Plumbing Review 09

Arch. A. M. Agusin, uap

 Law/s governing the Plumbing for
Buildings
• National Plumbing Code of the
Philippines RA 1378

• NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR

DRINKING WATER
• WATER CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
– PD 1067
 COMPLETE ARCHITECTURAL AND
ENGINEERING WORKING DRAWINGS

• Architectural
• Structural
• Sanitary / Plumbing
• Electrical/ Electronics
• Fire Protection
• Mechanical
 COLOR CODING OF PIPES:
• STEAM PIPING DIVISION:
– High Pressure – White
– Exhaust System – Buff
 WATER PIPING DIVISION:
• Fresh water, low pressure – Blue
• Fresh water, high pressure – Blue
• Salt water pipe – Green
 OIL PIPING DIVISION:
• Delivery – Brass or Bronze
• Discharge – Yellow
 DEFINITION OF TERMS FOR
SANITARY AND PLUMBING
• BIBB
– Another name for faucet.
 BIDET
• A plumbing fixture designed to facilitate
washing of the genital area.
 BUILDING MAIN
• Water supply piping beginning at the
source of supply and ending at the first
branch inside the building.
 BUIDLING STORM DRAIN
• Drainage piping which connects the storm
sewer to a drainage system which collects
rain water, ground water, and surface run-
off.
 CHASE
• A pipe chase. A space or recess in the
walls of the building where pipes are run.
 CHECK VALVE
• A device preventing backflow in pipes.
Water can flow readily in one direction but
any reversal of the flow causes the check
valve to close.
 CLEANOUT
• Removable drainage fitting which permits
access to the inside of drainage piping for
the purpose of removing obstructions.
 DOWNSPOUT
• A vertical pipe usually of sheet metal or
plastic which carries water from the gutters
to the ground or to a storm drain.
 FIXTURE
• A device such as a sink, lavatory, bathtub,
water closet or shower stall.
 FLOOR DRAIN
• A fitting which is located in the floor
(generally concrete) to carry waste water
into the drainage piping
 GATE VALVE
• Used to regulate the flow of water. When
this is fully opened there is no obstruction
in the flow of water.
 LAVATORY
• A fixture designed for washing hands and
face. This is generally installed in the
bathroom.
 SOIL PIPE
• A pipe conveying waste which contains
fecal matter (human waste).
 Stack
• Any pipe or part thereof which is installed
in a vertical position
 WATER RISER PIPE
• Any water supply pipe which rises
vertically form a horizontal pipe.
 WATER CLOSET
• A flush plumbing fixture designed
to receive human excrement.
 VENT
• The part of the drain, waste, vent piping
which permits air to circulate and protects
the seals and traps from siphonage or
backflow.
 SEPTIC TANK
• A water tight tank in a private disposal
system which receives household sewage.
Within the septic tank, solid matter is
separated from the water before the water
is discharged.
 ROOF DRAIN
• A drains installed in a flat or nearly flat roof
to receive water and conduct it to the
leader, downspout or conductor.
 POTABLE WATER
• Water which is satisfactory for drinking
and for domestic purposes.
 Battery of Fixtures
• Any of two or more adjacent fixture which
discharge into a common horizontal or soil
branch.
 Rough-in
• The installation of all pipes in the plumbing
system that are in partition and under
floors. It includes the plumbing work done
before the setting of the fixtures
 2%
• Standard Horizontal Grade for
Soil Pipes
 45%
• Degree for change of direction for waste
pipes/lines
 Siphonage/ or Syphonage
• The result of minus pressure in the
drainage system.
 Capillary action
• A kind of trap seal loss caused by a
suspension of a foreign object such as a
string, rags, strands of hair extended over
the outlet arm of the trap.
 Fixture Units
• Water closet 6 units
• Urinal 5 units
• Shower 2 units
• Floor drain 2 units
• Lavatory 2 units