Definition of Terms

Air Gap

An air gap in a water supply system, is the unobstructed

vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the
lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a
tank, plumbing fixtures or other device and the flood level rim of
the receptacle

Back Siphonage

Refers to the back flow of used contaminated or polluted water

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

Battery of Fixture

Refers to any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures

which discharges into a common horizontal waste pipe or soil
branch

Bib

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

Branch

Any part of piping system other than the main riser or stack

Combination Fixtures
Fixture combining one sink and tray or a two or three
compartment sink or tray in the vent
Common Vent

Drain from two or three fixture connected to a single trap. It is

also called a dual vent.

Cross Connection

Any physical connection between two otherwise separate piping

systems, one contains potable water, and the other from
unknown or questionable safety, whereby, water may flow from
one system to the other direction of flow depending on the
pressure differential between the two systems.

Diameter

Diameter of a pipe or tube refers to the nominal internal

diameter (ID) of such pipe, except brass and copper tube where
the term refers to the outside diameter (OD) of the pipe.

Drainage System

Drainage system includes, all piping within the public or private

premises that conveys sewage, rainwater, or other liquid waste,
to a legal point of disposal. It does not include the mains of the
public sewer system private or public sewerage treatment or
disposal plant.

Fixture Branch

A pipe connecting several fixtures

Fixture Supply

A water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture

branch

Flood Level

A device located inside the tank for the purpose of maintaining

water level for effective flushing of the water closet.

Ferrule

a metallic sleeve called or otherwise joined to an opening in pipe

into w/c a plug is screwed that can be removed for the purpose
of cleaning or examining the interior of the pipe.

Horizontal pipe.

Means any type or fitting w/c makes an angle of more than 45

deg. With the vertical.

Liquid waste

Is the discharge from any fixture, appliance or appurtenance in

connection with a plumbing system w/c does not receive fecal
matter.

Plumbing fixtures

are installed receptacle, devices or appliances w/c are supplied

with water, or w/c receives or discharges liquid or liquid borne
waste, with or w/out discharge into drainage system w/c maybe
directly or indirectly connected.

Plumbing system

the plumbing system includes the water supply distribution

pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; soil, waste and vent pipes;
house drain and house sewers including their respective
connections, devices and appurtenances within the property
lines of premises; and the water treating or waste using
equipment.

Riser

is a water supply pipe w/c extend vertically one full storey or

more to convey water to branches or fixtures.

Pubic sewer

is a common sewer directly controlled by public authorities

where all abutters have equal rights of connection.

Soil pipe

is any pipe that conveys the discharge of water closets or fixture

having similar functions, with or without the discharge from
other fixtures, to the building drains (house drain) or building
sewer (house sewer)

Stack

is the vertical main of the system of soil, waste or vent pipe.

Stack vent

a stack vent is the extension of a soil or waste stack above the

highest horizontal drain connected to the stack. It is sometimes
called the waste vent or soil vent.

Trap

is a fitting or device o designed as to provide when properly

vented a liquid seal that will prevent the back passage of air
without materially affecting the flow of sewage through it.

Trap seal

is the maximum vertical depth of liquid that trap will retain,

measured between the crown weir and top of the dip of the trap.

Vent system

is a pipe or pipes installed to provide a flow or circulation of air

within the plumbing system to protect trap seals siphoning and
back pressure.

Vertical pipe

is a pipe installed in a vertical positon or at an angle of not more

than 45 degrees with the vertical.

Waste pipe

is a pipe that conveys liquid waste from fixture that is free of

fecal matter.