DESIGN

1.5m (5ft) Permanent Platform

1.5m (5ft) Yoke Vent connection
1.5m (5ft) Plug or Cupped f abandoned
sewer from property line
1.5m – 4.6m Indirect Waste pipe directly
trapped not vented
152mm dia. Vent (Firewall)
152mm Vacuum Breaker
152mm Distance of hot water line to cold
water line
0.3m / 1ft Trench Backfill
0.3m / 1ft Metal Pipe before CPVC above
water heater
0.3m / 1ft Union from regulating devices
6.4mm Caulked thickness
51mm Caulked Depth
0.3m / 1ft Vent (flashing)
3m Vent from Open window
(Horizontal)
0.9m Vent from Open window (Vertical)
0.6m Tunnel Depth
(2) Two Pipe larger Potable water discharge to
Drainage
750mm Floor cleanout (Horizontal)
450mm Floor Cleanout (Vertical)
32mm dia. (Minimum) Vent Pipe
50 mm dia. (Minimum) Waste Pipe of a Fixture
0.46-1.22 m Minimum-Maximum height of fire
service connection from grade
line
500gpm Waste discharge from waste
treatment facility
1 ¼ inch Tailpiece for lavatory
2 ft (0.6m) Asbestos cement shall not
installed within any structure
-Electrolysis
reduces salinity
- (21) FU connected to 75mm house drain pipe with 4% slope
- (100-114) FU connected to 100mm house drain with 4% slope
- (203) FU connected to 125mm house drain with 3% slope
- (18) FU connected to 75mm house drain pipe with 2% slope
- (216) FU connected 125mm house drain pipe with 3% slope
- (150) FU connected 125mm house drain with 2% slope
Water Closet/ Bidet

0.75m Center – Center

0.375m Center – Side wall
0.38m Height above the floor line
3/8 inch (10mm) Supply Pipe
3 inch Drain/Trap Pipe
3 inch Vent Pipe
3-5 gallons Flushing the Water Closet

Urinal

0.6m Center – Center

0.3m Center – Side wall
0.38m Height above floor line
½ inch Supply pipe – Urinall wall
¾ inch Supply pipe – Urinal Stall
1 inch Supply pipe – Urinal
Pedestal
3 inch Drain/Trap pipe

Bathtub
½ inch Supply pipe
1 ½ inch Drain/Trap pipe
30 gallons Daily consumption

Lavatory
½ inch Supply pipe
1 ½ inch Drain/trap pipe
30 gallons Daily consumption

Trap

50mm Minimum depth of water

seal
100mm Maximum depth of water
seal
160mm Diameter of Drum trap
200mm Minimum length of drum
trap
320mm Maximum length of drum
trap
Vent

32mm (1 ¼ inch) Minimum diameter of individual vent

1.5m Maximum distance of vent to trap seal
150mm (6 inch) Minimum height of branch vent above the fixture t venting
150mm Minimum height of vent above the highest level rim of the
fixtures served before offsetting horizontally
0.9m Minimum distance of vent away from any lot line, alley and
street boundary lines
4.6m Minimum length of any branch requiring separate venting
10 storey Minimum number of stories served by a waste stack
requiring a parallel vent stack
1/8 bend Type of fitting for YOKE VENT

Septic Tank
0.9m Minimum Width
1.5m Minimum length
1200 Minimum depth
600-1800 Minimum and Maximum
depth of liquid waste
2/3 Digestive chamber
1/3 Leaching chamber
508mm Manhole access (add
manhole for 3.7m)
1.5m Length of 6m3
15.2m Distance of Supply well to
Septic Tank
45.7m Distance of Supply well to
pit/cesspool
30.5m Distance of water supply to
disposal field

Height from Finish Floor

36 inch Sink
16 inch Build in Bathtub
15 inch Water Closet
31 inch Lavatory
34 inch Wash or Laundry tray
32 inch Wall hung Lavatory
36 inch Toilet grab bar
19 inch Tissue Paper Holder
6 inch Vacuum Breaker
Type of Water Closet

Washdown Noisiest, cheapest, discharge in front and subject to clogging

Reverse Trap Moderately noisy and flushes through a siphon action
Siphon Vortex Extremely sanitary and quiet
Siphon Jet Sanitary and very quiet
Blowout Noisy but highly efficient

Cleanout
6.1m Maximum distance of cleanout from any access door and
crawl spaces
15m Maximum length requirement to have a cleanout
1.5m (or less) Length of horizontal drain which is not require cleanout
unless such line is serving sink/urinal
305mm Minimum front clearance of cleanout 51mm or less
450mm Maximum front clearance of cleanout 51mm or more
450mm Minimum vertical clearance of cleanout in under floor piping
extended to or above floor finish or extended outside the
building
750mm Minimum horizontal clearance of cleanout in under floor
piping extended to or above floor finish or extended outside
the building

Storm Drain

1.5 times area of outlet Minimum total net inlet

pipe area of roof strainers
2 times area of outlet pipe Roof deck strainer
102mm/hr Rainfall Intensity in Manila
1 FU in every 15 sq.ft of roof drain
Vertical wall area
One wall – add 50% of wall area to roof area
Two adjacent walls – add 35%
Two opposite walls (same height) – no additional
Two opposite walls (different height) – 50% (A1-A2)
Three side wall – 50% of (A1-A2) wall area to roof area
Four side walls – No additional

Instrument to use to Measure the following

Fire Hydrant Pivot tube

Water flow Venturi Meter
Water hardiness Part per million (PPM)
Organic Content of Water Chemical Oxygen
Demand (COD)
Acidity/Alkalinity PH value
Pressure in Water Pressure cock

Thickness

Kitchen Sinks Gauge #16 B&S/1.6mm thick

Seamless Drawn brass Gauge #20 B&S/0.8mm thick
Copper Sub pan lining Gauge #24 B&S/0.5mm thick
Hot water drainage Gauge #12 B&S/2.77mm thick
Trap Gauge #17 B&S/1.1mm thick

1/16 bend, 1/8 bend, 1/6 bend Change in direction of sanitary drainage
Double sanitary tee, sanitary tee, Horizontal – vertical
combination wye and 1/8 bend
45 wye branch combination wye and 1/8 Horizontal to Horizontal
branch
45 branches, longsweep 60 offset, Vertical to Horizontal
combination wye and 1/8 branch

IMPORTANT NOTES:

25mm Vent size for (Shower, laundry and slop sink)

38mm Minimum size of trap or branch for a bidet
75mm Minimum size of trap and waste branch for pedestal
urinal
750mm Maximum spacing of waste outlets of one trap that
serve three single compartment sink
600mm Max length of tailpiece from any fixture
25mm Max diameter of pipe sleeve
75mm Min pipe sleeve for 64mm diameter UPVC pipe
300mm Min distance of water piping from any regulating
equipment, water heater, conditioning tank and
similar equipment requiring union fittings
3m Max interval of pipe supports
2% Min slope of horizontal drainage pipe
1% Min slope for pipe with more than 102mm diameter
26 gauge Min gauge of galvanized sheet used for house drain
4-5 ft Length of house sewer from the liner face of the
foundation wall of the building
8% Min lead content of pipes for potable water
Schedule 40 & 80 Schedule of uPVC
12 psi Self-losing basin faucet pressure to be efficient
16 ft (4.88m) Max height of Horse support
150mm Minimum size of building sewer
149-427 C Flame of torch
0.2% Lead in solder and flux is prohibited
 178mm Diameter of closet flanges
38mm Width of closet flanges
6.4mm-51mm Thickness of closet rings
4 bolts Per water closet

Screwed Valve Cheapest bonnet design of Valve

1 kitchen sink Per 1 apartment
1 laundry tray Per 5 persons (for chemical contamination)
1 slop sink Per 100 person
1 drinking fountain Per floor
1 drinking fountain For first 75 persons and 1 unit for next 150
1 Water Closet Per 25 persons (F-elementary school)
1 water closet Per 30 person (F- elementary school)
1 water closet Per 75 person (F- worship places)
1 Lavatory Per 5 person (occupants)

Note:
 Master Plumber – registered and licensed
 Journey man – knowledgeable and skilled
 Septic Tank for house – watertight
 Brass or copper – shall not be used for urinal/tailpiece or trap
 Minimum distance between door and drain is – 1.2m
 Air Gap (Potable) - 25mm or twice the diameter of inlet pipe
 Air break (Waste)
 One trap can serve not more than 3 single compartment laundry sinks
 2.5 L/s – capacity of grease trap
 CODE
 17th century – birth of plumbing profession in the PH
 Nov 28, 1967 – First approved which inclusion of “Asbestos Cement Pipe”
 20th century – History of plumbing practice
 Jamie M. Cabase – NAMPAP President spearheaded the updating of the RNPCP in
1996
 1935 – NAMPAP oraganized
 Jan 28, 1959 – National Plumbing code of the PH promulgates and approved
 1966-1969 – Approved by DepED a Feati Univ
 City Ordinance 2411 – Plumbing code of the City of Manila
 Fortunato Amosco – Chairman of Board of Master Plumber (BOMP)
 Hermogenes Pobre – Chairman of PRC where adopted RNPCP 1996
 Dec 21, 1999 – RNPC 1999 was approved
 Plumbing Code – most important governance in modern and healthful human existence
 RA 6541 – Building Code of PH
 Section 4 – RNPCP Legality
 Section 5 – Basic Principles
 DAO no. 34 series of 1990 - Revised water/classification water quality criteria
 DAO no. 35 series of 1990 – Revised effluent regulation of 1990
 Section 102.2 – Mention that the practice of RMP is limitless
PWD
1.7mx1.8m Minimum area of Accessible toilet
compartment
2.25 sqm Turning space
1500mm Length for water closet
450mm Min height of toilet seat
800mm Min height of lavatory
480mm Max height of urinal