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1 THESE NOTES CONVEY MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND ARE TO BE USED WHER E THE APPLICABLE CONDITIONS OCCUR. MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS STIPULATED ELSEWH ERE WITHIN THESE DOCUMENTS OR WITHIN RELEVANT MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRU CTIONS WILL SUPERSEDE. 1.2 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED PER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INS TRUCTIONS. 2 BACKWATER VALVE 2.1 FIXTURES WITH FLOOD RIMS BELOW THE NEXT UPSTREAM MANHOLE COVER SHALL BE PROT ECTED BY APPROVED BACKWATER VALVE. INSPECTOR SHALL MAKE FINAL DETERMINATION. 2.2 NO OTHER FIXTURES SHALL DISCHARGE THROUGH BACKWATER VALVE. 2.3 BACKWATER VALVES SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE. 3 CLEANOUTS 3.1 PROVIDE CLEANOUT AT UPPER END OF HORIZONTAL DRAIN LINES AND AT INCREMENTS NO T TO EXCEED 100-FT. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLEANOUTS WHEN HORIZONTAL CHANGE IN DIREC TION EXCEEDS 135 DEGREES. 3.2 BUILDING SEWER CLEANOUT REQUIRED WITHIN 2-FT OF BUILDING DRAIN. USE OF TWO-W AY CLEANOUT AT THIS LOCATION ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR A CLEANOUT A THE UPPER TERM INAL OF THE BUILDING DRAIN. 3.3 CLEANOUTS NOT REQUIRED ABOVE FIRST FLOOR. 3.4 UNDER FLOOR CLEANOUTS SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 20-FT FROM ACCESS. 3.5 CLEANOUTS UP TO 2 DIAMETER REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 12 OUT. 18 MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR DIAMETERS > 2 . 3.6 CLEANOUT NOT REQUIRED FOR PIPE LENGTHS LESS THAN 60 INAL. 4 DISHWASHER 4.1 AIR GAP OR INTEGRAL BACKFLOW DEVICE REQUIRED FOR DISHWASHER DRAIN LINES. 5 GAS PIPING 5.1 POLYETHYLENE OR POLYBUTYLENE OKAY FOR UNDERGROUND EXTERIOR USE ONLY, AND TO BE INSTALLED BY WORKERS FAMILIAR WITH THE PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS. PIPE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 18 BENEATH GRADE. 18 AWG TRACE WIRE TO BE RUN WITH PIPE. 5.2 IRON OR STEEL PIPE, INSTALLED IN EXTERIOR LOCATIONS, TO BE PROTECTED BY FACT ORY APPLIED WRAPPING APPROVED FOR SUCH USE. PIPE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 12 BENEATH GR ADE. 5.3 GAS PIPE TO BE BLACK PIPE OR APPROVED FLEXIBLE GAS PIPE IF INSTALLED BY WORK ERS FAMILIAR WITH THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. 5.4 FLEX-PIPE WITHIN 1 OF JOIST OR STUD EDGE SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH NAIL PLATE. 5.5 UNDER FLOOR PIPING TO BE MINIMUM OF 6 ABOVE GROUND. CLEARANCE IN FRONT OF CLEAN UNLESS SERVING SINK OR UR

5.6 GAS PIPE NOT TO BE BURIED UNDER OR IN SLAB WITHIN THE BUILDING. EXCEPTION: I F ALLOWED BY LOCAL JURISDICTION, PIPE MAY BE INSTALLED IN A SLEEVE THAT VENTS TO THE OUTSIDE. REVIEW SPECIFIC INSTALLATION CODE REQUIREMENTS. 6 GAS SHUTOFF VALVES 6.1 MAIN GAS SHUTOFF REQUIRED AT EXTERIOR OF BUILDING AND TO BE READILY ACCESSIB LE. 6.2 DEDICATED GAS SHUTOFF VALVE REQUIRED WITHIN 4-FT OF FIREPLACE, BBQ AND OUTSI DE HEARTH. 6.3 DEDICATED GAS SHUTOFF VALVE REQUIRED WITHIN 3-FT OF EACH APPLIANCE. 7 LAUNDRY 7.1 TRAP TO BE BETWEEN 6 AND 18 ABOVE THE FLOOR. IN HEIGHT.

7.2 STANDPIPE RECEPTOR TO BE >= 18 AND <= 42 7.3 CLOTHES WASHERS MAY DRAIN TO LAUNDRY TUB. 8 PIPE AT FOUNDATION 8.1 SEE CONC-PIPES & TRENCHES @ FNDN 9 PIPE AT FRAMING 9.1 SEE FRMNG-CUTTING & NOTCHING DETAIL

9.2 REFER TO SPECIFIC MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRILLING, NOTCHING, AND CUT TING OF I-JOISTS AND OTHER ENGINEERED LUMBER. 10 PIPE SUPPORTS 10.1 CAST IRON NO HUB: HORIZONTAL SUPPORT TO BE WITHIN 18 OF EVERY OTHER JOINT AN D NOT TO EXCEED 4-FT O.C. BETWEEN SUPPORTS. VERTICAL SUPPORT AT BASE AND EACH FL OOR WITH A MAXIMUM VERTICAL SPACING BETWEEN SUPPORTS OF 15-FT. 10.2 COPPER: HORIZONTAL SUPPORT FOR PIPE <= 1-1/2 DIAMETER NOT TO EXCEED 6-FT O.C . FOR PIPE DIAMETER >=2 , SUPPORTS NOT TO EXCEED 10-FT O.C. VERTICAL SUPPORT AT EA CH FLOOR AND SHALL NOT TO EXCEED 10-FT BETWEEN SUPPORTS. 10.3 PEX: HORIZONTAL SUPPORTS AT 32 UIDES. O.C.. VERTICAL AT EACH FLOOR WITH MID-STORY G

10.4 ABS DWV: HORIZONTAL SUPPORTS NOT TO EXCEED 4-FT O.C. ALLOW FOR EXPANSION EV ERY 30-FT. SUPPORT AT EACH HORIZONTAL BRANCH CONNECTION. VERTICAL SUPPORT AT EAC H FLOOR WITH MID-STORY GUIDES. 11 PLUMBING FIXTURES 11.1 TOILETS SHALL NOT USE MORE THAN 1.6 GALLONS PER FLUSH. WITH MIN 30"W X 24"D AREA IN FRONT OF FIXTURE. CENTER OF FIXTURE SHALL BE = 15" TO ADJACENT WALL OR 30" CTC TO ADJACENT FIXTURE CENTER 11.2 LAVATORY FAUCET, KITCHEN FAUCET, & SHOWER HEAD FLOW RATES SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0 GALLONS PER MINUTE.

11.3 CONTROL VALVE FOR SHOWER OR TUB-SHOWER SHALL BE OF PRESSURE BALANCE OR THER MOSTATIC MIXING VALVE TYPE. 11.4 NO TOILET OR BIDET SHALL BE SET CLOSER THAN 15 FROM ITS CENTER TO ANY SIDE W ALL OR OBSTRUCTION NOR CLOSER THAN 30 ON CENTER TO SIMILAR FIXTURES. CLEAR SPACE IN FRONT OF TOILET OR BIDET SHALL BE AT LEAST 24 . 11.5 NO URINAL SHALL BE SET CLOSER THAN 12 FROM ITS CENTER TO ANY SIDE WALL OR OB STRUCTION NOR CLOSER THAN 24 ON CENTER TO OTHER URINALS. 11.6 PROVIDE 12X12 ACCESS PANEL OR UTILITY SPACE AT BATHTUB OR FIXTURE WITH CONC EALED SLIP JOINTS. 12 REVERSE OSMOSIS DRINKING SYSTEMS 12.1 REJECTION WATER MUST DRAIN THROUGH AN AIR GAP. 13 SHOWERS 13.1 MINIMUM SHOWER AREA TO BE 900 SQUARE INCHES WITH A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 30 , M EASURED FROM FINISH WALL TO CENTER OF THRESHOLD. MINIMUM SHOWER AREA TO BE MAINT AINED TO 70 ABOVE DRAIN. SHOWERHEADS, VALVES, GRAB BARS, AND SOAP DISHES ALLOWED TO PROTRUDE INTO REQUIRED AREA. 13.2 FINISHED THRESHOLD HEIGHT TO BE 2 TO 9 ABOVE TOP OF DRAIN.

13.3 SHOWERHEAD NOT TO DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TOWARDS DOOR. 13.4 DOOR TO HAVE A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 22 AND NOT TO OPEN INTO THE SHOWER. 14 TAILPIECE 14.1 MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 15 TRAP ARMS 15.1 LENGTH LIMITATIONS: 1-1/4 (30 ), 1-1/2 (72 ) (42 ), 2 (60 ), 3

(72 ), 4 & > (120 ), TOILE

15.2 90 DEGREES OF CHANGE ALLOWED WITHOUT CLEANOUT. 135 DEGREES OKAY FOR DIAMETE RS 3 AND LARGER PIPE. 15.3 DIAMETER REQUIREMENTS FOR FIXTURES: 1-1/2 (BATHTUB, SINK, RESIDENTIAL DISHWA SHER, BIDET, AND LAUNDRY TUB), 2 (CLOTHES WASHER, FLOOR DRAIN, AND SHOWER), 3 (TOI LET) 16 VENT PIPES 16.1 SLOPE VENTS TOWARDS WASTE OR SOIL PIPE. 16.2 VENT PIPES MUST BE AT LEAST 2 PIPE DIAMETERS FROM TRAP. 16.3 VENT PIPES SHALL EXTEND THROUGH FLASHING AT LEAST 6 NOT BE WITHIN 12 OF ANY VERTICAL SURFACE. ABOVE THE ROOF AND SHALL

16.4 VENT PIPES TERMINATING < 10-FT HORIZONTALLY FROM OPERABLE DOOR OR WINDOW SH ALL BE AT LEAST 3-FT ABOVE OR 4-FT BELOW OPENING. 16.5 VENT PIPES TERMINATING < 10-FT HORIZONTALLY FROM DECK SHALL BE AT LEAST 7-F T ABOVE DECK.

17 WATER HEATER 17.1 INSTALL 1-1/2" WIDE, 16 GA STRAP AT 1/3 FROM THE TOP & 1/3 FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER HEATER. STRAPS NOT REQUIRED IF FLASH WATER USED AND APPROPRIATE MANUF ACTURER S MOUNTING HARDWARE IS USED. 17.2 INSTALL BALL VALVE AT OR NEAR COLD WATER SUPPLY INLET. 17.3 INSTALL UNIONS WITHIN 12 OF WATER HEATER TO ALLOW FOR SERVICEABILITY.

17.4 IF INSTALLED IN GARAGE, WATER HEATER PLATFORM TO BE MIN. 18" ABOVE SLAB. 17.5 INSULATE FIRST 5 FEET OF PIPING. INSULATION NOT NEEDED IF USED. FLASH WATER HEATER

17.6 FOR WATER HEATERS WITH 50 GALLON CAPACITY OR LESS, PROVIDE R-12 BLANKET IF ENERGY FACTOR <0.58. 17.7 IF IN GARAGE, INSTALL PARKING CURB TO PROTECT WATER HEATER FROM POSSIBLE IM PACT. 17.8 THE T&P DRAIN PIPE SHALL BE OF THE SAME DIAMETER AS THE RELIEF VALVE OUTLET AND SHALL EXTEND TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING WITH THE END OF THE PIPE NOT MO RE THAN 6" ABOVE THE GROUND. 17.9 WHERE THE WATER HEATER IS INSTALLED IN A LOCATION WHERE LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE DAMAGE, SUCH AS IN SUSPENDED CEILING SPACES, FURRED SPACES OR ATTICS, THE WATER HEATER SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A GALVANIZED STEEL PAN HAVING A MINIMUM THICKNESS O F 0.0276 INCH. THE PAN SHALL BE NO LESS THAN 1-1/2 INCHES DEEP AND SHALL BE LARG E ENOUGH TO RECEIVE ALL DRIPPING OR CONDENSATE FROM THE WATER HEATER. THE PAN SH ALL BE DRAINED BY AN INDIRECT WASTE PIPE HAVING A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 1-INCH OR THE OUTLET DIAMETER OF THE REQUIRED RELIEF VALVE, WHICHEVER IS LARGER. THE PAN D RAIN SHALL EXTEND FULL SIZE AND TERMINATE OVER A SUITABLY LOCATED INDIRECT WASTE RECEPTOR OR FLOOR DRAIN OR EXTEND TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND TERMINATE NO LESS THAN 6 INCHES OR MORE THAN 24 INCHES ABOVE THE ADJACENT GROUND. 17.10 WATER HEATERS INSTALLED IN CONFINED SPACES (<50 CUBIC FEET PER 1,000 BTU/H INPUT) SHALL BE VENTED TO UNCONFINED SPACES BY PROVIDING TWO OPENINGS INTO THE ENCLOSURE. EACH OPENING SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM VENTILATING AREA OF 1 SQUARE IN PER 1,000 BTU/H AND SHALL BE NO LESS THAN 100 SQUARE INCHES. OPENINGS SHALL BE IN T HE UPPER AND LOWER THIRDS OF THE ENCLOSURE AND SHALL BE PROTECTED BY SCREENS MEA SURING NO SMALLER THAN X . 18 WATER SUPPLY 18.1 BALL TYPE SHUT-OFF VALVE TO BE INSTALLED BETWEEN SERVICE WATER METER AND WA TER PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE. 18.2 WATER PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE WITH INTEGRAL BY-PASS CHECK VALVE AND STRAINE R TO BE INSTALLED AT BUILDING WATER SUPPLY INLET. VALVE SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND ADJUSTMENT WITHOUT REMOVAL OF PIPE OR VALVE. BUILDING S POTABLE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM STATIC PRESSURE NOT TO EXCEED 80 PSI. 18.3 COPPER TUBE USED IN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM TO HAVE A MINIMUM WEIGHT OF TYPE L OR K. COPPER TUBING TO BE INSTALLED WITHOUT JOINTS WHERE POSSIBLE. JOINTS SHALL BE BRAZED AND FITTINGS ARE TO BE WROUGHT COPPER. PIPE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 12 BELOW GRADE. 18.4 APPROVED PEX PLUMBING SYSTEMS IS TO BE INSTALLED BY WORKERS FAMILIAR WITH T

HE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM SELECTED. 18.5 PIPE THAT IS WITHIN 1 OF JOIST OR STUD EDGE SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH NAIL PLA TE. 19 PEX 19.1 INSTALL PEX (ZURN) HOT & COLD WATER MANIFOLDS 19.2 INSTALL HOT WATER MANIFOLD AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO HOT WATER HEATER, BUT NO CLOSER THAN 18" 19.3 RUN DEDICATED 1/2" LINES TO EA BATHTUB 19.4 RUN DEDICATED 1/2" LINES TO WASHER 19.5 RUN DEDICATED 3/8" LINE TO EA FIXTURE