additional information:

1. Material
2. Building supply and fittings
3. Water distribution pipe and fittings
4. Referenced Standards (Pipe)
5. Referenced Standards (Fittings)
(page 115 of the 2009 UPC)
605.5 A control valve shall be installed
immediately ahead of each water-supplied
appliance and immediately ahead of each slip
joint or appliance supply. Parallel water
distribution systems shall provide a control
valve either immediately ahead of each
fixture being supplied or installed at the
manifold and shall be identified with the
fixture being supplied.
Section 608.2 Excessive Water Pressure
(new portion of)
An approved expansion tank shall be installed
in the cold water distribution piping
downstream of each such regulator to prevent
excessive pressure from developing due to
thermal expansion and to maintain the pressure
setting of the regulator. The expansion tank
shall be properly sized and installed in
accordance with the manufacturers
instructions and listing.
608.7 Vacuum Relief Valves. Where a
hot-water storage tank or an indirect
water heater is located at an
elevation above the fixture outlets in
the hot water system, a vacuum
relief valve shall be installed on the
storage tank or heater.
609.10 Water Hammer.

Building water supply systems where quick-
acting valves are installed shall be provided
with water hammer arrester(s) to absorb high
pressures resulting from the quick closing of
these valves. Water hammer arrestors shall be
approved mechanical devices in accordance
with the applicable standard(s) referenced in
Table 14-1 and shall be installed as close as
possible to quick-acting valves
TABLE 6-8
Sizing of Residential Water Softeners
Required Size of Number of
Bathroom
Softener Connection Groups Served1
3/4 in. up to 2 (#2)
1 in. up to 4 (#3)
1 Installation of a kitchen sink and dishwasher, laundry
tray, and automatic clothes washer permitted without
additional size increase.
2 An additional water closet and lavatory permitted.
3 Over four (4) bathroom groups, the softener size shall be
engineered for the specific installation.

Chapter 7
Sanitary Drainage
Chapter 7 is adopted as written.
Changes between the 2000 Maine State Internal
Plumbing Code and the 2009 Uniform
Plumbing Code include.
Table 7-1 Materials for Drain, Waste, Vent
Piping and Fittings.
712.0 Testing Media. Plastic pipe shall not be
tested with air.
Policy Statement:

Plumbers Examining Board
March 9, 2011
Policy Statement

The Plumbers Examining Board will allow the testing of plastic
schedule 40 (DWV) (drainage, waste, vent) piping systems with
5 psi maximum of air. For safety purposes, when testing with
air, an approved 6 psi relief valve is required.
Co-extruded ABS and PVC schedule 40 (cellular core) piping
systems with referenced standards ASTM F1488 and ASTMF
891 shall not be tested with air.
PVC and CPVC building supply and water distribution piping
systems shall not be tested with air.
TABLE 7-1

Materials for Drains, Waste, Vent pipe and
Fittings. New format and Additional
information:
1. Underground DWV
2. Aboveground DWV
3. Building Sewer
4. Referenced Standards (pipe)
5. Referenced Standards (fittings)

Page 126 of the 2009 UPC.

Sumps and Receiving
Tanks 710.9
Dual pumps in public use occupancies
shall have an audio and visual alarm,
readily accessible, that signals pump
failure or an overload.
712.0 Testing.
712.1 Media. The piping of the plumbing,
drainage, and venting systems shall be tested
with water or air. The Authority Having
Jurisdiction shall be permitted to require the
removal of any cleanouts, etc., to ascertain
whether the pressure has reached all parts of
the system. After the plumbing fixtures have
been set and their traps filled with water, they
shall be submitted to a final test.
Chapter 8
Indirect Wastes
Chapter 8 can be adopted as written.
There are no major changes between the 2000
Maine State Internal Plumbing Code and the
2009 Uniform Plumbing Code.
Point of concern:
814.0 Condensate waste and disposal


811.2 Each waste pipe receiving or intended to
receive the discharge of any fixture into which acid
or corrosive chemical is placed, and each vent pipe
connected thereto, shall be constructed of
Chlorinated Poly(vinyl-chloride) (CPVC),
Polypropylene (PP), Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF),
chemical-resistant glass, high-silicon iron pipe, or
lead pipe with a wall thickness of not less than one-
eighth (1/8) inch (3.2 mm); an approved type of
ceramic glazed or unglazed vitrified clay; or other
approved corrosion-resistant materials.
Chapter 9
Vents
a. The board adopts Chapter 906.0, Vent Terminations, with
the following amendments:
(i) 906.1. Each vent pipe or stack shall extend through its
flashing and shall terminate vertically not less than six (6) inches
(152 mm) two (2) feet above the roof nor less than one (1) foot
(305 mm) from any vertical surface.
(ii) 906.3. Vent pipes shall be extended separately or
combined, of full required size, not less than six (6) inches
(152mm) two (2) feet above the roof or fire wall. Flagpoling of
vents shall be prohibited except where the roof is used for
purposes other than weather protection. Vents within ten (10)
feet (3,048 mm) of any part of the roof that is used for such
other purposes shall extend not less than seven (7) feet (2,134
mm) above such roof and shall be securely stayed.
Chapter 9
Vents
(iii) 906.7. Frost or Snow Closure. Where frost or
snow closure is likely to occur in locations having
minimum design temperature below 0F (-17.8C), vent
terminals shall be not less than two (2) inches (50 mm)
in diameters, but in no event small than the required
vent pipe. The change in diameter shall be made inside
the building not less than one (1) foot (305 mm) below
the roof in an insulated space and terminate not less
than ten (10) inches (254 mm) two (2) feet above the
roof, or as required by the Authority Having
Jurisdiction.
Chapter 9 Changes
901.2 Trap Seal Protection
908.2 Horizontal Wet Venting for Bathroom
Groups
908.2.2 Vent Connection
908.2.3 Size of the wet vent
911.0 Engineered Vent System
911.2 Minimum Requirements of an engineered
vent system.

901.2 Trap Seal Protection.

The vent system shall be designed to
prevent a trap seal from being
exposed to a pressure differential
that exceeds one (1) inch of a water
column (249 Pa) on the outlet side
of the trap.
908.2 Horizontal Wet Venting for Bathroom Groups.

908.2.1 Where Permitted. Water closets, bathtubs, showers and
floor drains within one (1) or two (2) bathroom groups located on
the same floor level and for private use shall be permitted to be
vented by a wet vent. The wet vent shall be considered the vent for
the fixtures and shall extend from the connection of the dry vent
along the direction of the flow in the drain pipe to the most
downstream fixture drain or trap arm connection to the horizontal
branch drain. Each wet-vented fixture drain or trap arm shall
connect independently to the wet- vented horizontal branch drain.
Each individual fixture drain or trap arm shall connect horizontally to
the wet-vented horizontal branch drain or shall be provided with a
dry vent. The trap to vent distance shall be in accordance with Table
10-1. Only the fixtures within the bathroom groups shall connect to
the wet-vented horizontal branch drain. The water closet fixture
drain or trap arm connection to the wet vent shall be downstream of
any fixture drain or trap arm connections. Any additional fixtures
shall discharge downstream of the wet vent system and be
conventionally vented.
908.2.2 Vent Connection. The dry vent connection
to the wet vent shall be an individual vent or
common vent for the lavatory, urinal, bidet,
shower, or bathtub. Only one (1) wet-vented
fixture drain or trap arm shall discharge upstream
of the dry-vented fixture drain connection.

908.2.3 Size. The wet vent shall be sized based on
the fixture unit discharge into the wet vent. The
wet vent shall be not less than two (2) inches (50
mm) in diameter for four (4) dfu or less, and not
less than three (3) inches (80 mm) in diameter for
five (5) dfu or more. The dry vent shall be sized in
accordance with Tables 7-3 and 7-5 based on the
total fixtures units discharging into the wet vent.
Chapter 10
Traps and Interceptors
Chapter 10 can be adopted as written.
Changes between the 2000 Maine State Internal
Plumbing Code and the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code
include.
Table 10-1
1004.1 Prohibited traps
1014.0 through 1014.3.7 Grease Interceptors and
Hydromechanical Grease Interceptors. Including tables
10-2 & 10-3
1015.0 FOG (Fats, Oils, and Greases) Disposal System.

Traps vs. Interceptors
Nomenclature Clarification Recent changes in
codes and standards to clarify mixed terms.

Trap has been eliminated in ASME Standards,
Uniform plumbing Code (UPC), and
Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
The International Plumbing Code (IPC)

Interceptor is deemed to be a more inclusive term

Interceptor allows for a more precise distinction
between devices.

First official adoption was by IAPMO during its
comprehensive rewrite of Chapter Ten (10) of the
Uniform plumbing Code.
The Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor design
type incorporates air entrapment, the buoyancy of
grease in water and hydro mechanical separation
with interior baffling for grease, FOG (fats, oils and
grease) separation . Hydromechanical Grease
Interceptors continuously separate the FOG (fats,
oils and grease) at the velocity it enters the
interceptor.

The size of Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor is
expressed in the gallons per minute flow (GPM) that
the grease interceptor can accept and still remove
90 % plus, of the Fog (fats, Oils and grease) from the
influent. The common sizes available today are 10,
15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 75, 100 GPM.
SIZING OF HYDROMECHANICAL GREASE
INTERCEPTORS:

The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) has
two methods.

1. Using Gravity Flow Rates (Table 10-2

2. Using Fixture Capacity (Table 10-2)
TABLE 102
Hydro-mechanical Interceptor Sizing Using Gravity Flow Rates
1

Size of Grease Interceptor
Diameter of
Grease
Waste Pipe
Maximum Full
Pipe
Flow (gpm)
2

One-Minute
Drainage
Period (gpm)
Two-Minute
Drainage
Period (gpm)
2 20 20 10
3 60 75 35
4 125 150 75
5 230 250 125
6 375 500 250
1
For interceptor sizing by fixture capacity see the example below.
2
1/4 (.240) slope per foot based on Mannings formula with friction
factor N = .012
The Gravity Grease Interceptor design type
incorporates two or more compartments in series, a
minimum volume of 500 gallons and uses its larger
volume of water to slow the flow velocity down
allowing the time required for simple buoyancy of
grease, FOG (fats, oils and grease) in water to cause
separation. That is why the physical size of the
Gravity Grease Interceptor is so much greater than
the physical size of the Hydromechanical Grease
Interceptor.
With both design types the key to proper sizing
is understanding the Size nomenclature since it is
different for each type.
The size of a Gravity Grease Interceptor is based on
the actual volume of water the interceptor will hold
expressed in gallons. Common Sizes available today are
500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 2000, 3000 Gallons
The discharge from food grinders (garbage
disposals) is almost universally required to bypass
the grease interceptor.

The food grinder (and the associated pre-rinse
station at the dishwasher ) is one of the single
greatest sources of FOG. Yet despite that fact,
most codes forbid food grinders discharge from
passing through a grease interceptor.

Technologically there is no reason for the waste
stream to bypass the grease interceptor if the
solids have been removed.
Chapter 11
Storm Drainage
Chapter 11, Storm Drainage
a. The board does not adopt Chapter 1101.5, Subsoil Drains.
b. The board does not adopt Chapter 1101.6, Building Subdrains..
c. The board does not adopt Chapter 1101.7, Areaway Drains.
d. The board does not adopt Chapter 1101.8, Window Areaway Drains.
e. The board does not adopt Chapter 1101.9, Filling Stations and Motor
Vehicle Washing Establishments.
f. The board does not adopt Chapter 1101.10, Paved Areas.
g. The board does not adopt Chapter 1102.5, Subsoil Drains.
h. The board does not adopt Chapter 1106.3, Size of Roof Gutters.
i. The board does not adopt Table 11-3, Size of Gutters.
Chapter 12
Fuel Piping
Chapter 12, Fuel Piping. The board does not
adopt Chapter 12, Fuel Piping.
Chapter 13
Health Care facilities and Medical
Gas and Vacuum Systems
Chapter 13, Health Care Facilities and Medical
Gas and Vacuum Systems. The board does not
adopt Chapter 13, Health Care Facilities and
Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems.
Chapter 14
Referenced Standards Table 14-1
Chapter 14 is adopted as written.
Changes between the 2000 Maine State Internal
Plumbing Code and the 2009 Uniform
Plumbing Code include.
Expanded listings and listing agency references.

CHAPTER 14
MANDATORY REFERENCED
STANDARDS

TABLE 14-1

The new Table 14-1 is substituted for the same
in the 2009 UPC.
Cross references and updates have been
added national standards are now clearly
identified, and Editorial revisions have been
made.
Chapter 15
Firestop Protection
Chapter 15 is adopted in its entirety.

Chapter 16
Nonpotable Water Reuse Systems
(9) Chapter 16, Nonpotable Water Reuse
Systems.
a. The board does not adopt Part I, Gray
Water Systems, in its entirety.

Chapter 16
Nonpotable Water Reuse Systems
Part II
Reclaimed Water Systems

The board adopts reclaimed water system in its
entirety.

Part II
1613.0 Reclaimed Water Systems General.
(A) The provisions of Part II of this chapter shall
apply to the installation, construction,
alteration, and repair of reclaimed water
systems intended to supply uses such as water
closets, urinals, trap primers for floor drains,
floor sinks, irrigation, industrial processes,
water features and other uses approved by the
Authority Having Jurisdiction. Potable water
supplied as makeup water in these systems
shall be protected against back-pressure and
back-siphonage in accordance with Sections
602.0 and 603.0
(D) A reclaimed water system shall be
designed by a person registered or licensed to
perform plumbing design work.

1614.0 Definitions.
Reclaimed Water - Nonpotable water the
meets or as a result of treatment, meets
federal requirements for its intended
uses. The level of treatment and quality
of the reclaimed water shall be approved
by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
1617.0 Pipe Material/Pipe
Identification.
Reclaimed water systems shall comply
with Sections 1617.1 and 1617.2.

1617.1 Pipe Materials. Reclaimed water
pipe, valves and fittings shall conform
to the requirements of Sections 604.0,
605.0 and 606.0.
1617.2 Color and Information. Reclaimed water
systems shall have a purple background with black
uppercase lettering with the words CAUTION:
RECLAIMEDWATER, DO NOT DRINK.
1618.0 Installation

1619.0 Signs.
(A) Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Room
Entrance Signs. All rooms in commercial, industrial,
and institutional occupancies using reclaimed water
for water closets and/or urinals shall be identified
with signs.



Appendix A-L
The provisions in the appendices shall not apply
and shall be used only as a reference or
guideline.
Addresses




dana.c.tuttle@maine.gov
bruce.a.greeley@maine.gov
Physical Address:
78 Northern Avenue
Gardiner, Maine 04345
Mailing address:
#35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0035