Chapter 4 PLUMBING FIXTURES * Section 401 — MATERIALS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Quality of Fixtures ~ plumbing fixtures shall be manufactured of dense, durable, non-absorbent materials and must have smooth, impervious surfaces, free from unnecessary concealed fouling surfaces. Except as permitted elsewhere in this Code, all fixtures shall conform in quality sad design tw nationally recognized applicable standards or to other approved standards acceptable to the Administrative Authority. All porcelain enamel surfaces on plumbing fixtures shall be acid resistant (for the convenience of users of this Code, a list of generally accepted Plumbing Fixtures is included in Teble 14-4 og Material Refisrenced Standards ) Water closet bowls for public use shall be the elongated bowl types equipped with ‘open-fromt seats. Water closct seats shall be of smooth non-absorbent matezial and property sized for the water closet bow! used Section 402 - MATERIALS ~ ALTERNATIVES Special use fixtures may be made of soapstone, chemical stoneware or may b: lined with lead, copper base alloy, nickel-copper alloy, corrosion-resisting steel or other materials specially suited for the use which the fixture is intended. Restaurant kitchen and other special-use sinks may be made of approved-type bonderized and galvanized sheet steel of not lese than Gauge No. 16 U.S. BRS or 1.6 mm thick. All sheet metal plumbing fixtures shall be adequately designed, constructed and braced in an approved manner to satisfactorily eccomptish the intended purposes. #** Section 403 - OVERFLOWS When any fixture is provided with an overflow outlet, the waste shall be so arranged that the standing water inside the fixture cannot rise inside the averflow way when the stopper is closed nor remain inside the overflow way when the fixture is empty. ‘The overflow pipe from a fixture shall be connected to the house or inlet side of the fixture trap. Water Closet or Urinal flush tanks shall discharge into the bowis or wares served by them, but it shall be unlawful to connect such overflows with any other part of the drainage system * Sec. 205 NPC 1959 ** Sec. 210 NPC 1959 2Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines Section 404 - STRAINERS AND CONNECTIONS 404.1 442 Strainers — all plumbing fixtures other than water closets and siphon washdown or blowout urinals, shall be equipped with approved strainers having an approved waterway arca. The strainers serving shower drains shall have waterway equivalent to the area of the tailpiece, (meaning, the sum of ail the areas of the perforations of the strainer is equivalent to the outlet area) Connections ~ Fixtures having concealed slip joint connections shall be provided with an access panel or utility at least 03 meter in its least dimension and arranged so that the connections are readily accessible for inspection and repair Continuous waste and fixture tailpiece shall be constructed from the materials specified on Table 14-4 of this Code for drainage piping, provided however, that such connections where exposed or accessible may be of seamless drawn brass not less than Gauge No, 20 B & S or 0.8 mum in thickness. Each such tailpiece, continuous waste or waste and overflow shall not be less than 38 mm OD. for sinks, dishwashers, laundry tubs, bathtubs, urinals and similar fixtures, and not less then 32. mm OD for lavatories, drinking fountains and similar small fixtures, brass or copper shall not be used for urinal tailpiece or trap Approved wye or other directional-type branch fittings shall be installed in all continuous wastes connecting or receiving the discharge from food waste disposal units, dishwashers, clothes washers or other forced-discharge fixtures or appliances, No dishwasher drain shall be connected to a sink tailpiece. continuous waste o trap on the discharge side of a food waste disposal unit * Section 405 - PROHIBITED FIXTURES 45.1 952 Use of water closets having invisible seals or unventilated space or having walls, which are aut thoroughly washed out at cach discharge, shall be prohibited. Any water closet, which might permit siphonage of the contents of the bow! back into the water tank, shall be prohibited as well as trough urinals. Drinking fountains shall not be installed inside public toilet toms. Fixed wooden, concrete, cement, or tile washtrays or sinks for domestic use shall not be installed in any building designed for human habitation, No sheet metal lined wooden bathtubs shall be installed or reconnected, No dry ‘or chemical closet (toilct) shall be installed in any building for human habitation, unless first approved by the Health Officer or Adminst-etive Authority * See, 207 NPC 1959 aPlumbing Foetures Section 406 — SPECIAL FIXTURES AND SPECIALTIES 406.1 406.2 406.3 Water Connections — bapristries, omamental and lily ponds, aquaria, ornamental fountain basins and similar constructions when provided with water supplies connected to potable water supply lines shail be protected from back-siphonage Wastewater Drain — for “Sacaviui” cupsiuk at church altar and Baptisteies font outiet shall discharge direct to the ground and not connected to the sanitary drainage system. Approved — specialties requiring water supply and waste discharge connections shall be submitted for approval of the Administrative Authority. Section 407 — INSTALLATION 407.5 407.2 407.3 407.4 4075 407.6 Cleaning plumbing fixture shal! be installed in a manner to provide easy access for repair and cleaning. Where practical, all pipes from fixtures shall be run parallel and close to the nearest wall or building line. Joints — where a fixture comes in contact with the walt or floor, the joint between the fixture and wall or floor shall be made watertight. Securing Fixtures ~ floor outlet or floor mounted fixtures shall be rigidly secured on the drainage connection and floor when so designed with the use of adequately-sized screws or expansion bolts of copper, brass or other ‘equally corrosion-resistant material Wall-Hung Fixtures — wall-hung fixtures shall be rigidly supported by metal supporting members or chairs so that no bending of pullout strain 1s transmitted to the wall, Approved non-corrosive screws or bolts sha! secure ‘water closet and urinal flush tanks and similar appurtenances. Setting ~ fixtures shall be set level and in proper alignment with reference to adjacent walls. No water closet or bidet shall be set closer than 0.373 meter from its center to any side wall or obstruction nor closer than 0.73 meter center to center ta any similar fixture No urinal shall he set closer than 0.3 meter from its center to any sidewall or partition nor closer than 0.6 meter center ta center. Supply Fittings - the supply lines or fittings for every plum 3 fixture shall be installed ta prevent backflow crs