Plumbing Code Floor Drain Required Restroom

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Plumbing code floor drain required restroom.

Floor drains shall have removable strainers. 2014 fbc plumbing 5 th edition 4 fixtures faucets and fixture fittings 412 floor and trench drains 412 2 floor drains. Some codes allow level vents. Water closet s flushing 1 6 gallons or less are rated at 3 dfus drainage fixture units.

In tenant spaces without access to a centrally located service sink and having limited areas of hard surface floors the required service sink may be omitted subject to the approval of the code enforcement official if at least one toilet room within the space is equipped with hose bib outlets for hot and cold water and a floor drain. A dfu is the unit of probable discharge that a particular plumbing fixture produces. If the insurance doesnt want to pay then they should lobby the code authorities to make them a requirement. The floor drain shall be constructed so that the drain is capable of being cleaned.

The floor trough drain shall incorporate removable strainers. Code for floor drains in commercial bathrooms author. Floor outlet or floor mounted fixtures shall be secured to the drainage connection and to the floor where so designed by screws bolts washers nuts and similar fas tenersofcopper brassorothercorrosion resistantmaterial. Floor trough drains shall have integral or separate traps providing a minimum water seal of three inches.

Wall hung fixtures shall be rigidly supported so that strain is not transmitted to the plumbing system. Access shall be provided to the drain inlet. Some older model toilets flushing over 1 6 gallons per flush are rated at 4 dfus. In most cases drainpipes must slope at least 1 4 inch per running foot.

The floor trough drain shall be constructed so that it can be readily cleaned and the drain inlet shall be easily accessible at all times. Codes might require that vent pipes slope 1 8 inch per foot. Regardless of your plumbing code the minimum drain size for a toilet is 3 inches. 5 in hospitals and nursing homes floor drains will not be required in toilet bath facilities serving four or fewer individual residents where access to the facilities is direct from no more than two resident rooms.

4 at least one floor drain shall be located in every restroom having a masonry or concrete floor except those for private use.