PLUMBING FIXTURES PIPES AND FITTINGS

0.375 m Min. distance of water closet center to side wall 3/8" Min. NPS of fixture supply pipe for toilet

Min. distance of water closet center to water

0.75 m 1/2" Min. NPS of fixture supply pipe for shower
closet center

0.30 m Min. distance of urinal center to side wall 1/2" Min. NPS of fixture supply pipe for kitchen sink

0.60 m Min. distance of urinal center to urinal center 1/2" Min. NPS of fixture supply pipe for bathtub

0.375 m Min. distance of bidet center to side wall 3/8" Min. NPS of fixture supply pipe for bidet

Min. fixture supply pipe diameter for tank type

0.75 m Min. distance of bidet center to bidet center 3/8"
water closet.

2% Min. slope of shower receptor 3" Min. fixture drain size for a water closet

4% Max. slope of shower receptor 1.5" Min. fixture drain size for a bathtub

559 mm Min. height of threshold for shower wide door 0.05m (2”) Min. depth of water seal for trap

0.60 sq.m. Min. interior area of shower compartment 0.10m (4”) Max. depth of water seal for trap

4.9 m Min. spacing of drains for gang shower 51 mm Min. height of a water seal for each fixture trap.

Mounting height of wall hung lavatory from the Min. water seal depth or outlet diameter of
32" or 0.80 m 51 mm
FFL grease trap
Max. mounting height of toilet grab bars from
36" or 0.90 m 102 mm Max. height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
FFL
Max. mounting height of tissue paper holder
19" 38 mm (1 ½”) Min. trap diameter for a bathtub
from FFL

51 mm (2") Min. trap diameter for a shower stall.

51 mm (2") Min. size of waste branch for a shower stall.

 Min. size of trap and waste branch for a Min. extension of the VSTR above an openable
3" 0.90 m
pedestal urinal. window.
Min. distance of vent away from any lot line,
38 mm (1 ½”) Min. size of trap or branch for a bidet. 0.90 m
alley and street boundary lines.
Min. horizontal distance of any VSTR from a roof
0.16 m Diameter of drum trap 3m deck used for other purposes aside from
protection from weather.
0.20 m Min. length of a drum trap Min. length of any branch requiring separate
4.6 m
venting.
0.32 m Max. length of a drum trap Min. number of stories served by a waste stack
10
requiring a parallel vent stack.
Max. spacing of waste outlets of one trap that
0.75 m Max. distance of any under floor clean-out from
serve three single compartment sinks 6.10 m
any access door, crawl space, or crawl hole
0.60 m Max. length of the tailpiece from any fixture.
1 ½” Vent pipe size for lavatories, drinking fountain

25 mm Min. diameter of pipe sleeve

1 ½” Vent pipe size sink

75 mm Min. pipe sleeve for 64mm diameter uPVC pipe

1” Vent pipe size for shower, laundry, slop sinks

32 mm (1 ¼”) Min. diameter of an individual vent

3” Vent pipe size for water closet

1.5 m (5’) Max. distance of vent from trap seal

15 m Max. length requirement to have a clean-outs

150 mm Min. extension of the VSTR above the roof Length of horizontal drain which does not
1.5 m (or less) require a clean-out unless such line is serving
Min. vertical extension of VSTR from any roof sinks or urinal
2.10 m
deck where it is protruded
38 mm Size of cleanout for pipe size of 38 mm ∅
Min. extension of VSTR above any other vertical
300 mm
surface.
38 mm Size of cleanout for pipe size of 51 mm ∅
Min. height of a branch vent above the fixture it
150 mm (6")
is venting
64 mm Size of cleanout for pipe size of 64 mm ∅
Min. height of vent above the highest level rim
152 mm of the fixtures served before offsetting
horizontally. 76 mm Size of cleanout for pipe size of 64 mm ∅
Min. distance of the VSTR from any openable
0.30 m
window. 102 mm or larger Size of cleanout for pipe size of 89 mm ∅
 Min. front clearance of clean-out 51 mm or
305 mm
less
Max. front clearance of clean-out 51 mm or
450 mm
more
Min. vertical clearance of clean-out in under
450 mm floor piping extended to or above floor finish Fixture Unit FU 7.5 gal. per minute or 1 cubic ft. per minute
or extended outside the building
Min. horizontal clearance of clean-out in under
750 mm floor piping extended to or above floor finish
or extended outside the building SEPTIC TANK
Min. distance of water piping from any
regulating equipment, water heater,
300 mm Min. width of a septic tank.
conditioning tanks, and similar equipment
requiring union fittings.
Min. length of a septic tank.
3 m (10') Max. spacing of pipe supports at intervals.

Min. Gauge of galvanized sheet used for Min. liquid depth for a septic tank.
26 gauge
downspouts.
Max. liquid depth for septic tank.
1/8 Bend A type of pipe fitting for a Yoke Vent.
Length of house sewer from the inner face of
4 – 5 ft the foundation wall of a building to the
45˚ 1/8 bend elbow junction with another sewer.

60˚ 1/6 bend elbow

2% Min. slope of horizontal drainage pipe

Min. slope for pipe with more than 102 mm

1%
diameter
¼” : 1ft or
Slope requirement for a house drain.
6mm : 300mm

0.90 m Minimum width of a septic tank.

1.50 mts. Minimum length of a septic tank.
0.60 m Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank.
1.80 mts.
Maximum liquid depth for septic tank.
1 cum. Minimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the
 secondary compartment of a septic tank. inside that pipe?
Schedule 40 &
Minimum dimension of a manhole access to 80 Manufactured schedule for uPVC pipes
508 mm.
a septic tank.
A self-closing basin faucet needs how many
12
Minimum length of the secondary psi (pressure) to be efficient
compartment of a septic tank with a How many gallons do an average daily consumption
1.50 mts 30gal. of a Bathtub?
capacity of more than 6 cubic meters.

Minimum distance of a water supply well

15.20 mts.
from a septic tank.

Minimum distance of a water supply well

45.70 mts.
from a seepage pit or cesspool.

Minimum distance of a water supply well

30.50 mts.
from a disposal field.

3 Minimum head of water, in meters, required

for each section of plumbing for water test.
How many days, at least, shall be given
before any plumbing work inspection is
3 done
after written notice for inspection.

Minimum time, in minutes, required for

water to stay in the system or pipes for a
15 minutes water
test without any leaks to satisfy said testing.

Minimum lead content in percent for pipes

8%
and fittings safe for humans.

Minimum vertical distance from the bottom

of water pipes to the top of sewer or drain
pipe
300mm
if laid in the same trench on top of the
other.

7.48 gals
1 cubic foot of water contains
7.5 gals 1 cubic foot of water contains
4.34 psi If the water riser is 3.0 meter in height, what
will be the minimum pressure of the water