R.A.

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PHILIPPINES (History & Definition of Terms)
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1. 17th The traced birth era of the plumbing profession 14. Air Gap, An unobstructed vertical distance through
century in the Philippines Water the free atmosphere between the lowest
Distribution opening from any pipe or faucet conveying
2. 18th & 19th An era in the history of plumbing practice where
potable water to the flood-level rim of any
century Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of
tank, vat or fixture
maintaining, repairing and/or remodeling
plumbing systems in all "pueblos" or towns 15. Air, Water (3) basic necessities of life considered in the
including churches, convents and gov't buildings and Food Plumbing Code
3. 20th An era where proper waste disposal in all 16. Alley Any public space, public park or
century municipalities was imposed due to contagious thoroughfare less than three (3) meters but
diseases that engulfed the Philippines along with not less than two (2) meters in width
the arrival of the American soldiers, engineers, dedicated or deeded for public use
Thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelists
17. Alter or Any change, addition or modification in
4. 1902 The year were Plumbing Trade in the Philippines Alteration construction of occupancy
was duly recognized by the government
18. Approved Accepted or acceptable under an applicable
5. 1935 The year National Master Plumbers Association specifications or standard stated or cited in
of the Philippines (NAMPAP) was organized and this Code, or accepted as suitable for any
had it registered with the Securities and proposed use under procedures and powers
Exchange Commission of the Administrative Authority
6. 1954 The year that the Plumbing Law of the 19. Approved An organization primarily established for
Philippines was signed Testing purposes of testing to approve standards
Agency and approved by the Administrative Authority
7. 1966-1969 The year that the board of examiners for MP and
the NAMPAP prepared a Curriculum for 20. Automatic A standpipe which operates automatically by
Plumbing Engineering that was approved by the Standpipe opening a hose valve
DepEd and was first introduced at the Feati System
University
21. Backflow The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or
8. 1994 The year NAMPAP created a plumbing code substances into the distributing pipes of a
committee tasked to amend/revise the National potable supply of water from any source
Plumbing Code of the Philippines other than from its intended source
9. 1999 The year NAMPAP created a plumbing code 22. Backflow Condition or any arrangement whereby
review committee to go over the work of the connection reverse flow can occur
plumbing code committee
23. Backflow Device or means to prevent flow of liquid
10. ABS Acrylonitrile-Butadine-Styrine Preventer from returning to the source of supply. Also
called vacuum breaker
11. Accessible When applied to a fixture, connection or
equipment, shall mean having access thereto, 24. Backpressure Occurs due to an increased reverse pressure
but which may require prior removal of an Backflow above he supply pressure. These may be due
access panel, door or similar obstruction to pumps, boilers, gravity or other sources of
pressure
12. Airbreak A physical separation, which may be a low inlet
into the indirect waste receptor from the fixture, 25. Back- The flowing back of used, contaminated or
appliance or device indirectly connected Siphonage polluted water from a plumbing fixture or
vessel into a water supply pipe due to a
13. Air Gap, The unobstructed vertical distance through the
negative pressure in such pipe
Drainage free atmosphere between the lowest opening
from any pipe plumbing fixture, appliance or 26. Backvent The part of a vent line, which connects
appurtenances conveying waste to the flood Pipe directly with an individual trap underneath or
level rim of the receptor behind the fixture and extends to the branch
or main vent pipe at any point higher than the
fixture or fixture traps it serves. This is
sometimes called an individual vent
27. Backwater A device installed in a drainage system to 45. Building A structure built, erected and framed of
valve prevent reverse flow component structural parts designed for the
housing, shelter, enclosure or support of
28. Ball Cock A valve opened and closed by the fall and rise,
persons, animals or property of any kind
respectively, of an attached ball floating on the
surface of the liquid 46. Building That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a
Drain drainage system which receives the discharge
29. Ball Joint A type of pipe connection in which a ball-
from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside
shaped end is held in a cup like shell and allows
the walls of the building and conveys it to the
movements in every direction
building sewer beginning 0.6M outside the
30. Bathroom A room equipped with a shower stall or bathtub building wall
31. Battery of Any of two or more similar adjacent fixtures with 47. Building That part of the horizontal piping of a drainage
Fixtures discharge in to a common horizontal soil or Sewer system which starts from the end of the building
waste branch drain and which receives the discharge of the
32. Bell That portion of a pipe which, for a short building drain and conveys it to a public sewer,
distance, is sufficiently enlarged to receive the private sewer, individual sewage disposal system
end of another pipe of the same diameter for or other point of diaposal
the purpose of making a caulked or push-on 48. Building That portion of the underground system, which
joint Subdrain cannot drain by gravity into the building sewer
33. Bending A tool for straightening or bending lead pipe 49. Building Water service connection
Pin Supply
34. Bidet A plumbing fixtures used for washing the middle 50. Building The pipe carrying potable water from the water
private part of the body, especially the genitals. Supply meter or other source of water supply to a
Also called the "sitz" bath building or other point of use or distribution on
35. Blank A pipe flange that is not drilled for bolt holes the lot.
Flange 51. Bureau of The national agency which adopted the
36. Blind A flange that closes the end of a pipe. There is Public Plumbing code of Manila
flange no opening for the passage of liquid or gas Works

37. Blow-Off A controlled outlet of a pipeline to discharge 52. Cap A fitting, screwed or caulked over the end of a
liquid or detritus pipe for closing the pipe end

38. Board The Licensure Board for the Master Plumbers 53. Catch A receptacle in which liquids are retained for a
Basin sufficient period of time to allow settleable
39. Boiler A valve outlet of a boiler that permits discharge
material to deposit
Blow-Off of accumulated sediment
54. Caulking Plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other
40. Branch Any part of the piping system other than a main,
materials that are pounded into the annular
riser or stack
space.
41. Branch A length of soil or waste stack corresponding in
55. Caulking The material pounded into the annular opening
Interval general to a story height, but not case less than
2.43 meters within which the horizontal branches 56. Certified A person who has shown competence to test
from one floor or story of a building are Backflow and maintain Backflow assemblies to the
connected to the stack Assembly satisfaction of the Administrative Authority
Tester having jurisdiction
42. Branch A horizontal vent connecting one or more
Vent individual vertical back vents with vent stack or 57. Cesspool A non-watertight lined excavation in the ground
stack vent which receives the discharge of a sanitary
drainage system or part thereof, designed to
43. Brazed Any Joint obtained by joining metal parts with
retain the organic matter and solids discharging
Joint alloys which melt at temperatures hover than
therefrom, but permitting the liquid to sleep
449 degrees centigrade, but lower than the
through the bottom and sides of the cesspool
melting temperature of the parts to be joined
58. Chapter 1 Administration
44. B&S Brown and Sharpe (Specification) or Bell and
of R.A.
Spigot (ends of pipes)
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59. Chapter 2 Definitions 76. Code When used alone, shall mean these
of R.A. 1378 regulations, subsequent amendments
(revised) thereto or any emergency rule or regulation
which the administrative authority having
60. Chapter 3 General Regulations
jurisdiction may lawfully adopt
of R.A. 1378
(revised) 77. Combination A specially designed system of waste piping
Waste and embodying the horizontal wet venting of
61. Chapter 4 Plumbing Fixtures
Vent System one or more sinks or floor drains by means
of R.A. 1378
of a common horizontal waste and vent
(revised)
pipe, adequately sized to provide free
62. Chapter 5 Inspection and Tests movement of air above the flow line of the
of R.A. 1378 drain
(revised)
78. Combustible A structure which any part of its structural
63. Chapter 6 Water Supply and Distribution Construction framework will ignite and burn at a
of R.A. 1378 temperature of 756 degrees centigrade or
(revised) less
64. Chapter 7 Excreta Drainage System 79. Commission The Professional Regulation Commission
of R.A. 1378 (PRC)
(revised)
80. Common The part of plumbing system designed and
65. Chapter 8 Indirect Waste Piping, Wet-Vented Systems and installed to serve more than one (1)
of R.A. 1378 Special Wastes appliance, fixture, building or system
(revised)
81. Conductor or A vertical pipe to convey rainwater
66. Chapter 9 Vents and Venting Downspout
of R.A. 1378
82. Confine Space A room or space having a volume less than
(revised)
1.4 cu.m. With 250kg calorie of the
67. Chapter 10 Traps and Interceptors aggregate input rating of all fuel burning
of R.A. 1378 appliances installed in that space
(revised)
83. Contamination An impairment of the quality of the potable
68. Chapter 11 Storm Drainage System water which creates an actual hazard to the
of R.A. 1378 public health through poisoning or spread
(revised) of disease by sewage, industrial fluids or
69. Chapter 12 House Drains and House Sewers waste. Also defined as High Hazard
of R.A. 1378 84. Continuous A vertical vent that is a continuation of the
(revised) Vent drain to which the vent connects
70. Chapter 13 Joints and Connections 85. Continuous A drain connecting the compartments of a
of R.A. 1378 waste set of fixtures to a trap or connecting other
(revised) permitted fixtures to a common trap
71. Chapter 14 Quality and Weights of Materials, Plumbing 86. Corporation A stop valve placed at he connection of the
of R.A. 1378 Materials & Referenced Standards Cock water service pipe to the water main
(revised)
87. Court An open, unoccupied space, bounded on
72. Chase A vertical shaft for installation of different pipe two (2) or more sides by the walls of the
stacks building.
73. Check A valve that automatically closes to prevent the 88. Critical Level A point conforming to approved standards
valve flow of liquid or gas in a reverse direction (C-L or C/L) and established by he testing laboratory
74. Circuit vent A group vent pipe which starts in front of the (usually stamped on the device by the
extreme fixture connection on a horizontal manufacturer) which determines the
branch and connects to the vent stack minimum elevation above the flood level rim
of he fixture or receptable served where the
75. City The Plumbing Code for the City of Manila
device may be installed
Ordinance
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89. Cross Any connection or arrangement, physical or 102. Dry A standpipe having no permanent water inside
Connection otherwise, between a potable water supply Standpipe the pipe
system and any plumbing fixture or any tank,
103. Dry Vent A vent that does not carry liquid or water-borne
receptable, equipment or device, through
wastes
which enables non-potable, used, unclean,
polluted, contaminated water or other 104. Durham A term used to describe soil or water system
substances to enter into any part of such System where all pipings are of threaded pipe, tubing
potable water system under any condition or other such rigid construction using recessed
drainage fittings to correspond to the types of
90. Dead-End The extended portion of a pipe that is closed
piping
at one end to which no connections are made
on the extended portion, thus permitting the 105. Effective The minimum cross-sectional area at the point
stagnation of liquid or air therein Opening of water supply discharge measured or
expressed in terms of: (1) diameter of a circle;
91. Department The administrative authority and includes any
(2) if the opening is not circular, the diameter of
Having other law enforcement agency concerned by
a circle of equivalent cross-sectional area.
Jurisdiction any provision of this Code, whether such
agency is specifically named or not 106. European A standard incorporated by the Friar Engineers
standards who built the government buildings, residential
92. Department The department which was created by an act
and other structures
of Public of congress through the initiation of NAMPAP
Services of 107. Existing The on-going installation of the plumbing
the City of Work system or any part thereof which has been
Manila installed prior to the effectivity of this Code

93. Developed The length of a pipe along its centerline and 108. Family One person living alone or a group living
Length fittings together, whether related to each other by birth
or not
94. Diameter The nominal diameter as designated
commercially. I.D. denotes inside diameter of 109. Faucet A valve located at the end of a water pipe
pipe and O.D. denotes outside diameter of a through of which water can be drawn from or
tube held within the pipe

95. Domestic The liquid and water-borne eases derived 110. Ferrule A metallic sleeve, caulked or joined to an
Sewage from the ordinary living processes, free from opening in a pipe, into which a plug is screwed
industrial wastes and of such character that that can be removed for cleaning or examining
permit satisfactory disposal without special the interior of the pipe
treatment. It is discharged into the public 111. Fixture A receptacle other than a trap attached to a
sewer or into a private sewage disposal plumbing system in which water or water may
system be collected or retained for ultimate discharge
96. Domestic The wastewater containing human excrements into the plumbing system
Sewage and liquid household waste 112. Fixture The water supply pipe between the fixture
97. Double- A pipe fitting with adjacent reverse bends and Branch supply pipe and the water-distributing pipe
Bend Fitting shaped like the letter "S" 113. Fixture The drainpipe from the trap of a fixture to the
98. Double Two offsets in succession or in series such that Drain junction of that drain with any other drainpipe
Offset the centerlines of the outside ends are in the 114. Fixture A water supply pipe connecting the fixture with
same straight line Supply the fixture branch
99. Downspout The vertical portion of a rainwater conductor 115. Fixture An arbitrary quantity in terms of which the load-
100. Drain A pipe, which carries ground and surface Unit producing effects or water requirements on the
waters, storm water or wastewater into a plumbing system of different kinds of plumbing
building drainage system fixtures are expressed in some arbitrarily chosen
scale. One fixture unit is equivalent to a rate of
101. Drainage Includes all the pipings within public or private
flow of 28.3 L/minute (1 cu.ft./minute)
System premises which convey sewage or other liquid
wastes to a legal point of disposal but does 116. Flooded When the liquid in a fixture rises to the flood-
not include the mains of a public sewer system level rim
or a public sewage treatment or disposal plant 117. Flood The level in a fixture at which water begins to
Level overflow over the top or rim of the fixture
118. Flood Level The top edge of a receptacle from where 132. Ground The water that stands in or passes through the
Rim water overflows Water ground
119. Floor-Area The area included within surrounding walls of 133. Group A branch vent that performs its functions for
a building (or portion thereof), exclusive of Vent two (2) or more traps
Vent shafts and courts
134. Height of The vertical distance from the "Grade Line" to
120. Flushometer Integrated within an air accumulator vessel Building the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or
Tank which is designed to discharge a to the top line of a mansard roof or to the
predetermined quantity of water into fixtures average height of the highest gable of a pitch
for flushing purposes or hip-roof
121. Flushometer A device, which discharges a predetermined 135. Horizontal A drain pipe extending laterally from a soil
Valve quantity of water into fixtures for flushing Branch stack or building drain with or without vertical
purposes and is actuated by direct water sections or branches, which receives the
pressure discharge from one or more fixture drains and
conducts it to the soil or waste stack or to the
122. Flush Tank A rank located above or integral with water
building drain
closet, urinal or similar fixtures for flushing or
removing excrements in the fixture 136. Horizontal Any pipe or fitting installed in a horizontal
Pipe position or which forms an angle of not more
123. Flush valve A device located at the bottom of the tank
than forty-five (45) degrees with the horizontal
for the purpose of flushing water closet and
plane
similar fixtures
137. House That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a
124. Gate Valve A valve in which the flow of water is cut off
Drain plumbing system which receives the discharges
by means of a circular disc fitted against
from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside
machine-smoothed faces, at right angles to
of a building and conveys it to the house sewer
the direction of flow. The disk is raised or
outside of the building
lowered by means of a threaded stem
connected to the handle of the valve. 138. House That part of a plumbing system extending from
Sewer the house drain at a point 0.60M from the
125. Globe Valve A valve in which the flow of fluid is cut off by
outside face of the foundation wall of a building
means of a circular disc that fits over and
to the junction with the street sewer or to any
against the horizontal valve seat. The
point of discharge, and conveying the drainage
movement of the plane of disc is parallel to
of one building site
the normal direction of flow of water through
the orifice resulting to a tortuous passage 139. House The pipeline from the building to the public
which offers a high pressure loss Storm street storm drainage system
Sewer
126. Gooseneck The flexible tubing connection between a
service pipe and a water main 140. Hub That portion of a pipe which, for a short
distance, is sufficiently enlarged to receive the
127. Gooseneck A return bend of small-sized pipe, one end of
end of another pipe of the same diameter for
which is about 30cm long and he other end is
the purpose of making a caulked or push-on
about 7.5cm long. It is commonly used as
joint
faucet for a pantry sink.
141. Hubless Cast iron soil pipes with plain ends connected
128. Governor An American official who issued a letter of
Pipes together with bolted stainless steel bands and
General instruction on proper waste disposal in all
neoprene gaskets
Harrison municipalities of the Philippines
142. Indirect A pipe that does not connect directly with the
129. Grade The slope or fall of a line of pipe with
Waste drainage system but conveys liquid or wastes
reference to a horizontal plane. In drainage, it
Pipe by discharging into a plumbing fixture,
is usually expressed as the fall in centimeters
interceptor or receptacle directly connected to
per meter or percentage slope of pipe
the drainage system
130. Grease An interceptor of at least 3cu.m. capacity to
143. Individual A pipe installed to vent a fixture trap and which
Interceptor serve one or more fixtures and which is
Vent connects with the vent system above the fixture
remotely located
served or terminates in the open air
131. Grease Trap A device designed to retain grease from one
to a maximum of four fixtures
144. Individual The part of a vent line, which connects directly 160. Jurisdiction The administrative authority under the DOH,
vent with an individual trap underneath or behind the DPWH, the DILG, the City Mayors of
the fixture and extends to the branch or main Chartered Cities, Environmental Management
vent pipe at any point higher than the fixture or Bureau (DENR) and other government entities
fixture traps it serves. that regulate the practice of Registered &
Licensed Master Plumbers
145. Industrial Any and all liquid or water-borne was from
Waste industrial or commercial processes, except 161. Labeled Equipment or materials bearing a label of a
domestic sewage listing agency. All of it shall be embossed,
stamped or indelibly marked with stickers,
146. Inner A court entirely within the exterior walls of a
glued on the finish product indicating the
Court building
weight, specifications and logo of the
147. Insanitary Any connection, cross-connection, manufacturer
construction or condition, temporary or
162. Lateral In plumbing, a secondary pipeline. In
permanent, which permit or make possible; by
sewerage, a common sewer to which no other
any means whatsoever, for any unapproved
branch Sewer is connected. It receives sewage
foreign matter to enter into a water distribution
from building sewer service connections only
system used for domestic purposes
163. Latrine A water closet consisting of a continuous
148. Insanitary Any trap except where exempted in this Code,
trough containing water. The through extends
directly connected to a drainage system, the
under two or more adjacent seats prohibited
seal of which is not protected against
by health authorities for permanent
siphonage and back-pressure by a vent pipe
installations
149. Insanitary Any defective fixture, trap, pipe or fitting
164. Lavatory A fixture designed for the washing of the hands
150. Insanitary A condition in contrary to sanitary principles or or face sometimes called a wash basin
injurious to health
165. Leaching A cesspool that is not watertight
151. Insanitary Any plumbing fixture or other waste- Cesspool
discharging receptacle or device, not supplied
166. Leader A pipe connected from building gutter to the
with water sufficient to flush it and maintain it in
downspout or conductor
a clean condition
167. Length of Measured along its centerline
152. Insanitary Any opening in a drainage system, except
Pipe
where lawful, which is not provided with an
approved water-sealed trap 168. Liquid The discharge from any fixture, appliance or
Waste appurtenances in connection with a plumbing
153. Insanitary Any trap which does not maintain a proper trap
system which does not receive fecal matter
seal
169. Listed Equipment or materials included in a LIST
154. Interceptor A device designed and installed to separate
published by a listing agency that maintain
(Clarifier) and retain deleterious, hazardous or
periodic inspection on current production of
undesirable matters from normal wastes and
listed equipment or materials and whose listing
permits normal sewage or liquid wastes to
state either that the equipment or materials
discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity
complied with approved standards or have
155. Intramuros A model community of plumbing in the been tested and found suitable for use in
(WALLED Philippines established by the spaniards in the specified manners
CITY) 17th century
170. Listing An agency accepted by the administrative
156. Invert The lowest portion of the interior part of any Agency authority in the business of listing or labeling
pipe or conduit that is not vertical and which maintains a periodic inspection
157. IPS Iron pipe size program on current production of listed
models, and makes available a published
158. Iron A tool for straightening or bending lead pipe
report of such listing where specified
159. January 28, The date that the National plumbing Code of information is included that the product has
1959 the Philippines was promulgated and approved been tested against approved standards and
by Malacaang found safe for use in a specific manner
171. Local Vent A pipe or shaft to convey foul air from a
plumbing fixture or a room to the outer air
172. Loop or A vertical vent connection on a horizontal soil 183. Mobile That part of the horizontal piping of sanitary
Circuit or waste pipe branch at a point downstream of Home Park drainage system which measures 0.6M
Vent the last fixture connection and turning to a Sewer downstream from the last mobile home site
horizontal line above the highest overflow level and conveys sewage to a public sewer,
of the highest fixture connected thereat; the private sewer, individual sewage disposal
terminus connected to the stack Vent in the system or other points of disposal
case of loop venting or to the vent stack nearby
184. NAMPAP National Master Plumbers Association of the
in the case of circuit venting
Philippines
173. Lot A single area of land legally recorded or
185. November The date were the first amendment to the
validated by other means acceptable to the
28, 1967 National Plumbing Code was approved,
administrative authority where a building is
which effected the inclusion of "Asbestos-
situated or site of any work regulated by this
Cement Pipe" as an approved plumbing
Code, together with the yard, court and
material
unoccupied space legally required for the
building or works; and which is owned by or in 186. Nuisance Inadequate or unsafe water supply and or
the lawful possession of the owner of the sewage disposal system
building or works 187. Nuisance Any public nuisance known in common law
174. Main Any system of continuos piping, which is the or in equity jurisprudence
principal artery of the system where branches 188. Nuisance Whenever any work regulated by this Code
are connected is dangerous to human life or detrimental to
175. Main Vent The principal artery of venting system to which health and property
Vent branches are connected 189. Oakum Hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar
176. Manhole A large opening in a sewer line or part of a to make it waterproof
plumbing system constructed with sufficient size 190. Occupancy The purpose for which a building is used or
for a man to gain access therein for intended to be used. The term shall also
maintenance purposes and facility for changes include the building or room housing used.
of line and/or grade of pipeline Change of it is not interpreted to mean
177. Manila A model community of plumbing in the change of tenants or proprietors
Philippines in 1902 191. Offset In a line of piping is a combination of elbows
178. Manila The "Plumbing Code of the City of Manila" or bends, which brings one section of the
City pipe out of line but into a line parallel with
Ordinance the original section
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179. Manually- A standpipe that has a remote control device at Polybutylene black. The cross-sectional shape is normally
Operated each hose station oval and is denoted by its outside diameter-
Standpipe OD. Normally used as water service
System connection from main to meter

180. Master A person technically and legally qualified and 193. PE- Tube made of plastic material and colored
Plumber licensed to practice the profession of Master Polyethylene black. The cross-sectional shape is circular
Plumbing without limitations in accordance with and is denoted by its outside diameter-OD
RA 1378, having passed the examinations 194. Person A natural person, his heirs, executors,
conducted by the PRC, has received a administrators or assigns; and also includes a
Certificate of Registration from the Board of firm, partnership or corporation, its or their
Master Plumbing and possesses the current successors or assigns or agents of any of the
license to practice aforesaid
181. Master The first Chief of the Division of Plumbing 195. Pipe A cylindrical conduit or conductor
Plumber Construction and Inspection conforming to the particular dimensions
John F. commonly known as "Pipe size" and is
Has denoted by its interior diameter-ID
182. May A permissive term
196. Plumbing The art and technique of installing pipes,
fixtures and other apparatuses in buildings
for bringing in the supply, liquids,
substances and/or ingredients and
removing them; and such water, liquid and
other carried-wastes hazardous to health,
sanitation, life, property; also the pipes and
fixtures after installation i.e., the Plumbing
system
197. Plumbing Any one of a special class of device or
Appliance equipment intended to perform a special
plumbing function. Its operation and/or
control may be dependent upon one or
more energized components, such as
motors, controls heating elements and
pressure-temperature-sensing elements.
198. Plumbing Such device or equipment may operate
Appliance automatically through one or more of the
following actions: a time cycle, a
temperature range, a pressure range, a
measured volume or weight; or the device
or equipment may be manually adjusted or
controlled by the user or operator
199. Plumbing It demands no additional water supply nor
Appurtenance does it add any discharge load to a fixture
or the drainage system. It performs some
useful functions in the operation,
maintenance, servicing, economy or safety
of the plumbing system
200. Plumbing A manufactured device or a prefabricated
Appurtenance assembly or an on-the-job assembly of
component parts, and serves as adjunct to
the basic piping system and plumbing
fixtures.
201. Plumbing The basis of the Plumbing Code which was
code of the incorporated into the building code for the
United States city of Manila
202. Plumbing A sole proprietorship or corporation
Firm composed of Registered and Licensed MP
together with allied professionals, with the
MP composing the majority of the
membership, incorporators, directors
and/or executive officers and licensed MP
only render work and services within the
cognizance of RMP and members of the
allied professions also render work and
services within the cognizance of their
respective professiona
203. Plumbing Approved-type installed receptacles, devices
Fixtures or appliances supplied with water or receive
liquid or liquid-borne wastes and discharge
such wastes into the drainage system to which
they may be directly or indirectly connected.
204. Plumbing The administrative authority or the officer
Official charged with the administration and
enforcement of the National Plumbing Code,
or his regularly authorized deputy
205. Plumbing Includes all potable water supply &
System distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures & traps;
all sanitary & storm drainage systems; vent
pipes, roof drains, leaders & downspouts; & all
building drains & sewers, including their
respective joints & connections; devices,
receptacles & appurtenances w/n the
property; water lines in the premises: potable
tap, hot and chilled water pipings; potable
water treating or using equipment; fuel gas
piping; water heaters and vents for same
206. Plumbing A minimum standard quantity of plumbing
Unit fixtures that discharge wastes into a plumbing
installation including: (1) water meter, (1) water
closet, (1) lavatory, (1) shower head and drain
for a bathtub or shower stall, (1) kitchen sink, (1)
laundry tray and (3) floor drains and (4)
faucets/hose Bibb
207. Pollution An impairment of the quality of the water to a
degree which creates hazard to the public
health and adversely affects the aesthetic and
potable qualities of waters for domestic use
208. Potable Water satisfactory for drinking, culinary and
Water domestic purposes and meets the
requirements of the Philippine National
Standards for Drinking Water
209. President The president who signed the Plumbing Law of
Ramon the Philippines
Magsaysay
210. Pressure The normal force exerted by a homogeneous
liquid or gas, per unit area of the wall of he
container
211. Primary The single sloping drain from the base of a
branch stack to its junction with the main building drain
212. Private or In classification of plumbing fixtures, "private"
Private applies to the plumbing fixtures in residences
Use and apartments, to private bathrooms in hotels
and hospitals, to rest rooms in commercial
establishments for restricted use, single fixture
or group of single fixtures and to similar
installations where he fixtures are intended for
the use of a family or an individual
213. Private A septic tank with the more effluent 227. Residual The pressure available at the fixture or
Sewage discharging into a subsurface disposal field, Pressure water outlet; allowance is made for
Disposal into one or more seepage pits or Into a pressure drop due to friction loss, head,
System combination of subsurface disposal field and meter and other losses in the system
seepage pit or of such other facilities as may during maximum demand period
be permitted under the procedures set forth
228. Return Bend An open return bend usually made up of
elsewhere in this Code
two 90deg. bends with inside and
214. Private A building sewer, which receives the discharge outside threads, flanged or welded
Sewer from more than one building drain and fittings; and applied also to a 180 deg.
conveys it to a public sewer, private sewage bend in copper tubing
disposal system, or other points of disposal
229. "Revised Governs the practice of plumbing in the
215. Privy An outhouse or structure used for the National Philippines, the design, installation & use
deposition of excrement Plumbing Code of plumbing fixtures & materials in
of the buildings, infrastructure projects where
216. Privy Vault A pit beneath a pricy where excrements
Philippines"-1999 such fixtures & materials are necessary
collects
230. Rim An unobstructed top open edge of a
217. Public or In the classification of plumbing fixtures, shall
fixture
public use mean all buildings or structures that are not
defined as private or private use 231. Riser A water supply pipe, which extends
vertically to one full story or more to
218. Public A common Sewer directly controlled by
convey water into pipe branches or
Sewer public authority to which all abutters have
plumbing fixtures
equal rights of connections
232. Roughing-in The installation of all pipings and fitting
219. PVC- Potable water pipings are color-coded BLUE.
parts of the plumbing system, which can
Polyvinyl Drainpipes are manufactured with toxic
be completed prior to the installation of
Chloride components and are color-coded gray,
fixtures and accessories. These include
orange or brown
sanitary and storm drainage, tap, hot and
220. Quality of All plumbing fixtures and materials used in any chilled water supplies, gas pipings, vent
Materials discharge or plumbing system or parts thereof pipings and the necessary fixture
shall be free from defects supports
221. Readily Direct access without the necessity of 233. Sanitary Sewage The wastewater containing human
Accessible removing any panel, door or similar excrements and liquid household waste.
obstruction Also called domestic Sewage
222. Receptor An approved plumbing fixture or device of 234. Sanitary Sewer A Sewer intended to receive sanitary
such materials, shape and capacity to Sewage with or without pre-treated
adequately receive the discharge from indirect industrial wastes and without the
waste pipes, constructed and located to be admixture of rain or ground water
readily cleaned
235. Seal The vertical distance between the dip
223. Recognized Consultants of plumber journeymen on and the crown weir of a trap. Also, the
plumbers in matters pertaining to plumbing installation in water in the trap between the dip and
18th & 19th villas and mansions the crown weir
century
236. Secondary Any branch in a building drain other than
224. Regulating Include all valves and controls used in Branch the primary branch
Equipment plumbing systems which are accessible
237. Seepage Pit A loosely lined excavation in the ground,
225. Relief Vent A vertical vent line, the primary function of which receives the discharge of a septic
which is to provide additional circulation of air tank and designed to permit the effluent
between the drainage and vent systems or to from the septic tank to seep through pit
act as an auxiliary vent on specially designed bottom and sides
system such as a "yoke vent" connection
between the soil and Vent stack
226. Repair The reconstruction or renewal of any part of
an existing building for its maintenance.
238. Septic Tank A water-tight receptacle which r cruces the 252. Soil Stack A vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and
discharge of a sanitary plumbing system or Pipe wastewater
part thereof, designed and constructed to
253. Soldered A pipe Joint obtained by joining metal parts
retain solids, digest organic matter through a
Joint with metallic mixtures or alloys which melt at a
period of detention and to allow the liquids to
temperature below 427deg. centigrade and
discharge into the soil outside of the tank
above 149deg. centigrade
through a system of open-jointed sun-surface
pipings or a seepage pit meeting the 254. Special Waste which require some special methods of
requirements of this Code Wastes handling such as the use of indirect wate piping
and receptors; corrosion-resistant piping; sand,
239. Service The pipe from the street water main or other
oil or grease interceptors; condensers or other
Pipe source of water supply to the building served
pretreatment facilities
240. Sewage Any wastewater containing animal or
255. Spigot The end of a pipe which fits into a bell. Also a
vegetable matter in suspension or solution and
word used synonymously with faucet
may include liquids containing chemicals in
solution 256. Stack The vertical main of a system of soil, waste or
vent pipings extending through one or more
241. Sewer A pipe or conduit for carrying Sewage and
stories and extended thru the roof
wastewater
257. Stack The extension of a soil or waste stack above the
242. Sewerage A comprehensive term, including all
Vent highest horizontal drain connected to the stack.
or constructions for collection, transportation,
Sewerage pumping, treatment and final disposition of 258. Stack The uppermost end above the roof of an
Works sewage Vent extension of a soil or waste stack above the
through highest horizontal drain connected to the stack
243. Shaft A vertical opening through a building for
Roof
elevators, dumbwaiters, lights, ventilation or
similar purposes 259. Standpipe A vertical pipe, or a reservoir, into which water
is pumped to give it at a head
244. Shall A word that denotes mandatory acception
260. Static The pressure existing without any flow motion
245. Shielded An approved elastomeric sealing gasket with
Pressure
Coupling an approved outer shield and tightening
mechanism 261. Storey That portion of a building included between the
upper surface of any floor and the upper
246. Siamese A hose fitting with clapper valves for
surface of the floor next above
Connection combining the flow from two or more lines of
hose into a single stream. The Inlet fitting of a 262. Storm That portion of the rainfall or other
fire standpipe located above ground level Water precipitation which runs off over the earth
surface after a storm
247. Single A building designed as a home by the owner
Family of such building, and shall be the only 263. Subsoil An underground drainpipe that receives only
Dwelling Dwelling located on a parcel of ground with Drain subsurface or seepage water and convey it to a
the usual accessory building sump for disposal by gravity flow or by lift
pump
248. Siphonage A suction created by the flow of liquids in
pipes. A Pressure less than atmospheric 264. Sump An approved tank or pit which receives sewage
or wastewater and is located below the normal
249. Sitz A plumbing fixtures used for washing the
grade of the gravity system and must be
middle private part of the body, especially the
emptied by mechanical means
genitals. Also
265. Supports Devices for holding and securing pipes and
250. Slip Joint An adjustable tubing connection, consisting of
fixtures to walls, ceiling, floors or structural
a compression nut, a friction ring, & a
members such as: hangers, anchors, brackets
compression washer, designed to fit a
and cradles
threaded adapter fitting or a standard taper
pipe thread 266. Surface That portion of rainfall or other precipitation
Water which runs off over the surface of the ground
251. Soil Pipe Any pipe, which conveys the discharge of
water closet, urinal or fixtures having similar
functions, with or without the discharges from
other fixtures to the building drain or building
sewer
267. Swimming A water basin used for swimming designed to 282. Vertical Any pipe or fitting installed in a vertical
Pool accommodate many bathers at a time and Pipe position or which forms an angle of not more
properly connected to a disposal system, fills than 45deg. With the vertical line
and draws water supply or provided with
283. viii of R.A. History of Plumbing Practice
approved water purification and recirculation
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system
(revised)
268. Tailpiece The pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of
284. vi of R.A. Board Resolution No 4, Series of 1999
a plumbing fixture to the trap
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269. Tapped Tee A tee with the branch tapped to receive a (revised)
threaded pipe or fittings
285. Waste Pipe A pipe, which conveys only wastewater or
270. Third The congress that approved House Bill No.962 liquid Waste, free of fecal matter
congress
286. Water- A pipe which conveys potable water from the
271. Trap A fitting or device designed and constructed Distributing building supply pipe to the plumbing fixtures
to provide, when properly vented, a liquid seal Pipe and other water outlets
which prevents the backflow of foul air or
287. Water The water supply-supply pipe for public or
methane gas without materially affecting the
Main/ community use
flow of sewage or waste water through it
Street Main
272. Trap arm That portion of a fixture drain between a trap
288. Water Consists of the water service pipe, water
and the vent
Supply supply line, water distributing pipe and the
273. Trap Seal The maximum vertical depth of liquid that a System necessary branch pipes, fittings, valves and all
trap will retain, measured between the crown appurtenances required for the supply of
weir and the top of the dip of the trap potable water
274. Tube A cylindrical conduit or conductor conforming 289. Water A device which conditions or treats water
to the particular dimensions and denoted by Treatment supply to improve water quality, remove
its outside diameter or OD suspended solids by filtration
275. Unconfined A room space having a volume equal to at 290. Welded Any joint or seam obtained by the joining of
space least 1.4 cu.m. Of the aggregate input rating of Joint or metal parts in a plastic molten state
the fuel burning appliance installed in that Seam
space. Rooms adjacent and open to the space
291. Welder, A person who specializes in the welding of
where the appliance is installed, through
Pipeline pipes and holds a valid certificate of
openings not furnished with doors, are
competency from a recognized testing
considered part of it
agency, based on the requirements of the
276. Unit Vent An arrangement of venting so installed that regulating authority
one vent pipe will serve (2) traps
292. Wet A standpipe were water pressure is maintained
277. Vacuum An air pressure less than the atmospheric. Standpipe at all times
Also, implies siphonage in piping system
293. Wet Vent That portion of the vent pipe through where
278. Vacuum Device or means to prevent flow of liquid from wastewater also flows through
Breaker returning to the source of supply
294. Wye A hose connection with 2-gated outlets
279. Vent Pipe A pipe or opening used for ensuring the permitting (2) connection of the same or
circulation of air in a plumbing system and for smaller coupling diameter to be taken from a
relieving the negative pressure exerted on trap single supply line. Also, a pipe fitting of (3)
seals branches that form the letter Y
280. Vent Stack The vertical vent pipe installed primarily for 295. xiii of R.A. Master plumber's Code of Ethics
providing circulation of air to and from any 1378
part of the soil, waste of the drainage system (revised)
281. Vent Pipes installed to provide flow of air to or from 296. xi of R.A. Basic Principles
System a drainage system or to provide a circulation 1378
of air within such system to protect Trap seals (revised)
from siphonage and backpressure
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(revised)
298. Yard An open, unoccupied space, other than a court, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except where specifically
provided in this Code
299. Yoke Vent A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack below the floor and below horizontal connection to an adjacent
Vent stack at a point above the floor and higher than highest spill level of fixtures for preventing pressure changes in
the stacks