EXCRETA DRAINAGE SYSTEM

SECTION 701 MATERIALS

- Materials
a. Cast Iron
b. Ductile Iron
c. Galvanized steel
d. Galvanized wrought iron steel
e. Lead
f. Copper
g. Brass
h. Series 100 PVC - DWV
i. Extra strength Vitrified Clay pipe

Things to Remember
*No galvanized wrought iron or Galvanized steel pipe shall be
used underground, it shall be laid 152 mm above ground
*ABS and PVC DWV piping - used in High Rise Buildings
*No Vitrified Clay pipes or fittings for building drain or sewer,
shall be used ABOVE GROUND or when pipe is Pressurized by a pump or ejector
and shall be laid at least 0.30 meter the ground level
*Drainage fittings shall be the same diamter as the pipes it serve
and compatible with it

- Fittings on Screwed pipe joints shall be Recessed Drainage type

*Burred ends shall be reamed
- Threads of drainage fitting shall be Tapped to allow 2% or 20mm/m slope
*8 threads

SECTION 702 FIXTURE UNIT EQUIVALENT

- Maximum Trap Loading
Table 7-1
Pipe size Fixture Units
32 mm 1
38 mm 3
51 mm 4
76mm 6
102 mm 8

- Size of Drainage Piping

The minimum size of Vertical or Horizontal drainage pipings
will base on the TOTAL FIXTURES UNITS connected thereto.
* for continuous flow,
2 F.U. shall allowed for 0.063 L/s of flow
0.063 L/s = 1 Gal/m
SECTION 704 FIXTURE CONNECTIONS (EXCRETA DRAINAGE)
- Two fixtures set side by side or back to back with in the distance allowed
by a trap and its vent, may be served by a SINGLE VERTICAL DRAINAGE PIPE

SECTION 705 CHANGES IN THE DIRECTION OF FLOW

EXCRETA DRAINAGE FLOW
- Change of Direction for Drainage
a. 1/16 bend or 22.5 degrees
b. 1/8 bend or 45 degrees
c. 1/6 bend or 60 degrees

- Horizontal to Vertical Change of Direction

a. 45 or 60 degrees Wye branch
b. Double Sanitary Tee - may be used when the barrel of the fitting
is atleast 2 pipe size larger than largest inlet

- Horizontal Drainage Lines

connecting to horizontal drainage line shall connect to a
45 degrees wye branch, combination wye and 1/8 bend

- Vertical Drainage Lines

connecting with horizontal lines shall enter through a
45 or 60 degrees branch, or offsets may be used only when installed
in a True Vertical Position

SECTION 706 CLEAN OUTS

- Provision of Horizontal Drainage pipe shall be provided with a Clean out
at its upper material
*15 meter length - Maximum distance
Table 7-4
Pipe Size C.O. Size Threads per 25.4 mm
38 mm 38 11.5
51 mm 38 11.5
64 mm 64 8
76 mm 64 8
102 mm or
89 8
larger

Exceptions
a. CO may be ommitted when Horizontal drain line is less than
1.5 meters unless serving a Sink or a Urinal
b. CO may be ommitted on a short horizontal drainage pipe installed
at a slope of 72 degrees or less from the vertical line (1/5 bend)
c. An approved two way CO fitting can be installed bet.the Building sewer
or Building drain
d. Additional CO provision exceeding a 135 degree offset angle of direction
 e. Each CO shall be installed that it opens on the direction of flow
or at a right angles there to
f. Each CO extension shall be considered as drainage and 90 degrees
CO extension shall be extended from a wye branch
g. CO shall be outside of the interceptor
h. CO installed with cover plate shall be above Grade
i. CO installed on 51 mm piping or less shall have a clearance of 305 mm
in front of CO
*Piping Clearance
51 mm or less 305 mm
larger than 51 mm 450 mm
underground piping 450 mm vertical
750 mm horizontal (wall)

j. No underfloor CO shall be located more than 6.1 meters from any

access
k. CO fittings shall not be less than in size in Table 7.6
l. CO shall be provided for Pressure Drainage Systems
m. Countersunk CO shall not be installed to be a hazard
n. When a hubless pipe plug is used for CO, the coupling and plug
shall be accessible

SECTION 707 GRADE OR HORIZONTAL EXCRETA DRAINAGE PIPING

- Standard Slope of drain pipes
20 mm/m or 2%
Note
If it is impractical due to the depth or length of pipe to obtain
20mm/m or 2%
102 mm pipe diameter or larger can have a slope of not less than
10 mm/m or 1%

SECTION 708 GRAVITY DRAINAGE REQUIRED

- All plumbing fixture shall be drained into the public or private sewage disposal
system by GRAVITY

SECTION 709 DRAINAGE OF FIXTURES (BELOW THE UPSTREAM MANHOLE or

BELOW THE MAIN SEWER LEVEL)
- Drainage piping shall be protected of backflow
- Drainage piping below the crown level of the main sewer shall be discharged
into an Approved Watertight Sump tank
- Minimum Discharge Pipe =50.8 mm diameter
for water closet connection
- Vertical discharge line from pump shall be provided with a CV and GV close to
the horizontal line
- Drain shall be adequately sized to prevent overloading
2 F.U. = 0.06 L/s of flow
- Mechanical devices shall be accessible and must be protected by
a water tight masonry pit with cover
- drainage and venting shall be installed under this code
- Sumps and water tanks shall be constructed by an approved materials
- All water tanks for public use shall have pumps incase of failure for overload
*the invert of the lowest inlet to the tank shall have a min. distance of
51mm or 2" above the highest water starting level
- Tank covers shall be Bolted and Gasket type
*vent is required and shall extend thru roof
*no vent from an air opening sewage shall connect to other vents
- Air Tanks maintained pressure shall not be less than 3kg for each meter of
height of the sewage when raised
*no water operated ejector shall be permitted
- Subsoil drainage shall dishcharged on an approved receiving tanks

SECTION 710 SUDS RELIEF ( Bula)

- No connection of suds relief fixture within 2.4 meters of any vertical to
horizontal change of direction
*Suds producing Fixture
a. Bath tubs
b. Laundries
c. Washing Machine
d. Kitchen sinks
e. Dishwashers
Exceptions
1. single family residences
2. 3 Storey of Plumbing Fixtures (stacks)