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SUMMARY OF THE REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE
BOARD OF MASTER PLUMBERS
1. Chairman: ENGR. REYNALD B. ILAGAN
2. Members: ENGR. PEDRITO D. CAMILET, JR
3. Members: ENGR. JAIME JAJAY E. CRUZ

HISTORY OF PLUMBING PRACTICE
Plumbing Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay. Republic Act No. 1378
Sanitary Engineering Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay. Republic Act No. 1364
Building Code of the Philippines Republic Act No. 6541
Plumbing Code for the City of Manila City Ordinance 2411
issued a letter of proposal for proper waste disposal. (20th century) Governor General Harrison
first Chief of the Division of Plumbing Construction and Inspection. John F. Hass
spearheaded the updating of the Revised Plumbing Code Jaime M. Cabase
Plumbing Engineering was first introduced. Feati University

NAMPAP National Master Plumbers
Association of the Philippines
NAWASA National Waterworks and
Sewerage Authority
Birth of plumbing profession 17th century
It was established by Spaniards as model community Intramuros / Walled City
The friar engineers who built government buildings, and residential structures European
incorporated _________ Standards in their plumbing installations
During ________, Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining, repairing, 18th and 19th centuries
remodeling plumbing system in pueblos or towns
Plumbing took great leap at __ with arrival of American soldiers, engineers, and 20th century
Thomasite teachers. Epidemics: cholera, leprosy, other contagious diseases which
alarmed Harrison
the plumbing trade was duly recognized by the government. (year) 1902
NAMPAP has been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (year) 1935
RA 1378 was signed by President Ramon Magsaysay (law & date) June 18, 1955
First licensure examination for master plumbers (month, yr) July 1956
National Plumbing Codeof the Philippines was promulgated and approved by January 28, 1959
Malacanang. (date)
Examiners and NAMPAP prepared a curriculum for Plumbing Engineering. *years 1966-1969
First Amendment to the Plumbing Code was approved (inclusion November 28, 1967
of Asbestos Cement Pipe as approved plumbing material) *date
First fully computerized examination for master plumbers *date February 23, 1994
Section 4 of R.A. 1378 was approved by Pres. Estrada. *Date December 21, 1999
MASTER PLUMBER’S CODE OF ETHICS
Registered Master Plumber shall maintain a professional bearing consistent with an honorable and dignified
pursuit of his/her profession, adhering to a set of conduct becoming his/her calling, and shall not:
1. Act in an unprofessional manner and demand any ______ Remuneration
2. ____________ another Registered Master Plumber Supplant
3. ____________another Registered Master Plumber Underbid
4. Take advantage of a salaried __________ position Government
5. Allow the ____ of his/her license as a Registered Master Plumber Use
6. _______ falsely or maliciously, directly or indirectly, the reputation of Injure

another RMP
7. Advertise in self-laudatory language, act in any manner and engage in Dishonor

any practice which tend to ________ the dignity of the RMP,
NAMPAP, and the plumbing profession.
22 BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. All premises shall be provided with a supply of ____ and _____ water. Pure, wholesome
2. Plumbing fixtures shall be supplied with water of sufficient _______ and Volume
adequate pressure.
3. Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the ________ quantity of Minimum
water.
4. _______ shall be so designed and installed to prevent from explosion. Devices
5. Every building shall be connected to the________ . Sewer system
6. Each family dwelling unit shall have one__________, one kitchen sink, Water closet, lavatory
a________ , a bathtub or shower.
7. Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth ____________ material and be Non-absorbent, ventilated
located in _____________ enclosures.
8. The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained and with Cleanouts
adequate _________ .
9. All piping shall be made of ________ approved materials. NAMPAP
10. Each fixture shall be equipped with a _________ trap. Water sealed
11. The drainage piping system shall be designed to provide adequate circulation Air
of _____.
12. Vent terminals shall extend to the_________ . Outer air
13. Plumbing systems shall be subjected to tests to effectively disclose Leaks, defects
_________ and __________.
14. No substance which will ______ or destroy the pipes shall be allowed. Clog
15. Proper protection shall be provided to prevent____________. Contamination

16. No water closet shall be located in a room which is not properly _________
and_________. Ventilated, lighted
17. Suitable provision shall be made for disposing of building _________ if there Sewage
is no available sewer.
18. Suitable provision shall be made to prevent from ________ of sewage. Backflow
19. Plumbing systems shall be maintained by_____________________. Registered master plumbers
20. All plumbing fixtures must be properly____________. Spaced
21. ____________ shall be installed with due regard to preservation of strength Plumbing
and prevention of damage of other structural members.
22. Sewage that are _____________shall not be discharged into the ground or Deleterious
into any waterway.
CHAPTER 1: ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 100 – PERMIT REQUIRED
Compliance of Provisions of this code, professional services of Registered and Licensed

Master Plumber shall be enlisted in accordance with Republic Act No. ________, RA 1378
the “________” “Plumbing Law”
Building Official
Unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to do or cause to be done any plumbing
or drainage work for which a permit is required without securing proper permit
from Office of the _____________ having jurisdiction under Department of Public
Works and Highways, Department of Interior & Local Government of City Mayors.
SECTION 101 – TO WHOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED
No permit shall be issued to any person, except to a Registered and Licensed Valid
Master Plumber, holding a ______, unexpired and revoked certificate of
registration required by RA 1378
SECTION 102 – APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
Application
A Registered and Licensed Master Plumber shall file an application at the office of
the _____________ in behalf of the building owner: Application shall:
1. Identify & describe the plumbing work covered Application:

2. Have the description of the land upon which the plumbing work is to be Building Official
done (legal description) occupancy
3. Indicate the use or _________ Owner
4. Be accompanied by plans, drawings, diagrams, computations, technical Master Plumber
specifications, and other pertinent data required by Administrative Authority
5. Be signed by the __________ or permittee
Plans & Specifications:
6. Be signed & sealed by the Registered & Licensed___________ .
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National Building Code
Plans & Specifications
All plumbing plans, drawings, diagrams, design analyses/computations as

required, technical specifications, bill of materials & other required documents
for all types of occupancy shall be prepared, signed & sealed by a Registered &
Licensed Master Plumber, without limitation pursuant to Republic Act 1378, as
amended
The above requirements shall be submitted in (___) sets
Technical specifications submitted shall comply with provisions of existing
standards of ______________ and this code
SECTION 103 – PERMIT ISSUANCE

Retention
Administrative Authority
Applicant
The Administrative Authority may issue Partial Permit for the construction of a
Jobsite
part of a large and/or complicated plumbing system before the entire plans &
specifications for the whole system submitted or approved:
Expiration
One
1. Retention of approved plans, specifications, computations & other pertinent
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data:
one-half
• One (1) set for ___________
• Two (2) sets returned to the __________
• One (1) set kept at the ___________
2. Expiration: Suspension or
• ____ (__) year from date of issuance Revocation
• Within _____ days if the work is suspended or abandoned incorrect
• Renewal: Fee equivalent to _______ of amount of original fee violation
shall be paid
3. Suspension or Revocation
• May revoke whenever issued in error on basis of ________
information supplied or in _________ of pertinent ordinances,
rules and regulations
SECTION 104 – APPLICATION FOR EXISTING PLUMBING SYSTEM

Alterations
1. Additions, _______ or Repairs
Building Occupancy
2. Changes in _________
Buildings
3. Maintenance
4. Moved _________
SECTION 105 – INSPECTIONS
General
• Shall be inspected by Administrative Authority. No portion of any plumbing system
shall be _______ until inspected or approved.
• All Administrative Plumbing Personnel, Plumbing Inspector shall be a Registered
and Licensed Master Plumber
Operation of Plumbing Equipment Concealed

• Do not prohibit the operation or use of any plumbing accessory installed to replace 72 hours
existing equipment or fixtures on occupied portion when request for inspection of Administrative Authority
such equipment or fixture has been filed with Administrative Authority not more three
than __________ after replacement work is completed Owner
Testing of Systems
• All plumbing systems shall be tested and approved by ___________
Inspection Request
• Shall be filed at least _____ (__) working days before such inspection is intended.
• Shall be in writing & jointly signed by ___________& the Registered and Licensed
Master Plumber-Contractor.
SECTION 106 – CONNECTION APPROVAL
Approved
• Permanent Connection: shall be _____________ by Administrative Authority
Endorsed
• Temporary Connection: shall be _____________ by Administrative Authority
SECTION 107 – SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The seal shall be round in shape and shall be inscribed with the following:
• Registered and Licensed Master Plumber at the upper portion of the round seal
Name
Number
• _________ of Registered and Licensed Master Plumber at the upper center
• The registration _________ shall appear at the center below the name
• Philippines, appearing at the lower portion of the round seal

CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONS
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-
ABS
Styrene
When applied to a fixture, connection, appliance or equipment, shall mean having

access thereto, but which may require prior removal of an access panel, door or similar Accessible
obstruction.
shall mean direct access without necessity of removing any panel, door or similar
Readily accessible
obstruction
a physical separation, which may be a low inlet into the indirect waste receptor from
Airbreak
the fixture, appliance or device indirectly connected.
the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest
opening from any pipe, plumbing fixture, appliance or appurtenance conveying waste Air gap, drainage
to the flood level rim of the receptor.
an unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest
Air gap, water
opening from any pipe or faucet conveying potable water to the flood-level rim of any
distribution
tank, vat or fixture.
an organization primarily established for purposes of testing to approve standards and Approved testing
approved by the Administrative Authority. agency
the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into the distributing pipes of
Backflow
a potable supply of water from any source other than from its intended source.
condition or any arrangement whereby reverse flow can occur. Backflow connection
occurs due to an increased reverse pressure above the supply pressure. This may be
Backpressure backflow
due to pumps, boilers, gravity or other sources of pressure.
device or means to prevent flow of liquid from returning to the source of supply. Also Backflow preventer,
called “____________________” Vacuum Breaker
the flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or
Back-siphonage
vessel into a water supply pipe due to a negative pressure in such pipe.
a device installed in the drainage system to prevent reverse flow Backwater valve
the part of the vent line, which connects directly with an individual trap underneath or
behind the fixture and extends to the branch or main vent pipe at any point higher Backvent pipe
than the fixture or fixture traps it serves. This is sometimes called an “Individual Vent”
a valve opened & closed by the fall & rise, respectively of an attached ball floating on
Ball cock
the surface of the liquid.
a type of pipe connection in which a ball-shaped end is held in a cuplike shell and
Ball joint
allows movements in every direction.
any of two or more similar adjacent fixture which discharge into a common horizontal
Battery of fixtures
soil or waste branch.
that portion of a pipe which, for a short distance, is sufficiently enlarged to receive the
end of another pipe of the same diameter for the purpose of making a caulked or push- Bell or hub
on joint.
BENDING PIN (or

a tool for straightening or bending lead pipe.
IRON)
Also called a “stiz” bath. Bidet
a pipe flange that is not drilled for bolt holes. Blank flange
a flange that closes the end of the pipe. There is no opening for the passage of liquid &
Blind flange
gas.
a controlled outlet of a pipeline to discharge liquid or detritus. Blow-off
a valve outlet of a boiler that permits discharge of accumulated sediment. Boiler blow-off
any part of piping system other than the main, riser or stack. BRANCH
a length of soil or waste stack corresponding in the general to a storey height, but in no
BRANCH INTERVAL,
case less than _________ within which the horizontal branches from one floor or
2.43m
storey of a building are connected to the stack.
a horizontal vent connecting one or more individual vertical back vents with the vent
BRANCH VENT
stack or stack vent
any joint obtained by joining of metal parts with alloys which melt at temperatures
higher than ________ degrees centigrade, but lower than the melting temperature of BRAZED JOINT, 499
the parts to be joined.
Bell & Spigot,

B & S: Brown & Sharpe (Specification) or ___________ (Ends of______ )
Pipes
__________ is that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which
BUILDING DRAIN.
receives the discharge from soil, waste & other drainage pipes inside the walls of the
0.6m
building & conveys it to the building sewer beginning _______outside the building wall.
that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which starts from the end drain
& conveys it to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or BUILDING SEWER
other point of disposal.
that portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by gravity into the building
BUILDING SUBDRAIN
sewer.
the pipe carrying potable water from the water meter or other source of water supply
to a building or other point of use or distribution on the lot. Building supply shall also BUILDING SUPPLY
mean water service connection.
plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials that are pounded into the
CAULKING
annular space. Also, the material pounded into the annular opening.
a receptacle in which liquids are retained for a sufficient period of time to allow
CATCH BASIN
settable material to deposit.
a person who has shown competence to test and maintain backflow assemblies to the CERTIFIED BACKFLOW
satisfaction of the Administrative Authority having jurisdiction. ASSEMBLY TESTER
a non-watertight lined excavation in the ground which relieves the discharge of a

sanitary drainage system or part thereof, designed to retain the organic matter & solids
CESSPOOL
discharging therefrom, but permitting the liquid to seep through the bottom & sides of
the cesspool.
a vertical shaft for installation of different pipe stacks. CHASE
a valve that automatically closes to prevent the flow of liquid or gas in a reverse
CHECK VALVE
direction.
a group vent pipe which starts in front of the extreme fixture connection on a
CIRCUIT VENT
horizontal branch and connects to the vent stack. A.k.a. “Loop Vent”
A.k.a. “Loop Vent or Unit Vent” COMMON VENT
a specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting of
COMBINATION WASTE
one or more sink or floor drains by means of a common horizontal waste & vent pipe,
& VENT SYSTEM
adequately sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain.
a structure which any part of its structural framework will ignite & burn at a COMBUSTIBLE
temperature of 756 degrees centigrade or less. CONSTRUCTION
that part of plumbing system designed & installed to serve more than (1) appliance,
COMMON
fixture, building or system.
a room or space having a volume less than 1.4 m3 with 250 kilogram calorie of the
CONFINED SPACE
aggregate input rating of all fuel-burning appliances installed in that space.
a ________________ is vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which the

CONTINUOUS VENT
vent connects.
a drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to trap or connecting other

CONTINUOUS WASTE
permitted fixtures to a common trap.
CONDUCTOR OR
a vertical pipe to convey rainwater.
DOWNSPOUT
a stop valve placed at the connection of the water service pipe to the water main. CORPORATION COCK
C-L or C/L marking on a backflow prevention device or vacuum breaker is a point

conforming to approved standards & established by the testing laboratory (usually
stamped on the device by the manufacturer) which determines the minimum elevation
above the flood level rim of the fixture or receptacle served where the device may be CRITICAL LEVEL
installed. When a backflow prevention device does not bear a critical level marking, the
bottom of the vacuum breaker, combination valve or the bottom of any such approved
device shall constitute the critical level.
any connection or arrangement, physical or otherwise, between a potable water supply

system and any plumbing fixture or any tank, receptacle, equipment or device, through
CROSS-CONNECTION
which enables non-potable, used, unclean, polluted, contaminated water or other
substances to enter into any part of such potable water system under any condition.
the extended portion of a pipe that is closed at one end to which no connections are
DEAD-END
made on the extended portion, thus permitting the stagnation of liquid or air therein.
the length of a pipe along its centerline & fittings DEVELOPED LENGTH
is the “nominal diameter” as designated commercially:

DIAMATER
• I.D. - inside diameter
• O.D. - outside diameter
the liquid & water-borne wastes derived from the ordinary living processes, free from
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
industrial wastes & of such character that permit satisfactory disposal without special
treatment. It is discharged into the public sewer or into a private sewage disposal
system.
DOUBLE-BEND
a pipe fitting with adjacent reverse bends and shaped like letter “S”.
FITTING
two offsets in succession or in series such that the centerlines of the outside ends are
DOUBLE OFFSET
in the same straight line.
the vertical portion of a rainwater conductor DOWNSPOUT
a pipe, which carries ground surface waters, storm water or wastewater into a building
DRAIN
drainage system.
includes all the pipings within public or private premises which convey sewage or other
liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal but does not include the mains of a public DRAINAGE SYSTEM
sewer system or a public sewage system or disposal plant.
a term used to describe soil or waste system where all pipings are of threaded pipe,
tubing or other such rigid construction using recessed drainage fittings to correspond DURHAM SYSTEM
to the types of piping.
is the minimum cross-sectional area at the point of water supply discharged measured
or expressed in terms of: (also applicable to air gap installation)
EFFECTIVE OPENING
• Diameter of a circle
• Diameter of a circle of equivalent cross-sectional area (if the opening is not
circular)
the on-going installation of the plumbing installation of the plumbing system or any
part thereof which has been installed prior to the effectivity of the National Plumbing EXISTING WORK
Code.
a metallic sleeve, caulked or joined to an opening in a pipe, into which a plug is

FERRULE
screwed that can be removed for cleaning or examining the interior of the pipe.
a receptacle other than a trap attached into a plumbing system in which water or
FIXTURE
wastes may be collected or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system.
the water supply pipe between the fixture supply pipe & the water-distributing pipe. FIXTURE BRANCH
the drainpipe from the trap of a fixture to the junction of that drain with any other
FIXTURE DRAIN
drainpipe.
a water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture branch. FIXTURE SUPPLY
is an arbitrary quantity in terms of which the load producing effects of water

requirements on the plumbing system of different kinds of plumbing fixtures are
expressed in some arbitrary chosen scale. FIXTURE UNIT,
28.3 liters
• One fixture unit is equivalent to a rate of flow at _________ per minute or (1
cu. ft. per minute)
the level in a fixture at which water begins to overflow over the top of rim of the
FLOOD LEVEL
fixture.
is the top edge of the receptacle from where water overflows. FLOOD LEVEL RIM
a fixture is _____________ when the liquid therein rises to the flood level rim. FLOODED
a tank located above or integral with water closet, urinal or similar fixtures for flushing
FLUSH TANK
or removing excrements in the fixture.
is a device located at the bottom of the tank for the purpose of flushing water closet or
FLUSH VALVE
similar fixtures.
is integrated within an air accumulator vessel which is designed to discharge a

FLUSHOMETER TANK
predetermined quantity of water into fixtures for flushing purposes.
is a device, which discharges a predetermined quantity of water into fixtures for

FLUSHOMETER VALVE
flushing purposes & is actuated by direct water pressure.
a valve in which the flow of water is cut off by means of a circular disc fitted against a
machine-smoothed faces, at right angles to the direction of flow. The disk is raised or
GATE VALVE
lowered by means of a threaded stem connected to the handle of the valve. The
opening in the valve is usually as large as the full bore of the pipe.
a valve in which the flow of fluid is cut off by means of a circular disc that fits over &
against the horizontal valve seat. The movement of the plane of the disc is parallel to
GLOBE VALVE
the normal direction of flow of water through the orifice (hole) resulting to tortuous
passage which offers a high-pressure loss. (to throttle water pressure)
a return bend of a small sized pipe, one end of which is about 30cm long & the other
end is about 7.5cm long. It is commonly used as a faucet for a pantry sink. Also, the GOOSENECK
term means the flexible tubing connection between the service pipe & the water main.
an interceptor of at least 3 cubic meters capacity to serve one or more fixtures which
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
is remotely located.
a device designed to retain grease from 1 to a maximum of 4 fixtures. GREASE TRAP
a branch vent that performs its functions for 2 or more traps GROUP VENT
is a drain pipe extending laterally from a soil or waste stack or building drain with or
without vertical sections or branches, which receives the discharge from one or more HORIZONTAL BRANCH
fixture drains and conducts it to the soil or waste stack or to the building drain.
is any pipe or fitting installed in a horizontal position or which forms an angle of not
HORIZONTAL PIPE
more than forty-five 45 degrees from the horizontal plain.
is that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a plumbing system which receives the
discharges from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside of a building and conveys it HOUSE DRAIN
to the house sewer outside of the building.
is that part of a plumbing system extending from the house drain at a point _____ from
the outside face of the foundation wall of a building to the junction with the street HOUSE SEWER, 0.60m
sewer or to any point of discharge, and conveying the drainage of one building site.
is the pipeline from the building to the public or street storm drainage system. HOUSE STORM SEWER
are cast iron soil pipes with plain ends connected together with bolted stainless-steel
HUBLESS PIPES
bands and neoprene gaskets
is a pipe that does not connect directly with the drainage system but conveys liquid
wastes by discharging into a plumbing fixture, interceptor or receptacle directly INDIRECT WASTE PIPE
connected to the drainage system
is a pipe installed to vent a fixture trap & which connects with the vent system above
INDIVIDUAL VENT
the fixture served to terminate in the open air. (a.k.a. backvent)
any and all liquid or water-borne waste from industrial or commercial processes,
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
except domestic sewage.
I.P.S. means _______________ Iron Pipe Size
a condition contrary to sanitary principles or injurious to health. INSANITARY
is a device designed & installed to separate & retain deleterious, hazardous or

INTERCEPTOR
desirable matters from normal wastes & permits normal sewage or liquid wastes to
(CLARIFIER)
discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
the lowest portion of the interior part of any pipe or conduit that is not vertical. INVERT
equipment or materials bearing a label of a listing agency. All labels shall be embossed,
stamped or indelibly marked with stickers, glued on the finished product indicating the LABELLED
weight, specifications & logo of the manufacturer.
LATERAL secondary pipeline
• In plumbing – A _________________ common sewer

• In sewerage – A ___________to which no other branch sewer is connected.
It receives sewage from building sewer service connections only.
a water closet consisting of a continuous through containing water. The though extends
under two or more adjacent seats. Prohibited by health authorities for permanent LATRINE
installations.
a.k.a. wash basin LAVATORY
a cesspool that is not watertight. LEACHING CESSPOOL
a pipe connected from building gutter to the downspout or conductor. LEADER
is measured along its centerline LENGTH OF PIPE
is the discharge from any fixture, appliance or appurtenance in connection with a

LIQUID WASTE
plumbing system which does not receive fecal matter.
a pipe or shaft to convey foul air from a plumbing fixture or a room to the outer air. LOCAL VENT
a vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil waste pipe branch at a point downstream
of the last fixture connection and turning to a horizontal line above the highest overflow LOOP OR CIRCUIT
level of the highest fixture connected thereat; the terminus connected to the stack vent VENT
in the case of loop venting or to the vent stack nearby in the case of circuit venting.
any system of continuous piping, which is a principal artery of the system were branches
MAIN
are connected.
the principal artery of the venting system to which vent branches are connected. MAIN VENT
that part of the horizontal piping of sanitary drainage system which measures 0.6 meter
MOBILE HOME PARK
downstream from the last mobile home site and conveys sewage to a public sewer,
SEWER
private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other points of disposal.
any work regulated by the “Plumbing law” that is dangerous to human life or detrimental
NUISANCE
to health & property
hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar to make it waterproof. OAKUM
in a line of piping is a combination of elbows or bends, which brings one section of the
OFFSET
pipe out of the line but into a line parallel with the original section.
tube made of plastic material colored black. The cross-sectional shape is normally oval
and is denoted by its outside diameter (O. D.). Normally used as water service connection PB (POLYBUTELENE)
from main to meter.
tube made of plastic material colored black. The cross-sectional shape is circular and is
PE (POLYETHYLENE)-
denoted by its outside diameter (O. D.).
a cylindrical conduit or conductor conforming to the particular dimensions commonly

PIPE
known as “pipe size” & its denoted by its interior diameter (I. D.).
the art & technique of installing pipes, fixtures & other apparatuses in buildings for
bringing the supply, liquids, substances &/or ingredients & removing them; & such
PLUMBING
water, liquid & other carried-wastes hazardous to health, sanitation, life, property; also
the pipes and fixtures after installation i.e., the plumbing system.
any one of a special class of device or equipment intended to perform a special plumbing
function. Such device or equipment may operate automatically or may be manually PLUMBING APPLIANCE
adjusted or controlled by the user or operator.
a manufactured device or a prefabricated assembly or an on- the-job assembly of

component parts, and serves as adjunct to the basic piping system & plumbing fixtures.
PLUMBING
An appurtenance demands no additional water supply nor does it add any discharge load
APPURTENANCE
to a fixture or the drainage system. It performs some useful functions in the operation,
maintenance, servicing, economy or safety of the plumbing system.
are approved-type installed receptacles, devices or appliances supplied with water or

receive liquid or liquid-borne wastes and discharge such wastes into the drainage system
to which they may be directly or indirectly connected. Industrial or commercial tanks, PLUMBING FIXTURES
vats & similar processing equipment are not plumbing fixtures, but may be connected to
or discharged into approved traps or plumbing fixtures.
includes all potable water supply & distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures & traps; all
sanitary & storm drainage systems; vent pipes, roof drains, leaders & downspouts; & all
building drains & sewers, including their respective joints & connections; devices, PLUMBING SYSTEM
receptacles, tap, hot & chilled water pipings; potable water treating or using equipment;
fuel gas piping; water heaters & vents for same.
a minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures that discharge wastes into

a plumbing installation including:
• 1 water meter
• 1 water closet
• 1 lavatory
PLUMBING UNIT
• 1 shower head & drain for a bathtub or shower stall
• 1 kitchen sink
• 1 laundry tray
• 3 floor drains
• 4 faucets/hose bibb
the normal force exerted by a homogeneous liquid or gas, per unit of area on the wall of
PRESSURE
the container
• ______________- the pressure existing without any flow of motion
Static Pressure
• ______________- the pressure available at the fixture or water outlet;
allowance is made for pressure drop due to friction loss, head, meter & other
Residual Pressure
losses in the system during maximum demand period.
of the building drain is the single sloping drain from the base of a stack to its junction
PRIMARY BRANCH
with the main building drain.
a septic tank with the effluent discharging into a subsurface disposal field, into one or
more seepage pits or into a combination of subsurface disposal field & seepage pit or of PRIVATE SEWAGE
such other facilities as may be permitted under the procedures set forth elsewhere in the DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Plumbing Code.
a building sewer, which receives the discharge from more than one building drain &
conveys it to the public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or other points of PRIVATE SEWER
disposal.
an outhouse or structure used for the deposition of excrement. PRIVY
a pit beneath a privy where excrement collects. PRIVY VAULT
a common sewer directly controlled by public authority to which all abutters have equal
PUBLIC SEWER
rights of connections.
(POLYVINYL
PVC CHLORIDE)
• Potable water pipings - color-coded_________ BLUE
• Drainpipes - color-coded ______________, ____________, ______________ GRAY, ORANGE or
BROWN
all plumbing fixtures and materials used in any discharge or plumbing system or parts QUALITY OF
thereof shall be free from defects. MATERIALS
an approved plumbing fixture device of such materials, shape & capacity to adequately
receive the discharge from indirect waste pipes, constructed & located to be readily RECEPTOR
cleaned.
REGULATING
include all valves and controls used in plumbing systems which are accessible.
EQUIPMENT
a vertical vent line, the primary function of which is to provide additional circulation of
air between the drainage & vent systems or to act as an auxiliary vent on a specially RELIEF VENT
designed system such as a “yoke vent” connection between the soil & vent stacks.
an open return bend usually made up of two 90 degree bends with inside & outside
threads, flanged, or welded fittings; and also applied to 180 degrees bend in copper RETURN BEND
tubing.
an unobstructed top open edge of a fixture. RIM
a water supply pipe, which extends vertically to one full story or more to convey water
RISER
into a pipe branches or plumbing fixtures.
the installation of all pipings and fitting parts of the plumbing system, which can be
completed prior to the installation of fixtures & accessories. These include sanitary &
ROUGHING-IN
storm drainage, tap, hot & chilled water supplies, gas pipings, vent pipings & the
necessary fixture supports.
the wastewater containing human excrements & liquid household waste. Also called
SANITARY SEWAGE
domestic sewage
the vertical distance between the dip & the crown weir of a trap. Also, the water in the
SEAL
trap between the dip & the crown weir.
any branch in the building drain or other than the primary branch. SECONDARY BRANCH
a loosely lined excavation in the ground, which receives the discharge of a septic tank &
SEEPAGE PIT
designed to permit the effluent from the septic tank to seep through pit bottom & sides.
a water-tight receptacle which receives the discharge of a sanitary plumbing system or

part thereof, designed & constructed to retain solids, digest organic material through a
SEPTIC TANK
period of detention & to allow the liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank
through a system open-jointed sub-surface pipings or a seepage pit.
the pipe from the street water main or other source of water supply to the building
SERVICE PIPE
served.
any wastewater containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and may
SEWAGE
include liquids containing chemicals in solution.
a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage & wastewater. SEWER
a comprehensive term, including all constructions for collection, transportation, SEWERAGE OR

pumping, treatment & final disposition of sewage. SEWERAGE WORKS
a vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, lights, ventilation or

SHAFT
similar purposes.
a hose fitting with clapper valves for combining the flow from two or more lines of hose
SIAMESE CONNECTION
into a single stream. The inlet fitting of a fire standpipe located above ground level.
a suction created by the flow of liquids in pipes. A pressure less than atmospheric. SIPHONAGE
an approved elastomeric sealing gasket with an approved outer shield & a tightening
SHIELDED COUPLING
mechanism.
an adjustable tubing connection, consisting of a compression nut, a friction ring, & a

compression washer, designed to fit a threaded adapter fitting or a standard taper pipe SLIP JOINT
thread.
a vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter & wastewater. SOIL STACK PIPE
any pipe, which conveys the discharge water from water closet, urinal or fixtures having
similar functions, with or without the discharges from other fixtures to the building drain SOIL PIPE
or building sewer.
a pipe joint obtained by joining metal parts with metallic fixtures or alloys which melt a
SOLDERED JOINT
temperature below 427 degrees centigrade & above 149 degrees centigrade.
the end of a pipe which fits into a bell. Also a word used “synonymously with faucet”. SPIGOT
wastes which require some special methods of handling such as the use of indirect waste
piping & receptors; corrosion-resistant piping; sand, oil or grease interceptors; SPECIAL WASTE
condensers or other preteatment facilities
the vertical main of a system of soil, waste or vent pipings extending through one or
STACK
more stories & extended thru the roof
STANDPIPE
a vertical pip, or a reservoir, into which water is pumped to give it at a
Wet Standpipe
head, classified as:
Automatic Standpipe
• ______________- water pressure is maintained at all times
System
• ______________- operates automatically by opening a hose valve
Manually-Operated
• ____________________________- remote control device at each hose station
Standpipe System
• ______________- having no permanent water inside the pipe.
Dry Standpipe
that portion of the rainfall or other precipitation which runsoff over the earth surface
STORM WATER
after a storm
an underground drainpipe that receives only sub-surface or seepage water & convey it to
SUBSOIL DRAIN
a sump for disposal by gravity flow or by lift pump.
an extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the
STACK VENT
stack.
Stack Vent Through

The uppermost end above the roof is called:
Roof (SVTR)
an approved tank or pit which receives sewage or wastewater and is located below the
SUMP
normal grade of the gravity system & must be emptied by mechanical means.
supports, hangers, anchors, brackets, cradles, are devices for holding & securing pipes
SUPPORTS
and fixtures to walls, ceiling, floors or structural members.
that portion of rainfall or other precipitation which runs off over the surface of the
SURFACE WATER
ground
the pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to the trap. TAILPIECE
a tee with the branch tapped to receive a threaded pipe or fittings. TAPPED TEE
a fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, when properly vented, a liquid
seal prevents the backflow of foul air or methane gas without materially affecting the TRAP
flow of sewage or wastewater through it.
that portion of a fixture drain between a trap and a vent. TRAP ARM
the maximum vertical depth of liquid that a trap will retain, measured between the
TRAP SEAL
crown weir & the top of the dip of the trap.
a cylindrical conduit or conductor conforming to the particular dimensions known as

TUBE
“tube sizes” & denoted by its outside diameter (O.D.).
a room space having a volume equal to at least 1.4 m3 of the aggregate input rating of
the fuel-burning appliance installed in that space. Rooms adjacent and open to the space
UNCONFINED SPACE
where the appliance is installed, through openings not furnished with
doors, are considered a part of the unconfined space.
an arrangement of venting so installed that one vent pipe will serve (2) traps. UNIT VENT
air pressure less than atmospheric. Also, implies siphonage, in piping system. VACUUM
see Backflow Preventer. VACUMM PREVENTER
a pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system & for
VENT PIPE
leaving the negative pressure exerted on the trap seals.
the vertical vent pipe installed primarily for providing circulation of air to & from any part
VENT STACK
of the soil, waste of the drainage system.
pipes installed to provide flow of air to or from a drainage system or to provide a

circulation of air within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage & back VENT SYSTEM
pressure.
any pipe or fitting installed in a vertical position or which forms an angle of not more
VERTICAL PIPE
than forty-five (45) degrees with the vertical line.
a pipe, which conveys only wastewater or liquid waste of fecal matter WASTE PIPE
a device which conditions or treats water supply to improve water quality, remove
WATER TREATMENT
suspended solids by filtration.
a pipe which coveys potable water from the building supply pipe to the plumbing fixtures WATER -
& other water outlets. DISTRIBUTING PIPE
or street main is the water-supply pipe for public or community use. WATER MAIN
of a building or premises consists of the water service pipe, water supply line, water
WATER SUPPLY
distributing pipe and the necessary branch pipes, fittings, valves all appurtenances
SYSTEM
required for the supply of potable water.
that portion of a vent pipe through where wastewater also flows through. WET VENT
WELDED JOINT OR
any joint or seam obtained by the joining of metal parts in a plastic molten state.
SEAM
a person who specializes in the welding of pipes & holds a valid certificate of competency
WELDER, PIPELINE
from a recognized testing agency, based on the requirements of the regulating authority.
a hose connection with two-gated outlets permitting two connections of the same or
smaller coupling diameter to be taken from a single supply line. Also, a pipe fitting of WYE
three branches that form the letter “____”.
a pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack below the floor & below horizontal
connection to an adjacent vent stack at a point above the floor & higher than the highest YOKE VENT
spill level of fixtures for preventing pressure changes in stacks.
CHAPTER 3: GENERAL REGULATIONS
SECTION 301 – DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATERS
Unlawful: disposal of waste on any place
SECTION 302 – GRADE OF HORIZONTAL PIPING not less than 20mm/m or 2%

102mm or larger
Drainage pipes shall be run in practical alignments & at a uniform slope between manholes of 10mm/m or 1%
________________________ toward the point of disposal.
If it is impracticable to obtain such slope due to the following conditions:
• Excessive depth of the proposed drainage line

• Structural and/or geological features of the terrain
• Existing adverse in arrangements of building structure
Any such pipe or piping ___________ in diameter may have a slope of ______________
provided it is approved by Administrative Authority
SECTION 303 – CHANGES IN DIRECTION OF DRAINAGE FLOW Changes in direction
Changes in direction of piping shall be made by the use of approved pipe fittings & shall be the • 22 ½ degrees bend
angles presented by: • 45 degrees bend
• 60 degrees bend
• _____ degrees bend
• _____ degrees bend Horizontal drainage lines
• _____ degrees bend or other approved fittings of longer sweeps. connecting to a vertical stack
Horizontal drainage lines connecting to a vertical stack shall enter through: • 45 wye branches
• combination wye &
• _____ wye branches 1/8 bend branches
• combination _____ & _____bend branches
• or other approved fittings of longer sweeps. Horizontal drainage lines
connecting to other horizontal
Horizontal drainage lines connecting to other horizontal drainage lines shall enter through: drainage lines
• _____ wye branches • 45 wye branches

• combination _____ & _____bend branches • combination wye &
• or other approved fittings of longer sweeps. 1/8 bend branches
Vertical drainage lines connecting to other horizontal drainage line shall enter through: Vertical drainage lines
connecting to other horizontal
• _____wye branches drainage
• or other approved fittings of longer sweeps.
• _____ degree branches or offsets (only for pipes installed in true vertical position) • 45 wye branches
• 60 degree branches
SECTION 304 – CONNECTIONS TO PIPING SYSTEMS REQUIRED
all plumbing fixtures must be connected properly to the drainage system
SECTION 305 – SEWER REQUIRED 62
• mandatory building sewer connection to public sewer

• provision of septic tank, when public sewer is not available ( ____ meters distance
from the public sewer )
SECTION 306 – DAMAGE TO DRAINAGE or SEWER SYSTEM
• Unlawful: deposit of any person that could damage the system

• Rain water for Storm sewer
• Soil and Waste Pipe for Public or Sanitary sewer (not connected) 62
Note*
• *Septic Tank for House (watertight)

• *STP for Condominium (Sewage Treatment Plant)
SECTION 307 – INDUSTRIAL WASTE
• Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious to surface
or subsurface waters,
• 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 & PRACTICES Double hub fitting

tee branch
No Drainage Fitting shall use: tapped tee branch
quarter
• _______________ for leak-caulked joint in vertical position Running thread
• Single or double __________
• Single or double __________ neoprene gaskets
• Side inlet _________bend
• ________________, band or saddle
cast iron soil
*Except that: double hub sanitary tapped tee may be used on vertical lines as a
fixture connection. (Approved stainless steel bands with ___________ for jointing closet bend
hubless cast iron soil pipes are acceptable for use)
No Drainage or Vent piping shall be drilled & tapped for making connections thereto, and no
___________ pipe shall be threaded.
No Waste Connection shall be made to a ___________ or stub of a water closet or similar
fixtures.
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 independent connection with a private or public sewer
SECTION 313 REPAIRS AND ALTERATION Capped
- Notification of the owner to the admin whenever there are necessary changes to conform
- All openings in drainage and vent systems shall be permanently _________ or plugged
SECTION 314 PROTECTION of PIPING, MATERIALS and STRUCTURES Sleeves

polyethylene sheath
• All pipings passing under or through walls shall be protected from breakage with bitumen
embedded metal pipe__________ . at least 45degrees
• All pipes passing through or under cinders or other corrosive materials shall be 0.6m
protected from external corrosion by encasing same with ______________ or in any less than 0.3m
other approved manner.
• Void between pipes & sleeves through concrete floors in the ground shall be
appropriately sealed with____________.
• The bottom of all pipe trenches deeper than the footing of any adjacent building or
structure & parallel to it must be _____________ therefrom, unless permission is
granted by Administrative Authority.
• No building sewer or other drainage pipings or part thereof, constructed of materials
other than that approved for use under or within the building, shall be installed
under or within _________of any building or structure, nor ______________ 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 – to keep pipes in alignment and to carry its weight and content. Shall be
supported at:
• Cast Iron Soil Pipe - Bell & Spigot & Hubless pipe: @ every ____________ • storey or closer
• Screwed Pipe - Iron Pipe Size (IPS) : @ not less than ____________ • every other storey height.
• Copper Tubing: @ maximum intervals of ____________ • 3m on centers every storey
• Lead Pipe: @ not exceeding ____________ • 1.20 at centers with vertical
• Plastic Pipe: @ every ____________ back-up
• 1m interval
Horizontal Piping - to keep them in alignment and prevent sagging.
• Cast Iron Soil Pipe

a. Suspended cast iron soil pipe: @ not more than _____ intervals, except that • 1.5
pipe exceeding 1.5m length may be supported at not more than ___ intervals. • 3m
Supports shall be adequate to maintain alignment & to prevent sagging & shall • 0.45m
be placed within _____of the hub or joint. • every other
b. Hubless or compression gasket joints: @ at least __________ joint except that • each joint
when the developed length between supports exceeds 1.2m, they shall be
provided at_______ .
Screwed Pipe - IPS :@ • 3.0m

• 3.6m
• approximately ______ intervals for piping 19mm diameter & smaller
• _________ intervals for piping 25mm & larger in diameter.
Lead Pipe : @ by stiff metal or wooden backing for _____length with hangers properly spaced. • Entire
• In Ground - piping buried on the ground shall be laid on the firm bed for its _______ • Entire
length, except where concrete cradle support is provided which is adequate &
approved by the Administrative Authority.
• Plastic Tube - :by • 38mm
a. stiff metal or wood backing with hangers in its entire length (______or smaller) • 51mm
b. spaced metal hangers at approved spacing for larger-size tubings. (_____and
larger)
SECTION 316 TRENCHING, EXCAVATION and BACKFILL • 0.6m

• ½
Tunnels shall have: • 2.4m
• one pipe size
• a clear height of ________ above the pipe & shall be limited in length to _____the • 0.3m
depth of the trench.
• ____ max. length & shall be limited in length to 1/2 the depth of the trench.
• driven pipes shall have at least ___________larger than the pipe to be laid
Trenches shall be back-filled in thin layers of _______ above the top of the pipe with clean
earth which shall not contain stones, boulders, cinders or other materials which can damage or
break the pipes or cause corrosive action.
CHAPTER 4: PLUMBING FIXTURES
SECTION 401 MATERIALS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS acid resistant
• Quality of fixtures elongated

a. should be Dense, Durable and Non-Absorbent
b. should also have Smooth and Impervious Surfaces
• Porcelain enamel surfaces on plumbing fixtures shall be _____________
• Water closet bowls for public use shall be _______________ bowl types equipped
with open-front seats.
SECTION 402 MATERIALS – ALTERNATIVES Ga.16
Special use fixtures 1.6mm
• Soapstone , Chemical stoneware lined with Lead, Copper base alloy, Nicker copper
alloy, Corrosion resisting steel
Restaurant kitchen & other special-use sink
• may be made of approved-type bonderized & galvanized sheet steel not less than
_________U.S. B&S or ________thk.
SECTION 403 OVERFLOWS

Overflow outlet waste
• arranged so that the standing water inside the fixture cannot rise inside the overflow
way
Overflow pipe
• shall be connected to the inlet side of the fixture trap
Water closet or Urinal flash
• shall discharge into the bowl served
SECTION 404 STRAINERS AND CONNECTIONS Tailpiece

0.3m
• Strainers serving shower drains shall have a waterway equivalent area of the 0.8mm thk
“_________” – meaning, the sum of all the areas of the perforation of the strainer is 38mm
equivalent to the outlet area. 32mm
• Fixtures having concealed slip joint connections shall be provided with an access Brass
panel or utility at least ______ (12 inches) in its least dimension for inspection &
repair.
• Continuous waste fixture tailpiece connections were exposed or accessible may be of
seamless drawn brass not less than Ga. 20 B&S or________.
• Continuous waste or waste & overflow shall not be less than:
a. _______ outside dia. (O.D.) for:

- sinks, dishwashers, laundry tubs, bathtubs, & similar fixtures
- urinals (brass & copper-not allowed!)
b. _______outside dia. (O.D.) for:
- lavatories, drinking fountains & similar small fixtures
*NOTE
______ or Copper shall not be used for Urinal Tailpiece or Trap
SECTION 405 PROHIBITED FIXTURES Public

Water Closet (prohibited) domestic
• inivisible seals, unventilate space and having walls which are not thoroughly washed at
each discharge
Drinking Fountain
• shall not be installed on ___________ toilet Rooms
Fixed wooden, Concrete, Tile, WASH TRAYS or SINKS for _________use
• shall not be installed on buildings for human habitation
SECTION 406 SPECIAL FIXTURES AND SPECIALTIES 346 mm

286 mm
• Water Connections on all special fixtures shall be protected from Back Siphonage 152 mm
• Wastewater drain for “Sacrarium” cupsink at church altar & baptisteries font outlet
shall discharge direct to the ground & not connected to any sanitary or drainage
system.
• SACRARIUM: length:________ width: ________ height:_____
SECTION 407 INSTALLATION Corrosion

0.375m
• Cleaning 0.60 m
- 0.30 meters - distance of water closet to wall for easy access on repair and cleaning
• Joints
- joint bet. Fixture and wall shall be WATERTIGHT
• Screwing Fixtures
- Screws and Expansion bolts - ____________ resistant
• Wall hung fixtures
- shall be supported by Metal Supporting Members
• Supply Fittings
- shall be installed to prevent backflow
• Setting
- Urinal – Wall: 0.30 m ; Fixtures(center to center) : _______min
- Water Closet – Wall:________; Fixtures (center to center): 0.75m min
SECTION 408 URINALS
• Automatic Flashing Tanks

- for flashing more than 1 (one) urinals
• Flushometer Valves
- manually controlled flushometer valve shall be used for flashing 1 (one) urinal only
SECTION 409 FLOOR DRAINS AND SHOWER STALLS 25.4mm (1”)
Shower Receptor
• Each shower receptor shall be an approved type and be constructed to have a finished
dam, curb, or threshold which is at least ________ lower than the outside floor
• must be made of Vitrified China or Earthenware, Ceramic tile, Porcelain-enameled
metal.
DAM OR THRESHOLD
• Depth: less than 51mm or more than 228mm in depth when measured from the top of
the dam or threshold of the drain.
• Slope: The finished floor of the receptor shall slope uniformly from sides towards the
drain not less than 2% or 20mm/m or more than 4% or 40mm/m.
• Width: 559mm min. width of threshold.
*NOTE: The minimum distance bet. the Door or Entry to the drain opening is 1.2 meters
Shower Compartments
• Area: 0.6m2 min. finished interior area of shower stalls (any shape)
• Encompassing Circle: capable of encompassing a 762mm dia. circle.
• Height: from a point above the shower drain outlet to a height of 1.78m(min) with no
protrusions other than the fixture valve or valves, shower head & safety grab bars or
rails.
When shower receptors are built above ground the sub-floor & rough side of walls
• to a height of no less than 76mm above the top of the finished dam or threshold.
Floors of public rooms
• shall be non skid surface
Gutters in public or gang showers

• shall have pounded corners anda slope of 2% towards the drain
No metallic shower sub-pans or linings
• may be built-up on jobsite of not less than (3) three layers of standard grade 6.8kg
asphalt-impregnated roofing felt.
• All folds, laps & reinforcing webbing shall extend to at least 101mm in all directions
producing a tensile strength of not less than 0.9kg/mm in either directions.
For public showers:
• drains in gutters shall not be spaced more than 4.9m apart.
Maximum Temperature of Hot Water
• 48.88 degrees Celsius. temperature of hot water in showers & shall have:
• individual shower control valves of the pressure balance or the thermostatic mixing
valve type for individual water heaters
• master thermostatic mixing valve type in lieu of individually controlled pressure
balance or the for multiple gang showers
Lead and Copper Sub pan Linings (Installed from all conducting substances)
• materials: 6.8 kgs of Asphalt felt

• unit weight: Not less than 19.6 kg/m3
• thk for copper pans: Gauge #24 B&S or 0.5 mm thick
• Joints in lead pans or liners: burned
• Joints in copper pans or liners: soldered or brazed
MINIMUM RATIO of PLUMBING FACILITIES
• 1 laundry tray & 1 automatic washer standpipe per 1 dwelling unit

• 2 laundry trays & 2 automatic washer standpipes per 10 apartments
• 1 kitchen sink per 1 dwelling unit or 1apartment
• 1 lavatory per 5 persons (where there is exposure to skin contamination with
poisonous, infectious, or irritating materials)
• 1 laundry tray per 50 persons
• 1 slop sink per 100 persons
• 1 water closet & 1 urinal per 30 workmen (for temporary workingmen facilities)
• 1 drinking fountain per occupied floor in schools, theaters, auditoriums, dormitories
• offices or public building
• total no. of water closets required for females shall be at least equal for the total no.
of water closets & urinals required for males.
For assembly areas (theaters, auditoriums, dormitories, offices, of public buildings) used by
more than 6 persons:
• 1 drinking fountain for the first 75 persons & additional of 1 drinking fountain for the
next 150 persons.
SECTION 411 WHIRLPOOL BATHTUB
Requirements
• *removable panel for access to the pump

• *Circulation pump location should be above the crown weir
• *Pump and Circulation piping shall be Self Draining
• * Suction fitting should by approved on the listed standards
CHAPTER 5: INSPECTION & TESTS
SECTION 501 INSPECTION AND TESTING 3 days
Scope
in accordance to the approved plans and specifications
Advance Notice
It is the duty of the Registered & Licensed Master Plumber to notify the Administrative Authority not
less than __________ before the work is inspected.
Responsibility
permit holder will provide all testing needs
Retesting
corrections shall be made and will submit another test for inspection
Test
with the presence of the administrative authority
Corrections
possible corrections will be written by the administrative authority and wil be given to the permit
holder
Approval
certificate of approval will be given after completion and final test
Covering or Use
no system shall be covered prior to approval of the admin
Uncovering
uncovered all covered plumbing prior to inspection and testing
SECTION 501.2 Testing • Overflow

• 15
Water Test
• Entire system - filled with water until to the point of _______

• Section System - all opening shall be closed or plugged except the highest opening and shall
be tested not less than 3-meter head of water and shall be kept in the pipe system or in the
potion under test for at least ____ minutes before the inspection starts.
Air Test
• After closing all other inlets & outlets, air is forced in the pipe system (through a connection • Air
with an air compressor), Compressor
• until there is a uniform gauge pressure of 34.5 Kpa sufficient to balance a column of mercury • 34.5 kpa
254mm in height for a period of at least 15 minutes. • 254 mm
• attaching an _________________Testing apparatus • 15 minutes
• air is force to a uniform Gauge pressure of ________ or an equivalent ___________in
mercury height for a period of ____________
*Note
• Air Test: 34.5 kpa • 344.5

• Water Test: ________ kpa
Building Sewer Test
shall be water tight at all points
Water Piping
• 150%
• a 344.5 kpa of air pressure can be subtituted for water test for a period of 15 minutes working
• shall be tested & proved tight under water pressure not less than the working pressure which pressure
is to be used plus 50% for a period of at least 15 minutes.
• _______ % working pressure (water pressure used for water piping tests)
SECTION 502 MAINTENANCE
• Maintaining the plumbing system in a Safe Sanitary Condition
SECTION 503 – EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
No change in any portion of plumbing system when it was installed and maintained already
SECTION 504 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
To eliminate Nuisance
CHAPTER 6: WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

• Hot
SECTION 601 RUNNING WATER REQUIRED • Cold
Adequate supply of potable water
Note
• Left side - _______ Water

• Right Side - _________Water
SECTION 602 UNLAWFUL CONNECTIONS
• No possible connection for entering of Unused, unclean, polluted

orcontaminated water, mixtures or substance to enter such piping
• Provision of Approved Backflow Prevention Device
• Avoid cross connections
• Approved by administrative authority
SECTION 603 CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL AIR GAP
603.2 Water Supply and Distribution Backflow Prevention Devices, Assemblies, and Methods Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker
• ______________- the minimum air gap to provide backflow protection. DOUBLE CHECK VALVE
- unobstructed vertical distance thru free atmosphere bet. the lowest opening to the
flood level rim of any fixture (for POTABLE Water) PRESSURE VACUUM BREAKER
• (AVB) _________________________ – consist of

a) 1 body
b) 1 Checking member
c) 1 atmospheric opening
• __________________________BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY (DC) - consists of
a) (2) two independently acting internally or externally loaded check valves
b) (4) four properly located test cocks with connectors (stop cocks)
c) (2) two isolation gate valves.
• _________________________BACFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY (PVB)
a) (2) two independently acting internally loaded check valves,
b) (1) a differential pressure relief valve
c) (4) four properly located test cocks &
d) (2) two isolation gate valves.
• Once
603.3 General Requirements • 305mm
• 1.52m
• Must have a Backflow prevention assemby tested by a Certified Backflow Assembly • 25 or 1” / 25
Tester atleast ______ a year • 152 mm
• Access & clearance for testing, maintenance & repair shall require ________ min. • 43.3 degrees Celsius
space between the lowest portion of the assembly & the grade, floor or platform.
(bet.assembly and grade floor)
• Elevated installations more than _________ above the floor or grade shall be
provided with platform sufficient to support maintenance person.
• Minimum Air Gap for Potable Water _____ mm or __" (two (2) pipe dia. min. to
____mm max.)
• Connection may be made to the inlet side of a trap provided an approved AVB
installed not less than _______ above the Flood Level Rim of the fixture
• Backflow prevention for hot water of ____________ or higher shall be an approved
listed type
- atmospheric vacuum
603.4 Specific Requirements breaker
• Water Closet & Urinal Flushometer Valves
- equipped with a listed ____________________
- shall be installed at the discharge level of the flushometer valve with a critical level
at least _________ distance according to its listing above the overflow rim of a water - 152mm
closet bowl or highest part of a urinal. - Ballcock
• Water Closet & Urinal Tanks - 25mm
- equipped with a listed ___________& shall be installed with the critical level at least
______ above the full opening of the overflow pipe.
• Water Closet Flushometer tanks

- shall be protected against backflow
• Potable water
- shall be separated from the fluids and gases by a minimum of TWO SEPARATE WALLS
with a positive vented leak detection path
• Inlets to Tanks, Vat, Sumps, Swimming pools and Receptors • 152 mm

- shall be protected by an Approved AVB with a critical level of not less than _____
• Lawn sprinkling system

- shall be equipped with AVB installed on the discharge side of each of • the last shut off
____________________ valve
• Potable Water outlets • 152 mm

- AVB shall at least _________ above the ground
• Water Cooled Equipment

- water cooled compressors, degreasers shall be equipped with backflow preventer
• Water inlets to water supplied aspirators • 152 mm

- AVB mounted atleast ___________above the aspirator unit
• Potable Water, Potable Water for Carbonators

- shall be protected by Backflow prevention
• No backflow preventers shall not be located in any area containing fumes that are
TOXIC, POISONOUS and CORROSIVE
*NOTE (summary)
Installation of AVB:
- Water Closet & Urinal Flushometer Valves: discharge level of flushometer valve with
Critical level (CL) atleast 152 mm distance
- Inlets to Tanks, Vat, Sumps, Swimming pools and Receptors: CL not less than 152
mm
- Potable Water outlets: at least 152 mm above the ground
- Water inlets to water supplied aspirators: mounted atleast 152 mm above the
aspirator unit
- Lawn sprinkling system: side of each last shut off valve
SECTION 604 MATERIALS
Water Pressure Pipes
• _____________ distribution systems Cold-water

Brass, Copper, Centrifugal Cast Iron Pipe (CCI), B&S & F&F ends, Ductile Cast Iron Pipe
(DCI), Galvanized Wrought Iron, Galvanized Steel, or other approved PE & PVC water
pressure pipe.
CPVC
• Hot & cold-water distribution systems
_______water pipe & tubing
Cast iron fittings 51
• up to & including _____ mm (2”) in size, when used in connection with potable water
piping shall be galvanized.
All small-sized malleable iron water fittings shall be galvanized.
*Note
8%
Water pipes & fittings with a lead content that exceed _____ shall be prohibited & shall not be
used in potable piping systems
SECTION 605 VALVES 51mm
• Valves up to & including ____mm (_____or smaller) size shall be brass or other 51
approved materials.
• Sizes over ____mm may have _________ or brass bodies. cast iron
• Each gate valves shall be a fullway type with working parts of non-corrosive
materials. ONE
Shut-off Valve individual
• shall be accessible at all times

• shall be installed near the tank or on the discharge piping from water supply tanks
• shall be installed on dwelling occupied by more than family
NOTE
• *each Apartment - ______ shut off valve
• *each Fixture - __________ shut off valve
GATE VALVE - WATER METER - CHECK VALVE
Fullway Gate Valve
• valve used to control 2 or more openings
SECTION 606 GRAVITY SUPPLY TANKS return-bent vent
• elevated or gravity storage tanks shall be covered 25 mm

• Covers of gravity tanks shall be vented with a ________________ pipe having an area
not less than the area of the down-feed riser pipe. Switch
*it shall be screened with a Fine Corrosion Resistant Screen with opening not less
than 14 nor more than 18 mess per ______ Valve
Control for Potable inlets for Gravity tanks to prevent Overflowing Electrode
• *Float_______
• *Float _______
• *__________ Type Water Level Control
Gravity tank shall be provided with Valved Drain pipe and Overflow Pipe Screened
SECTION 607 WATER PRESSURE, PRESSURE REGULATOR, and PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES 103 kPA
Inadequate Water Pressure Hydro Pnuematic Pressure
• Main source of Water supply =________

• *if not provided , a ______________________ Tank or an elevated tank and booster
pump will be used
Excessive Water Pressure 551 Kpa
• water pressure greater than __________ 76 mm

• *approved regulators with Integral bypasses are acceptable
• *all pipe size determination shall be based on 80% of the Reduced pressure 1033 Kpa.
Pressure Regulating Device 152, 0.60, downward,

THREADED
• Storage water heating equipment shall have a pressure relief valve
• Exceptions: having an inside diameter of not more than __________
*NOTE
• Each pressure relief valve shall be an approved automatic type with drain, & each
such relief valve shall be set at a pressure not more than _________
• approved Combination Temperature & Pressure Relief Valve (CT & PRV)
• *end of the pipe should be ____ mm to ______m above the ground and
pointing_____________, and it shall not be ______________or CAPPED
SECTION 608 INSTALLATION, INSPECTION and TESTING 0.3m
Installation 0.3m
• Burred end shall be reamed 0.3m

• All water service yard piping shall be at least _______below the finish ground level.
0.3m
Water pipes if run or laid with the same trench or building sewer shall be:
Ferrous
• bottom of all water pipe shall be atleast _______above the sewer line
• minimum clear horizontal distance bet. The shelf and drain shall be atleast _______ Plastic
Water pipes made of clay Brazed
• shall be laid a minimum of _________ above the sewer or drain line Wrought Copper
Water piping installed within a building and in or under a concrete floor slab 0.3m
• _________ Piping - shall have an outside protective coating (field bitumastic coating
and Fielding)
• ________ Pipes and Tubes - need not to be wrapped for rust proofing
NOTE
• Copper Tubing
a) Joints - __________
b) Fittings - __________
c) Bitumastic Coating and Fiberglass Wrapping - External Protection
d) Split Rigid Casing - Underground
Unions
• installed within _______ away from Regulating Equipment, Water heater,

Conditioning Equipment which require removal or replacement
SECTION 609 SIZES OF POTABLE WATER PIPING TOTAL WATER DEMAND
Water Meter and Immediate Piping
• Based on _____________________
• “Size of water piping shall be based on the total water demand”
Backflow Prevention Device
• shall be included in pressure loss calculations
Maximum Rated Flow and Pressure Loss
• shall be stamped legibly on the device
* The quantity of water required to be supplied to every plumbing fixture shall be represented FIXTURE UNITS
by ____________________
61m
• ______ max. length of supply piping.
• No building water service pipe shall be less than _____ in diameter. 19mm
*1 Psi = 6.895 kPA 75%
Size of Branches
• designed by Taking the Total length of the Supply Piping from the source of cold
water to water heater to the most remote hot water outlet and assessing the flow
values of _____ of the Cold and Hot Water Demand
SECTION 610 – WATER CONSERVATION
EQUIVALENT WATER SUPPLY FIXTURE UNITS

SECTION 613 – SUPPORT 4', 1.219
3' or 0.914mm
End of Branches and Change of Directions
• not more than ___or _______ meters 1/4" , 6.4 mm
Allows free movement but restrict upward movement of lateral runs to avoid reverse grade
Vertical piping
• Each storey or floor level
Alignment of vertical piping

• mid storey guide
Trap arms
• in excess of _______ or ________
Closet rings fastened with Corrosive resistant fasteners

• _______or _______ above finish floor
SECTION 614 THRUST BLOCKING Tees and Bends
Installations Reducers
• Changes of Directions - ____________ Dead ends

• Changes in Sizes - ______________
• Stops - _____________ Size
• Valves
soil
Thrust block sizes will be based on
• Maximum line pressure

• Pipe _______
• Kind of ______
CHAPTER 7: EXCRETA DRAINAGE SYSTEM
MATERIALS
Excreta Drainage Pipings
o Cast Iron
o Ductile Iron
o Galvanized steel
o Galvanized wrought iron steel
o Lead
o Copper
o Brass
o Series 100 PVC – DWV
o Extra strength Vitrified Clay pipe
No Galvanized Wrought Iron or Galvanized Steel Pipe 152mm

• shall be used underground & shall be kept at least _______ above ground.
No Vitrified Clay Pipes or Fittings for building drain

• shall be used above ground or whenever piping is pressurized by a pump or ejector.
They shall be kept 0.3m below finish ground level.
ABS, PVC DWV
*_____ and _______ piping - used in High Rise Buildings
Drainage Fittings
• Cast Iron, Malleable Iron, Lead, Copper, Brass, ABS, PVC, Vitrified Clay Pipe or other
approved materials having smooth interior waterway of the same diameter as the
piping served.
Threads of drainage fitting

• shall be Tapped to allow ____% or ____mm/m slope *___ threads 2%, 20, 8
SECTION 702 FIXTURE UNIT EQUIVALENT
Maximum Trap Loading
SECTION 702 SIZE OF DRAINAGE PIPING FIXTURES UNITS
The minimum size of Vertical or Horizontal drainage pipings will base on the TOTAL
_______________connected thereto.
for continuous flow,

0.063, 0.063, 1
2 F.U. shall allowed for ______L/s of flow
______ L/s = ____ Gal/m

Minimum Trap Diameters & Drainage Fixture Unit Values
SECTION 704 FIXTURE CONNECTIONS (EXCRETA DRAINAGE) SINGLE VERTICAL DRAINAGE PIPE
Two fixtures set side by side or back to back with in the distance allowed by a trap and its
vent, may be served by a _______________________
SECTION 705 CHANGES IN THE DIRECTION OF EXCRETA DRAINAGE FLOW
Change of Direction for Drainage
• 1/16 bend or ____ degrees • 22.5

• _____ bend or 45 degrees • 1/8
• 1/6 bend or _____ degrees • 60
Horizontal to Vertical Change of Direction
• 45- or 60-degrees _____ branch • Wye

• Double Sanitary Tee - may be used when the barrel of the fitting is atleast _______ • 2, largest
pipe size larger than _______inlet
Horizontal Drainage Lines Wye, 1/8 bend
• connecting to horizontal drainage line shall connect to a: True Vertical Position

• 45 degrees wye branch, combination ______ and ___________
Vertical Drainage Lines
• connecting with horizontal lines shall enter through a 45 or 60 degrees branch, or

offsets may be used only when installed in a ___________________
• 15 meters
SECTION 706 CLEAN OUTS • total developed length
• 15 meter length
* Each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided with a cleanout at its upper terminal &
each rung of piping which is more than ____________in ___________________shall be
provided with a cleanout & every _______________or a fraction thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Cleanouts may be omitted:

a. when Horizontal drain line is less than 1.5 meters unless serving a Sink or
a Urinal
b. on a short horizontal drainage pipe installed at a slope of 72 degrees or
less from the vertical line (1/5 bend)
2. An approved two way CO fitting can be installed bet.the Building sewer or Building
drain
3. Additional cleanout shall be provided on a horizontal line with an aggregate offset
angle of direction exceeding 135 degrees.
4. Each CO extension shall be considered as drainage and 90 degrees CO extension
shall be extended from a wye branch
5. CO shall be outside of the interceptor
6. CO installed with cover plate shall be above Grade
7. Clearances in front of the cleanout:
Piping -------------------------- Clearance
a. 51 mm or less -----------------(not less) 305 mm
b. larger than or = 51 mm -----(not less) 450 mm
c. underground piping--------- 450 mm (vertical)
d. ------------------------------------750 mm horizontal (wall)
e. underfloor (residential) ---- 6.1m max. distance from an access door, trap door, or
crawl hole
SECTION 707 GRADE OR HORIZONTAL EXCRETA DRAINAGE PIPING 20, 2
Standard Slope of drain pipes (Horizontal)
• _____mm/m or ___%
NOTE 102 mm, 10, 1
• If it is impractical due to the depth or length of pipe to obtain 20mm/m or 2%

• ______pipe diameter or larger can have a slope of not less than __ mm/m or __%
SECTION 708 GRAVITY DRAINAGE REQUIRED
All plumbing fixture shall be drained into the public or private sewage disposal system by
GRAVITY
SECTION 709 DRAINAGE OF FIXTURES (BELOW THE UPSTREAM MANHOLE or BELOW THE 50.8 mm diameter
MAIN SEWER LEVEL)
0.06 L/s
• Minimum Discharge Pipe for water closet connection = ________________
• Vertical discharge line from pump shall be provided with a CV and GV close to the 51mm, 2"
horizontal line
• Drain shall be adequately sized to prevent overloading: Bolted, Gasket
2 F.U. = ________ of flow
• All water tanks for public use shall have pumps incase of failure for overload 3kg
*the invert of the lowest inlet to the tank shall have a min. distance of ______ or
______ above the highest water starting level
• Tank covers shall be ________ and _________ type
*vent is required and shall extend thru roof
*no vent from an air opening sewage shall connect to other vents
• Air tanks for ejector shall have an air pressure of _____ min. for each meter of
height the sewage is raised.
*no water operated ejector shall be permitted
SECTION 710 SUDS RELIEF ( Bula) 2.4 meters
No connection of suds relief fixture within ____________ of any vertical to horizontal 32mm
change of direction
1/2
Suds producing Fixture
• Bath tubs
• Laundries
• Washing Machine
• Kitchen sinks
• Dishwashers
Exceptions
1. Single family residences

2. 3 Storey of Plumbing Fixtures (stacks)
Note
The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than ________ nor less than ______ the
diameter of the drain to which it is connected.
CHAPTER 7: EXCRETA DRAINAGE SYSTEM

• AIR BREAK
SECTION 801 INDIRECT WASTE CONDITIONS • FULL AIR GAP
No evaporative cooler, air washer drain's shall not be directly connected to any soil or vent
or waste pipe
• it should be drained thru an indirect waste pipe, discharge through an

________________ into a receptor and connected to the drainage
• food equipment shall be separated from the drainage system by the use of a
________________
Note
• Air Gap for Drainage shall not be less than _____________ • 1" or 25 mm
• Air Gap (Potable) = __________ or _______ the diameter of the inlet pipe (min.) • 25 mm or 1", twice
• Air Break (Waste)
SECTION 803 INDIRECT WASTE PIPING
• Indirect waste pipe exceeding 1.5 m but not less than 4.6 m length shall be
TRAPPED, but need not to be vented
• Indirect waste pipes less than 4.6m in length need not to be larger in diameter
than the drain outlet or tailpiece of the fixture or 13mm in diameter min.
SECTION 804 INDIRECT WASTE RECEPTORS 0.80 m, 0.45 m
Stand pipe receptor for Clothes washer 0.15 m, 0.45 m
• ______to ______ (above its trap)
Traps for stand pipe receptor for clothes washer
• _______ to _______(above ground)

• an approved type of waste disposal shall be provided
• * BEE HIVE strainer shall be provided
Stills, sterilizers & simillar equipment shall be drain through an airgap.
SECTION 805 PRESSURE DRAINAGE CONNECTION
Drains, overflow and relief vents for water supply system shall be provided and no wastes
pipes shall not be directly connected to the drainage system
SECTION 806 STERILE EQUIPMENT
Shall be drained to an Air Gap
SECTION 807 APPLIANCES
• Shall be drained to an indirect waste pipes discharging into open receptors

• No domestic washing machine shall be directly connected without an approved
Dishwasher Air gap fitting on the discharge side
SECTION 808 COOLING WATER 152 mm
Trap connection shall be by means of pipe connected to the inlet side and not less than
___________ above the overflow rim of the fixture
SECTION 809 DRINKING FOUNTAINS
It shall be installed with indirect waste pipes
SECTION 810 STEAM and HOT WATER DRAINAGE CONDENSES and SUMPS 60
• No steam pipe or any water having above ___ degree celsius shall directly 152mm
connected to the plumbing or drainage system
• All condensers & sumps shall be properly trap with a deep sealed trap 19mm dia.
extending within ________ at the bottom of the tank.
• Traps shall have _________ opening to serve as siphon breaker. 152mm
• Sumps, condensers or intercepting tanks constructed of concrete shall have:
a. Walls & bottom ________ thickness 13mm
b. Cement plaster not less than ________ thickness
• Condensers constructed with metal 12, 2.77 mm
G.I. Gauge # _______ B & S or ______ thick
• Sumps and boilers shall have an access for cleaning and a volume of not less
than twice the volume of water removed from the boilers
SECTION 811 CHEMICAL WASTES 32 mm
- all chemical wastes shall be pretreated

- Pre treatment facilities shall be approved by administrative authority
- Material used on piping shall be Chemical Resistant glass lined pipe, High silicon
iron lead pipe not less than _______ wall thickness
- All jointing materials shall be approved
- All piping shall be readily accessible
- Owner shall keep the location of piping of chemical waste
- No chemical vent be connected to other vents
- No chemical wastes shall be discharged to the ground
SECTION 812 VERTICAL WET PIPING
- Wet Venting is limited to Trap arm receiving __ to __ Fixture units - 1, 2

- Fixture that serves as a Vent shall not exceed up to __ Fixtures - 4
- Vertical piping of ____ consecutive inlet levels is considered wet vented sec. - 2
- 1, 1
Size of wet vent shall be: - 51mm
- sum
- Wet vented section shall have a minimum of ___ pipe size larger than the upper
fixture or ___ pipe size larger than the sum of the fixture unit
- Min. _______ diameter
- Common vent sizing shall be the ____ of the fixture unit served
- 152 mm
SECTION 813 SPECIAL VENTING FOR ISLAND FIXTURES - 20mm/m, 2%
- 1, 45 degree elbow
- Traps for island sink shall be vented as high as possible, but not less than the
drain board height
- Return vent shall be connected to the horizontal drain thru a wye branch
- Critical level is _________ above the highest flood level rim of the fixture
- Vent line slope of not less than _________ or _______ towards the drain
- Return bend under drain shall be a _____ piece fitting or an assembly of
___________________
- Island sink drain shall serve no other fixture
- provision of accessible clean outs on vertical portion of the foot vents
SECTION 814 COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM
• Shall be permitted only where structural conditions preclude the installation of

conventional systems
• Any branch more than _________in length shall be separately vented • 4.6m
• Min. area of vent shall be _____ or _____ the inside cross-sectional area of the drain • ½, 50%
pipe served. • 2
• Min. dia. of traps or waste pipe shall be ____ pipe sizes larger than required OR any • 51 mm
fixture, tailpiece or connection.
• No vertical waste pipe shall be used in any CW and VS except the Tailpiece, and shall
not be greater than 0.60 meters in length
• CO not required when the tailpiece is less than _________ diameter
• 346 mm
SECTION 815 DIRECT WASTE TO GROUND • 286 mm
• 152 mm
Sacrarium - shall not be disposed directly to the ground
• length ___________
• width ____________
• height ___________
SECTION 816 CLEAR WATER WASTES Air gap
• Water lilts, expansion tanks, cooling sachets, sprinkler systems, drip and overflow fans
shall discharge thru an indirect waste by means of an ________
SECTION 817 SWIMMING POOLS
• Pump discharge shall be installed as Indirect waste
SECTION 818 REFRIGERATION WASTES 1, 2.8m3
The indirect waste lines carrying refrigeration minimum: 4-12m3
32 mm ____ inlet serving not more than _____ refrigeration wastes 13-36m3
51mm ____, 32mm inlets or the equivalent refrigeration wastes
76mm ____, 32mm inlets or the equivalent refrigeration wastes
SECTION 819 AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT
shall be drain by means of an indirect waste pipe
Point of Discharge
• __________________
a) a properly trapped receptor • Air Gap or Air
b) other point of discharge acceptable to the administrative authority Break
i. dry wells • Leaching pit
ii. _____________
iii. Tailpiece of plumbing fixtures
CHAPTER 9: VENTS AND VENTING
Materials
• Vent Pipes
- a. Cast iron
- b. Ductile cast iron
- c. Galvanized steel
- d. Galvanized wrought iron steel
- e. Lead
- f. Copper
- g. Brass
- h. Schedule 40
- i. ABS
- j. DWV
- k. Series 1000
- l. PVC
• No Galvanized Wrought Iron or Galvanized Steel Pipe & Fittings shall be used
underground & shall be kept at least ________ above ground.
152mm
• Horizontal and vertical vent lines & vent stacks
- shall be Copper, Cast Iron, Galvanized Wrought Iron or Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes.
• Vent Fittings
- shall be Cast Iron, Galvanized Malleable Iron or Galvanized Steel, Lead, Copper, Brass,
ABS, PVC, Vitrified Clay Pipe or other approved materials having smooth interior
waterway of the same diameter as the piping served.
Note!
exceed 1/3
The length of horizontal portion of a vent may _________ of the Total length of vertical and
horizontal portions is limited by Table 7.5, provided the vent is increased ____ pipe size larger 1
for it's entire length
SECTION 904 SIZE OF VENTS
Table 7-5
• The size of Vent piping shall be based on the TOTAL number of FIXTURE UNITS
• Drainage shall be vented by one or more vent pipes, shall not be less than the required
• Shall not be less than 1 1/4 (32mm) nor less than 1/2 the dia. of the drain to which it is
connected.
• The aggregate cross-sectional area shall not be less than the largest required building
sewer.
SECTION 905 VENT PIPE GRADES AND CONNECTIONS 152 mm
• All horizontal vent pipes shall be free from Drops and Sags, shall be graded and 1
connected to the drip by gravity
• Vents connected to horizontal drain shall have its invert taken off above the
drainage centerline
• Vents shall be off-setted horizontally ________ above the highest flood level rim
• All vent pipe shall extend above the roof, and should be increased ___ pipe size
larger (a.k.a. VSTR)
• Vent pipe opening of a soil or waste pipe shall not be below the trap weir
• Two fixtures may be served by a common vertical vent
SECTION 906 VENT TERMINATION
Vent stack thru roof extension
• extend its flashing all around the stack

• Distance from roof --------------------------- 0.15 m (min.)
• Distance from any vertical surface ------- _______ (min.) 0.30 m
Vent opening termination
• Horizontal distance from any operable window, door opening, air intake or vent shaft -- 3.0 m
-- _________(min.)
• Vertical distance / above any operable window, door opening, air intake or vent shaft 0.90 m
__________ (min.)
• at least 0.9m min. away from any lot line, alley & street boundary lines.
Vent pipe shall be extended 0.15 m from any roof or fire wall
Vent pipes for outdoor installation
• *horizontal distance from any part of roof (deck) ------ ________(min.) 3.0 m
• *vertical distance from any part of roof (deck) ---------- ________(min.)
2.1 m
Joints on vent on the roof shall be made watertight and be protected with approved flashing
material
SECTION 907 VENT STACKS and RELIEF VENT
• For building 10 storeys and higher, Yoke vent is required every ________floors 3 to 5
• Diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than 1 1/4" or 32 mm or less than 1/2 or
50% of the drain it serves 1.0m
• Yoke vent in connection with the vent stack shall be placed not less than ______ above
the floor level.
• provision of venting on drainage
CHAPTER 10: TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS
SECTION 1001 TRAPS REQUIRED Integral trap
• Each plumbing fixture excreting shall have approved type water seal P-trap
• ONE TRAP is to ONE TRAP ARM rule
Fixtures Trap P-trap
a. Water closet _______________
b. Lavatory _______________ Bag trap
c. Shower drain/Floor drain _______________
d. Bath tub _______________
Note
*One trap can serve not more than 3 single compartment laundry sinks or laundry tubs having 0.75 m
same elevation and distances not more than _________ apart
*1 trap may serve:
• 3 single compartment sink of the same depth

• 3 lavatories immediately adjacent to each other not more than 0.75m apart.
• In no case any tailpiece or connections shall exceed 0.6m long.
No food waste disposal unit shall be installed on a Restaurant, Commercial or Industrial sinks
serve by a single trap
• Food waste disposal unit shall connected to a separate trap
Note
*No clotheswasher or laundry tub shall be connected to any trap of a kitchen sink 0.60 meter
*Tailpiece shall be as short as possible: _____________ maximum

• 2x (twice)
SECTION 1002 TRAPS PROTECTED BY VENT PIPES • 90 degrees
• degrees
Trap Arm Length • 22.5 degrees
• shall not be less than _________the diameter of the trap arm pipe
• CO is not require on trap arm change of direction if does not exceed _________
• Exception
a. Change of direction not exceeding __________ no C.O. required
b. Change of direction greater than ____________CO required
• Vent pipe except water closet and urinal shall not be below the weir of the trap
Horizontal Distance of Trap Arms

Diameter size Distance to vent
32 mm • 0.76 m
38 mm • 1.07 m
51 mm • 1.52 m
76 mm • 1.83 m
102 and larger • 3.05 m
• with a slope of not less than 20mm/m or 2%

Note
• The developed length bet. Closet ring or Closet Flange to the inner side of the vent • 1.8 m (max.)
shall not be more than _____________
Traps described • 17
• Gauge # _____ B&S or _______thick can be use as a trap, except fixtures discharging • 1.1 mm
urine
• traps shall have the name stamp (gauge tubing and manufacturers name)
• traps shall have a smooth and uniform interior waterway
SECTION 1004 TRAPS PROHIBITED
• "S" trap
• Bell and Crown Vented traps
• No fixture shall be Double trapped
• No Drum trap shall be isntalled with out vent
SECTION 1005 TRAP SEALS 51mm (2")
• Each fixture trap shall have a water seal of : __________ to _________deep 102mm (4")
• *measured from the dip to the crown weir
SECTION 1006 FLOOR DRAIN TRAPS
- Floor drain shall be connected a trap

- Drain inlet shall be located that it can be Full viewed
- Provision of Backwater valve when subject to reverse flow
SECTION 1007 TRAP SEAL PROTECTION
- Floor drain or similar traps directly connected to the drainage shall be provided with an
Approved Automatic Priming for Water seal maintenance
SECTION 1008 INDUSTRIAL INTERCEPTOR / CLARIFIER

152 mm
- Interceptors or clarifiers shall have a minimum _________ deep water seals
- Location of interceptors shall be relfected on plan
SECTION 1009 SLAUGHTER HOUSE and PARKING ESTABLISHMENTS
- Private sewage disposal system shall be provided with Grease interceptor for proper
disposal of EFLLUENTS
SECTION 1010 MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR AUTO WASH RACK
- Wash rack shall be protected against Storm or Surface water

- *shall drain into an Interceptor for Oil and Grease separation
SECTION 1011 GREASE TRAP 3.4L/sec
Note 1.3L/s.
- *Grease trap is not required for individual units or for any private living quarters
- *Shall not be installed for a facility that has an approved rate of flow of greater than
________& lower than _______ 2½
- *The total capacity of fixtures discharging to any grease trap shall not exceed
________ times the certified liters per minute flowrate of grease traps.
- Grease trap installed with inlet more than __________ lower than any outlet shall have
a flow rate of not less than _____ of that given in Table 10.2 or more than ___ fixtures • 1.2 meters, 50%, 4
connected to it • 1.2m
- Grease traps may be used as a fixture outlet provided: • 0.75m
a. Hor. distance between the fixture & the grease trap does not exceed_____. • 51mm, 2”
b. Vertical tailpipe or drain does not exceed_____.
• Grease traps shall have an approved water seal of ______ or ____min. in depth or the
diameter of its outlet.
SECTION 1012 GREASE INTERCEPTOR for COMMERCIAL KITCHENS

Grease trap capacity, # of Rate of flow (L/min) Grease Retention Capacity
fixtures connected
1 76 18
2 95 23
3 132 32
4 189 45
SECTION 1013 FOOD WASTE DISPOSAL PROHIBITED 6' or 1.819 meters
- No food waste disposal unit shall be connected to Grease trap or Grease Interceptor
- Vent pipe shall not be below of the weir trap
• - Developed length of the Closet Flanged or Closet ring to the vent pipe shall not exceed
_______________
Trap Arm
Diameter Size Distance to vent
32 mm 0.76 m
38 mm 1.07 m
51 mm 1.52 m
76 mm 1.83 m
102 and larger mm 3.05 m
SECTION 1014 TRAPS 17, 1.1 mm
Each trap shall be Self Cleaning
Materials
a) ABS
b) Cast Brass
c) Cast Iron
d) Lead
e) PVC
• Gauge # ____ B&S or ________ thick

• *every trap shall have a smooth and uniform waterway
Note outlet
1. No more than 1 approved slip joint fitting may be used on the ______side of a trap Tubing Trap Adapter
2. No tubing trap shall be installed without a listed _______________
SECTION 1015 LAUNDRIES 12.7mm
Laundry equipent that does not have "Integral strainers" shall discharge into an interceptor with
a wire basket to prevent passage of __________or larger in maximum dimension
SECTION 1016 SAND INTERCEPTORS 0.2m2
• Provision of Sand interceptor 610mm

• Shall be have a dimension of _______ min. for the net free opening of the inlet section
& a __________ min. depth under the invert of the outlet pipe.
• 76 mm
SECTION 1017 CONSTRUCTION and SIZE • 0.2 m2
• 610 mm
• Inlet and outlet of the pipe shall have a minimum of _________diameter • 18.9 L/min
• The invert of the inlet pipe shall not be lower than the invert of the outlet • 75.7
*Minimum dimension - ________ • 0.09m2
*Minimum depth - ________(under the invert of the outlet pipe) • 50%
• For every _______ flow or fraction; or ________L/min additional flow, a _______
increased in the area of the sand interceptor
• Outlet section = atleast ______ of the area of the inlet section
CHAPTER 11: STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
SECTION 1101 GENERAL
Storm Drainage are required for:
•Roof Areas
•Courtyard
•Courts
to collect stormwater and discharge the storm water to an approved disposal
point
SECTION 1102 RAINWATER SYSTEMS
Materials
1. Rain water downspouts or Conductor pipings
a) Cast Iron
b) Galvanized steel
c) Iron, Brass, Copper, Lead
d) Schedule 40 ABS
e) DWV
f) Series 1000
g) PVC DWV
2. Rain water downspout or Conductor

a) Not less than Gauge #_____, Galvanized sheet metal 26
* used in low height building
3. Rain water piping

a) Galvanized iron pipe
b) Schedule 30
c) Cast iron soil pipe
d) S.W.
e) Type DWV copper tube
f) Schedule 40 ABS
g) DWV
h) Series 1000
i) PVC DWV
*used in medium height building, basement area
4. Downspout for High rise buildings

a) stronger pipe resist _______________ "Hydrostatic Pressure"
5. Rainwater piping commencing 0.60 meters from the exterior of the building
approved materials
Connections and Installations

a. Rain water piping shall not be used as vent,soil and waste pipe
b. Rain water piping shall be protected
c. Roof drains, overflow drains, rainwater piping shall be tested
Section 1103 - ROOF DRAIN
Materials
• *Materials should be made of Cast iron, Copper or any corrosion resistant material
Strainers
• Should not exceed _________ above the surface of the roof immediately adjacent to 102mm
the drain
• Dome-type strainers shall have at least _______ times the area of the outlet pipe to 1½
which it is connected.
• Roof Deck strainers shall have at least ___ times the area of the outlet pipe to which it 2
is connected.
• *Interior roof drain shall be made of cast iron and watertight
• *Outlet connections shall be inside caulk and female screwed
Section 1104- SIZING OF RAINWATER PIPING
• Vertical rainwater piping shall be sized based upon maximum depth in mm or rainfall
per hour
• Rain fall per hour given the roof area in m2 102 mm/ hour
*Manila Area = _____________ (rainfall intensity)
Vertical Wall Areas – permit storm water to drain adjacent roof area below
1. One wall - add ______ of area of the wall to the roof area 50%
2. Two adjacent walls - add _____ of the total wall areas to the roof area 35%
3. Two opposite walls (same height) - ____ additional area to be added no
4. Two opposite walls (different height) - add _____ of wall area above top of lower wall to the 50%
roof area 50%
5. Three sides wall - Add ____ of the inner wall below the top of the lowest wall no
- plus allowance for the area of the wall above top of the lowest wall 1/2
6. Four sides - _____ allowance for wall areas below the top of the lowest wall
- add for areas above top lowest wall
7. The area of the side of a tall building exposed to rain is taken as _______ of the cross area
• *Vertical piping may be round, square or rectangular provided that the area of a
rectangular piping shall have at least the equivalent cross sectional area of a circular
piping & its dimensions shall not exceed 3 to 1.
CHAPTER 12: HOUSE DRAIN AND HOUSE SEWERS
SECTION 1201 SEWER REQUIRED 61m
• It is considered that public sewer is not available if it is located more than ____ from 0.6m
the proposed building or exterior drainage facility or any lot or premises thereat.
• Building sewer: beginning ________ from outside face of the wall.
SIZE OF BUILDING SEWERS
• Basis on the total number of fixture units drained by sewer 150 mm or 6"
• *Minimum Size of Building sewer = _____________
SECTION 1206 GRADE, SUPPORT and PROTECTION of BUILDING SEWER
Building Sewers
• Slope 20mm/m or 2%
a) ______________ towards
1. Septic tank
2. Street sewer main
b) it may be reduced but shall not be less than ___ 1%.
Except
• a. Due to the depth of the street sewer
• b. Due to structural features conflict
• c. Due to adverse arrangement of any building
20mm/m or 2% ----- smaller than _____ pipe 102 mm
10mm/m or 1% -----____________ mm pipe 102 mm to 152.4
5mm/m or 5% -------____________ or larger 204 mm
• Shall be laid over Conrete Cradle or Bed 0.60 meters, 0.30 meters
• Shall be laid _________ from the building wall, or __________ below the finish surface
of the ground
SECTION 1207 CLEANOUTS
• CO not required for ___________ length of building sewer from building drain 3.0 meter
Note
• All required building sewer cleanouts shall be extended to finish grade
• CO shall be installed to allow cleaning on the direction of flow, or at right angle
• CO under concrete or asphalt shall be made accessible by strong yard boxes with
hinged cover or extending the top cover with counter sunk operating nut flush
• CO on manhole should be approved by the administrative authority 91.0 meters
*Maximum distance of Manhole = _________
• Inlet and outlet pipes connection of manhole shall be made by a Flexible Compression 0.3 meters
Joints and closer than __________
• No flexible compression joint shall be embedded inside the manhole base
SECTION 1208 SEWER AND WATER PIPES 3.0 meters
• Bottom of the water pipe at all points shall have atleast ____________ above the top of 3.0 meters
the drain line
• The water pipe shall be placed on a solid shelf with horizontal clear distance atleast 3.0 meters
______________
• Water pipe crossing sewer line shall be laid __________ above the sewer or drain line 3.0 meters
• Water pipe joints shall have a clear distance of __________ to any sewer line
SECTION 1210 ABANDONED SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES 1.5m
• Every abandoned building (house) sewer, or part thereof, shall be plugged or capped in 15.2m
an approved manner within _______ of the property line.
• All drainage piping shall clear domestic water supply wells by at least_____. The 7.6m
distance may be reduced to not less than _______ when the drainage piping is
constructed of materials approved for the use within a building.
CHAPTER 13: JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
SECTION 1301 TIGHTNESS
Water Test
• section shall be tested with ______ head of water, and will be kept within _________ 3 meter
Air Test 15 minutes

• Uniform pressure gauge of ________ kpa or _________ of mercury, and will be kept for
a period of 15 minutes 34.5
Building Sewer test 254 mm

• Plugging the ends of the building sewer and completely filling it with with water from
lowest to the highest 344.5 kpa
Water piping
• Water test
testing pressure shall be the Working pressure plus 50% load
• Air Test
__________ of air can be substituted for water test
SECTION 1302 TYPE OF JOINTS
1. Caulked joints
• *Bell and Spigot cast iron pipe

• *shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with lead to a depth of not less
than _______________ 25.4 mm or 1"
• *the finish joint shall not extend to _______ below the rim of the hub for Cast iron pipe
• Compression joint - using neoprene gasket rubber 3.2 mm
• *Hubless joint - using elastomeric sealing sleeve and stainless-steel clamp
2. Threaded Joints
80
• *used for Galvanized iron, steel and plastic pipes
• *shall be of standard taper pipe thread
• threaded plastic = schedule _____ minimum wall thickness and shall be factory cut or
molded
• pipe joint material shall be applied on male thread
• *always used recessed fittings
3. Wiped joints
• use for lead pipe and fittings, copper or brass pipe, ferrules, solders nipples and traps 19mm
• should not be less than ______ or atleast same as thick as the materials joined
Note CAULKING FERRULE
• Joints between Lead and Cast iron, Steel or Wrought iron shall be by means of
_________________or _______________ SOLDERED NIPPLE
4. Soldered and Wet joints
• flame torch @ 149 to 427 degrees celsius

• *use in brass or copper tubings
• shall be properly flux of an approved material 0.2% lead
• Solder and Flux with ___________ is prohibited
-Brazing Joint 449 degrees C
• *similar to soldering, except flame torch starts at ____________ up to the melting
point of the material joined
Welding
• *joining metal in the plastic molten state
5. Compression Fittings
• Standard fittings - fires a ferrule against the tube

• Flare fittings - used for copper tubings
-tubing expanded with a flaring tool
6. Cement Mortart Joints
• *used for Concrete pipes

• *it is prohibited on new construction, and only allowable for repair and connection to
the existing lines
• using compression elastomeric materials
-Elastomeric Gasket Joint
• "O-RING"
7. Burned Lead joints
• *used for lead pipes

• shall be fused together to form a uniform weld at least thick as the lead sheets being
joined.
8. Asbestos Cement Sewer pipe joints
• using of coupling and sealed with neoprene rubber rings
9. Packing Additives prohibited
• used of leaking sealing additives is prohibited
10. Flexible Compression Factory Fabricated joints
• aprroved standards
11. Solvent Cement Plastic Joints
• fusing plastic and fittings using Adhesive

• IAPMO standard installation approved
12. Mechanical Joints
• *shall be approved on joining centrifugal cast iron water pipe
13. Molded Rubber Coupling Joints
• Neoprene rubber bushing shall be used to allow any difference in piping material
diameters
• *Neoprene rubber shall be used on pipes subject to oil
14. Elastomeric Gasketed Joints and Rubber ring joints
• IAPMO Standard
15. Brazing and Welding
16. Pressure Lock type Connection

• inserting the pipe to a certain depth
17. Shielded Coupling joints
18. Hubless Cast iron pipe joints
SECTION 1303 USE OF JOINTS
Clay Sewer pipe
• Neoprene gasket for hub and spigot joints
Cast Iron pipe
Screwed pipe to cast iron pipe
• either caulked or threaded joints
Lead to Cast iron,wrought iron or steel
• shall be made by a wired joints to caulking ferrule, soldered nipple or bushing
Copper Water Tube
• brass fittings properly soldered and brazed
Plastic Fittings
• use of fabricated female screw is prohibited 80

• * minimum of schedule _____ wall thickness
SECTION 1304 SPECIAL JOINTS
Copper tubing to Screw pipe joints

• used of brass adaptor fittings and shall be properly sweated or soldered
Slip Joints
• used of compression nut, compression washer and friction ring
Expansion joints
• joints shall be free and accessible
Unions
Ground joint, flared or ferrule connections
• shall not be considered slip joints
Plastic pipe connections to other materials

• * used of approved types of fittings and adapters
SECTION 1305 FLANGED FIXTURE CONNECTIONS
• Connection shall be bolted with rust proofed materials and with an approved
gasket, washer or setting compound bet. The earthware and the connection
• shall be set at firm base Graphite-impregnated
• Closet bends or stubs must be cut off square asbestos felt
• - Gasket material shall be _______________________
SECTION 1306 PROHIBITED JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
- Obstruction of flow thru the drain is prohibited

• - The enlargement of a closet bend or stub from ________________ is not an
Obstruction 76mm to 102 mm
CHAPTER 14:
QUALITY AND WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS, PLUMBING MATERIALS AND REFLECTED STANDARDS

USE OF COPPER TUBING
Copper tube shall not be used for piping carrying chemical or industrial wastes 6.4mm
a. Shall not be carrying chemical and acid wastes
b. Copper tube for water shall have a weight of not less than type "L" 19.56 kg/m3, 1.6 mm
c. Coloured stripes for marking shall be at least _________ width
14.63 kg/m3
3.2mm
LEAD
a. For Safe Pans = not less than __________ and __________thick
b. For Flashings or Vent terminals = not less than __________ and 1.2 mm thick
c. Lead bends & lead traps shall not be less than __________ in wall thickness.
CLOSET RINGS (CLOSET FLANGES) 178mm
• Each such closet ring or closet flange shall be approximately _______ in diameter, 6.4mm
when installed together with the soil pipe, present a 38mm wide flange & a groove face
to receive the fixture gasket or ball wax. 51
• Caulked-on closet rings or closet flanges shall not be less than ________ thick & not
less than ______ in overall depth. Four (4)
• _______ bolts per water closet
THREADED PIPE AND FITTINGS
1. Screwed Fittings - ABS or PVC threads shall be tapped

2. Drainage fittings - should allow ___slope
VALVES & FITTINGS 102mm or larger
• Drainage Gate Valves shall be: 102mm

• Cast Iron bodies for ____________
• Cast Brass or Bronze bodies for sizes less than_______
REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLUMBING MATERIALS
• AHAM - Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

• ANSI - American National Standard Institute
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• ASSE - American Society of Sanitary Engineers
• AWWA - American Water Works Association
• CISPI - Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
• CS & PS - Commercial Standards & Product Standards
• FS - Federal Specifications
• IAPMO - International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials
• PDI - Plumbing & Drainage Institute
• PNS- Philippine National Standard Certification Mark
• UL - Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc.
• WQA - Water Quality Association
• ISO - International Standard Organization
• EN - European Committee for Standardization Central Secretariat
PLUMBING MATERIALS
• ABS- Acrylonitrile-Butadine-Styrene
• DWV - Drain, Waste & Vent
• CPVC - Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
• UPVC - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride
• CPE- Chlorinated Polyethylene
CHAPTER 14:
QUALITY AND WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS, PLUMBING MATERIALS AND REFLECTED STANDARDS

USE OF COPPER TUBING
Copper tube shall not be used for piping carrying chemical or industrial wastes 6.4mm
a. Shall not be carrying chemical and acid wastes
b. Copper tube for water shall have a weight of not less than type "L" 19.56 kg/m3, 1.6 mm
c. Coloured stripes for marking shall be at least _________ width
14.63 kg/m3
3.2mm
LEAD
a. For Safe Pans = not less than __________ and __________thick
b. For Flashings or Vent terminals = not less than __________ and 1.2 mm thick
c. Lead bends & lead traps shall not be less than __________ in wall thickness.
CLOSET RINGS (CLOSET FLANGES) 178mm
• Each such closet ring or closet flange shall be approximately _______ in diameter, 6.4mm
when installed together with the soil pipe, present a 38mm wide flange & a groove face
to receive the fixture gasket or ball wax. 51
• Caulked-on closet rings or closet flanges shall not be less than ________ thick & not
less than ______ in overall depth. Four (4)
• _______ bolts per water closet
VALVES & FITTINGS 102mm or larger
• Drainage Gate Valves shall be: 102mm

• Cast Iron bodies for ____________
• Cast Brass or Bronze bodies for sizes less than_______
REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLUMBING MATERIALS
• AHAM - Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

• ANSI - American National Standard Institute
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• ASSE - American Society of Sanitary Engineers
• AWWA - American Water Works Association
• CISPI - Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
• CS & PS - Commercial Standards & Product Standards
• FS - Federal Specifications
• IAPMO - International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials
• PDI - Plumbing & Drainage Institute
• PNS- Philippine National Standard Certification Mark
• UL - Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc.
• WQA - Water Quality Association
• ISO - International Standard Organization
• EN - European Committee for Standardization Central Secretariat
PLUMBING MATERIALS
• ABS- Acrylonitrile-Butadine-Styrene
• DWV - Drain, Waste & Vent
• CPVC - Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
• UPVC - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride
• CPE- Chlorinated Polyethylene

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SUMMARY OF THE REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE

BOARD OF MASTER PLUMBERS

1. Chairman: ENGR. REYNALD B. ILAGAN

2. Members: ENGR. PEDRITO D. CAMILET, JR

3. Members: ENGR. JAIME JAJAY E. CRUZ

HISTORY OF PLUMBING PRACTICE

Plumbing Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay. Republic Act No. 1378

Building Code of the Philippines Republic Act No. 6541

Plumbing Code for the City of Manila City Ordinance 2411

spearheaded the updating of the Revised Plumbing Code Jaime M. Cabase

Plumbing Engineering was first introduced. Feati University

Birth of plumbing profession 17th century

It was established by Spaniards as model community Intramuros / Walled City

MASTER PLUMBER’S CODE OF ETHICS

1. Act in an unprofessional manner and demand any ______ Remuneration

2. ____________ another Registered Master Plumber Supplant

3. ____________another Registered Master Plumber Underbid

4. Take advantage of a salaried __________ position Government

5. Allow the ____ of his/her license as a Registered Master Plumber Use

6. _______ falsely or maliciously, directly or indirectly, the reputation of Injure

7. Advertise in self-laudatory language, act in any manner and engage in Dishonor

4. _______ shall be so designed and installed to prevent from explosion. Devices

5. Every building shall be connected to the________ . Sewer system

9. All piping shall be made of ________ approved materials. NAMPAP

12. Vent terminals shall extend to the_________ . Outer air

15. Proper protection shall be provided to prevent____________. Contamination

19. Plumbing systems shall be maintained by_____________________. Registered master plumbers

20. All plumbing fixtures must be properly____________. Spaced

SECTION 100 – PERMIT REQUIRED

Compliance of Provisions of this code, professional services of Registered and Licensed

SECTION 101 – TO WHOM PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED

SECTION 102 – APPLICATION FOR PERMIT

1. Identify & describe the plumbing work covered Application:

All plumbing plans, drawings, diagrams, design analyses/computations as

SECTION 103 – PERMIT ISSUANCE

SECTION 104 – APPLICATION FOR EXISTING PLUMBING SYSTEM

SECTION 105 – INSPECTIONS

Operation of Plumbing Equipment Concealed

SECTION 106 – CONNECTION APPROVAL

SECTION 107 – SPECIAL PROVISIONS

• Philippines, appearing at the lower portion of the round seal

When applied to a fixture, connection, appliance or equipment, shall mean having

BENDING PIN (or

Also called a “stiz” bath. Bidet

a controlled outlet of a pipeline to discharge liquid or detritus. Blow-off

Bell & Spigot,

a non-watertight lined excavation in the ground which relieves the discharge of a

a vertical shaft for installation of different pipe stacks. CHASE

A.k.a. “Loop Vent or Unit Vent” COMMON VENT

a ________________ is vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which the

a drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to trap or connecting other

C-L or C/L marking on a backflow prevention device or vacuum breaker is a point

any connection or arrangement, physical or otherwise, between a potable water supply

is the “nominal diameter” as designated commercially:

the vertical portion of a rainwater conductor DOWNSPOUT

a metallic sleeve, caulked or joined to an opening in a pipe, into which a plug is

is an arbitrary quantity in terms of which the load producing effects of water

is integrated within an air accumulator vessel which is designed to discharge a

is a device, which discharges a predetermined quantity of water into fixtures for

a device designed to retain grease from 1 to a maximum of 4 fixtures. GREASE TRAP