SECTION 407 – INSTALLATION

◦ SECTION 407.1 – CLEANING

plumbing fixture shall be installed in a manner to provide easy access for repair and
cleaning. Where practical, all pipes from fixtures shall be run parallel and close to the
nearest wall or building line.

◦ SECTION 407.2 – JOINTS

where a fixture comes in contact with the wall or floor, the joint between the fixture and
wall or floor shall be made watertight.

Types of joints:
1. Expansion joint
2. Flexible joint
3. Mechanical Joint
4. Slip joint - an adjustable tubing connection, consisting of a compression nut, a friction
ring, and a compression washer, designed to fit a threaded adapter fitting or a standard
taper pipe thread.

◦ SECTION 407.3 – SECURING FIXTURES

floor outlet or floor mounted fixtures shall be rigidly secured on the drainage connection
and floor when so designed with the use of adequately-sized screws or expansion bolts of
copper, brass or other equally corrosion-resistant material.

◦ SECTION 407.4 – WALL-HUNG FIXTURES

wall-hung fixtures shall be rigidly supported by metal supporting members or chairs so
that no bending or pullout strain is transmitted to the wall. Approved non-corrosive
screws or bolts shall secure water closet and urinal flush tanks and similar appurtenances.

◦ SECTION 407.5 – SETTING

fixtures shall be set level and in proper alignment with reference to adjacent walls. No
water closet or bidet shall be set closer than 0.315 meter from its center to any side wall
or obstruction nor closer than 0.75 meter center to center to any similar fixture. No urinal
shall be set closer than 0.3 meter from its center to any sidewall or partition nor closer
than 0.6 meter center to center.

◦ SECTION 407.6 – SUPPLY FITTINGS

the supply lines or fittings for every plumbing fixture shall be installed to prevent
backflow.
SECTION 408 – URINALS
An approved type vacuum breaker shall protect every water supply to a urinal or other approved
backflow prevention device.

When we say BACKLOW it is a term in plumbing for an unwanted flow of water in the reverse
direction.

BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE - is used to protect potable water supplies from

contamination or pollution due to backflow.

Definition: URINAL is a sanitary fixture equipped with a water supply and drain for flushing
away urine.

Types of Urinals:

1. Wall-hung urinal
2. Pedestal urinal
3. Stall urinal
4. Trough urinal

◦ SECTION 408.1 – AUTOMATIC FLUSH TANKS

Tanks flushing more than one urinal shall be automatic in operation and of sufficient
capacity to provide the necessary volume of water to flush and properly cleanse all
urinals simultaneously. Automatically controlled flushometer valves maybe substituted
for automatic flush tanks.

Definitions:
- FLUSH TANK a tank located above or integral with water closet, urinal or similar
fixtures for flushing or removing excrements in the fixture.
- FLUSH VALVE is a device located at the bottom of the tank for the purpose of flushing
waster closet and similar fixtures.

◦ SECTION 408.2 – FLUSHOMETER VALVES

No manually controlled flushometer valve shall be used to flush more than one urinal and
each such urinal flushometer valve shall be approved, self-closing type discharging a
predetermined quantity of water.

FLUSHOMETER VALVE - is a device, which discharges a predetermined quantity of water into fixtures for
flushing purposes and is actuated by direct water pressure.