Chapter 5 INSPECTION AND TEST Section 501 - INSPECTION AND TESTING * 501.1 Inspections $01.1.1 Scope - all new plumbing work and such portions of existing systems as may be affected by new work or any changes shall be inspected by the ‘Administrative Authority to insure compliance with all the requirements of this Code and to assuine that the installation and construction of the plumbing system are in accordance with approved plans and specifications. °° 5011.2 Advance Notice - it shall be the duty of the Registered and Licensed Master Plumber doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Administrative Authority that said work is ready for inspection. Such notification shall be given not less than three (3) days before the work is inspected. 501.1,3 Responsibility — it shall be the duty of the holder of a permit to make sure that the work will stand the tests prescribed before giving notification and provide all the testing equipment and facilities required. 5011.4 Re-testing — if the Administrative Authority finds that the work will not pass the test, necessary corrections shall be made, and the work shet then be resubmitted for another test or inspections. The Permittee shat be assessed an appropriate fee appearance. *** SOLS ‘Test — tests shall be conducted in the presence of the Administratin: Authority or of his duly appointed representative. SOLL6 Corrections — notices of corrections or violations shall be written by th: Administrative Authority and hand-delivered to the permittce at the site of the work or sent by registered mail to the Permittee’s authorize sepresentative. $01.1.7 Approval ~ upon the satisfactory completion of plumbing work ani successful final test of the installation, a certificate of approval shall by issued by the Administrative Authority to the Permittee on demand. Covering or Use - no plumbing or drainage system, building sewer, private sewer disposal systein or part thereof, shall be covered concealed or put into use until it has been inspected, tested and approve! as prescribed in the Code Scanned with CamScanne* 501.19 Uncovering - any drainage or plumbing system, building sewer, private sewage disposal system or pant thereof, which is installe’, altered or repaired is covered or concealed before the installation is inspected, tested and approved as prescribed in (his Core shall be uncovered fot inspection and testing after notice to uncover the work that has been issued to the responsible rcrson at the jobsite by the Plumbing Inspector. 501.2 Testing 5012.1 Responsibility - the equipment, material and labor necessary for inspections or tests shall be furnished by the person to whom the permit is issued or by whom inspection is requested. 501.22 Media - the piping of the plumbing, drainage and venting system shall be tested with water or air. The Administrative Authority requires the opening or removal of any plug or clean-out, etc., to ascertain if the testing medium has reached all parts of the system. After the plumbing fixtures have been set and their traps filled with water, they shall be submitted again for a final test. 9 501.23 Water Test — the water test shall be applied to the drainage and vent systenis cither in its entirety or in sections. IF applied to the entire system, all openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except the highest opening, and the system filled with water to the point of overflow, If the system is tested in sections, each opening shall be tightly plugged except the highest opening of the section under test, and cach section shall be filled with water, but no section shall be tested with Jess than a 3meter head of water. In testing successive sections at least the upper 3 meters height of the preceding section previously tested shall be tested again so that no joint or pipe in the building (except the uppermost 3 meter of the system) shall have becn submitted to a test of not less than 3 meters head of water. The water shall be kept in the pine system or in the portion under test, for at least fifteen (15) miruie~ before inspection starts. The system shall be tight at all joints. 50124 Air ‘Test ~ the air test shall be made by attaching an air compressor testing apparatus to any suitable opening, and afler closing all other inlets and outlets to the system, air is forced into the pipe system until there is a uniform gauge pressure of 34.5 kPa or sufficient to balance a column of mercury 254 mm in height. The pressure shall be held without introduction of additional air for a period of at least fileen (15) minutes, Scanned with CamScanne501.2.5 Building Sewer Test - Building Sewers shall be tested by plugging the end of the building sewer at its points of connection with the public sewer or private sewage disposal system and completely filling the building sewer with water from the lowes: to the highest point thereof, or by approved equivalent low pressure air test, or by such other test as may be prescribed by the Administrative Authority. The building sewer shall be watertight at all points. 501.2.6 Water Piping — upon completion of a section or of the entire hot and cold water supply systems, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the working pressure under which it is to be used plus 50%. The water used for test shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. A 344.5 Kpa air pressure may be substituted fur the water test. In either method of test, the piping shall withstand the test without leaking for a period of not less than fifteen (15) minutes. * 501.2.7 Defective Systems — an air test shall be used in testing the tightness condition of the drainage or plumbing system of any building premises when there is reason to believe that it has become defective. In buildings or premises condemned by the proper Administative Authority because of an unsanitary condition of the plumbing system or part thereof, the alterations in such system shall conform to ths requirements of this Code. $01.28 Moved Structures ~ all parts of the plumbing systems of any building of part thereof that are moved from one foundation to another, or from ‘onc location to another, shall be completely tested as prescribed for new work as described, except that walls or floors need not be removed during such test when other equivalent means of inspection acceptable to the plumbing authority are provided 501.2.9 Protectively Coated Pipe - inspection and repair shall conform to Section $01 with special care to avoid damage on the outside coating of the pipe and the proper restoration of damaged portions. 501.2.10 Test for Shower Receptors — shower receptors shall be tested for water-tightness by filling with water to the level of the rough threshold The test plug shall be so placed that both upper and under sides of the sub-pan shall be subjected to the test at the point where it is clamped to the drain. Scanned with CamScanneSection $02 - MAINTENANCE The owner or his ageat shall maintain the plumbing and drainage system of his premises under the jurisdiction of the plumbing authority in a sanitary and safe operating condition. Section 503 — EXISTING CONSTRUCTION No provision of this Code shall be deemed to require a change in any portion of a plumbing or drainage system or any other work regulated by this Code in or on existing building or lot when such work was installed and is maintained in accordance with law in effect prior to the effective date of this Code, except when any such plumbing or drainage system or other work regulated by this Code is determined by the Administrative Authority to be in fect dangerous, unsafe, insanitary, or a nuisance and a menace to life, health or property. Section $04 - HEALTH AND SAFETY Whenever compliance with all the provisions of this Code fails to eliminate or alleviate a nuisance, or any other dangerous or insanitary condition which involve health or safety hazards, the Owner or his agent shall install such additional plumbing and drainage facilities or shall make such repairs or alteration as may be ordered by the plumbing authority. scanned with Camscanne