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Plumbing Code Definitions
2012 Code
25
Education
Not Applicable
10/10/2016

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Term
Air Gap
Definition
The vertical distance between the opening of the water supply and the flood level rim of a receptacle.[image]
Term
Branch
Definition
Any part of the piping system except mains, stacks, or risers.[image]
Term
Branch Vent
Definition
is a vent connecting individual vents with a stack vent or vent stack[image].
Term
Building Drain
Definition
is the lowest part of the drainage system which receives waste from soil and waste pipes and connects to the building sewer.[image]
Term
Building Sewer
Definition
is drainage piping that conveys waste from the building drain to the public sewer or disposal system.[image]
Term
Cleanout
Definition
Access opening in the drainage system
used to remove obstructions.[image]
Term
Combination fixture
Definition
Two or three compartment sink drained by a continuous waste connected to one trap.
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Term
Combination Waste and Vent System
Definition
is a horizontal wet venting system for sinks and floor drains
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Term
Common Vent
Definition
is a single vent serving as the vent for two fixture drains
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Term
Critical Level
Definition
is an elevation mark on a vacuum breaker setting the minimum elevation the device can be installed above the flood level rim of a fixture [image]
Term
Cross Connection
Definition
is an actual or potential tie between potable water and any source of pollution or contamination
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Term
Developed Length
Definition
A measurement of piping taken along the center line of pipe and fittings.
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Term
Drain
Definition
Any pipe that conveys waste water in the drainage system.
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Term
Indirect Waste
Definition
is a waste pipe that drains through an air gap to the drainage system.
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Term
Individual Vent
Definition
A pipe installed to vent one fixture trap. It may connect the vent system above the fixture or terminate in the open air.
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Term
Main
Definition
is the primary or principle pipe to which branches are connected.
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Term
Potable Water
Definition
is water that is sufficiently free of impurities to meet public health standards.
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Term
Rough In
Definition
Parts of the plumbing system installed prior to the installation of fixtures.
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Term
Soil Pipe
Definition
is a drain conveying sewage containing fecal matter.
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Term
Stack Vent
Definition
is the extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest fixture served.
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Term
Trap
Definition
is a device that provides a water seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas and allow the passage of waste.
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Term
Trap Seal
Definition
Distance from Weir to top of the dip of the trap.
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Term
Vacuum Breaker
Definition
is a backflow preventer that allows air to a vacuum being pulled on a system.
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Term
Vent Stack
Definition
A vertical vent pipe to provide circulation of air to and from the drainage system.
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Term
Vertical Pipe
Definition
Pipe that makes an angle of 45 degrees or more with the horizontal.
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