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NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

A. DEFINITIONS

B. PRINCIPLES
Principle no.1
 All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be provided
with a supply of pure and wholesome water ,
 Neither connected with unsafe water supplies
 Nor subject to hazards of backflow or back-siphonage .
Principle no.2
 Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplied with water in
sufficient volume and
 at a pressure adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and
 Without undue noise under all normal conditions of use
Principle no.3
 Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the minimum quantity of water
 consistent with proper performance & cleaning
Principle no.4
 Devices for heating and storing water shall be so designed and installed as to
prevent dangers from explosion through overheating.
Principle no.5
 Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human
habitation, occupancy or use on premises abutting(adjacent to) a street, alley or
easement where there is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer system .
Principle no.6
 Each family dwelling unit on premises abutting on a sewer or with a private
sewage-disposal system shall have at least one water closet and one kitchen sink
 Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be installed to meet the basic
requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene
Principle no.7
 Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth non-absorbent material , free from
concealed fouling surfaces and
 Shall be located in ventilated enclosures
Principle no.8
 The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to safeguard
against fouling , deposit of solids , clogging and
 with adequate cleanouts so arranged that the pipes may be readily cleaned
Principle no.9
 All pipings of plumbing systems shall be of durable NAMPAP APPROVED
materials,
 free from defective workmanship ,
 designed and constructed by Registered Master Plumbers to ensure satisfactory
service
Principle no.10
 Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be equipped with a
water-sealed trap
Principle no.11
 The drainage piping system shall be designed to provide adequate circulation of
air
 free from siphonage, aspiration(inhalation/suction) or forcing of trap seals under
ordinary use
Principle no.12
 Vent terminals shall extend to the outer air and installed to preempt clogging and
the return of foul air to the building (how about above the ceiling?)
Principle no.13
 Plumbing systems shall be subjected to such tests to effectively disclose all leaks
and defects in workmanship
Principle no.14
 No substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixtures, destroy the
pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage-disposal process shall be
allowed to enter the building drainage system.
Principle no.15
 Proper protection shall be provided to prevent contamination of food, water, sterile
goods and similar materials by backflow of sewage .
 When necessary, the fixture, device or appliance shall be connected indirectly with
the building drainage system .
Principle no.16
 No water closet shall be located in a room or compartment which is not properly
lighted and ventilated .
Principle no.17
 If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings where there is
no sewer within a reasonable distance , suitable provision shall be made for
disposing of the building sewage by some accepted method of sewage treatment and
disposal, such as a septic tank .
Principle no.18
 Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject to backflow of sewage , suitable
provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building . (How?)
Principle no.19
 Plumbing systems shall be maintained in serviceable condition by Registered
Master Plumbers.
Principle no.20
 All plumbing fixtures shall be installed properly spaced, to be accessible for their
intended use.
Principle no.21
 Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master Plumbers with due regard to the
preservation of the strength of structural members and
 the prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage .
Principle no.22
 Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious (harmful/
toxic)to surface or sub-surface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or
into any waterway, unless first rendered innocuous through subjection to some
acceptable form of treatment.
C. MASTER PLUMBER’S CODE OF ETHICS
A registered master plumber shall
1. “maintain” a professional bearing “consistent” with an honorable and dignified
“pursui”t of his/her profession ,
2. adhering to a set of conduct becoming (attractivelysuitable) of his/her calling,
3. and shall not:
Code no.1 UNPROFESSIONAL
 Act in an unprofessional manne r and
 demand “any” remuneration (payment) “other than” his/her original charges
 except for additional services not covered in the basic contract;
Code no.2 SUPPLANT
 “Supplant” (replace/ out of somebody ) another Registered Master Plumber
 “after definite steps” have already been taken toward his/her being commissioned
to perform the contract;
Code no.3 UNDERBID
 Underbid another Registered Master Plumber by reducing his/her professional fees
 after being informed of the fees charged by the other Registered Master Plumber;
Code no.4 GOVERNMENT POSITION
 Take advantage of a salaried government position to “compete unfairly” with a
practicing Registered Master Plumber;
Code no.5 ALLOW LICENSE
 Allow the use of his/her License as Registered Master Plumber for a fee to an
unlicensed Master Plumber in plumbing works
 without his/her personal supervision.
Code no.6 injure REPUTATION
 Injure” falsely” or “maliciously” , directly or indirectly , the reputation of another
Registered Master Plumber by reviewing his/her work for the same client
 unless the professional services of the former have been officially terminated and
 all professional fees have been duly (properly, suitably)paid by the client; [ why
not???]
Code no.7 SELF LAUDATORY
 Advertise in self-laudatory (expressing praise) language,
 act in “any manner” and “engage” in any practice which
 tends to bring “dishonor” to the “dignity” of the
o the Registered Master Plumber,
o the National Master Plumber ’s Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP) and
o the plumbing profession.

D. ADMINISTRATION
E. HISTORY OF PLUMBING PRACTICE
F. NOTES