Chapter 4 PLUMBING FIXTURES * Section 401 — MATERIALS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Quality of Fixtures ~ plumbing fixtures shall be manufactured of dense, durable, non-absorbent materials and must have smooth, impervious surfaces, free from unnecessary concealed fouling surfaces. Except as permitted elsewhere in this Code, all fixtures shall conform in quality sad design tw nationally recognized applicable standards or to other approved standards acceptable to the Administrative Authority. All porcelain enamel surfaces on plumbing fixtures shall be acid resistant (for the convenience of users of this Code, a list of generally accepted Plumbing Fixtures is included in Teble 14-4 og Material Refisrenced Standards ) Water closet bowls for public use shall be the elongated bowl types equipped with ‘open-fromt seats. Water closct seats shall be of smooth non-absorbent matezial and property sized for the water closet bow! used Section 402 - MATERIALS ~ ALTERNATIVES Special use fixtures may be made of soapstone, chemical stoneware or may b: lined with lead, copper base alloy, nickel-copper alloy, corrosion-resisting steel or other materials specially suited for the use which the fixture is intended. Restaurant kitchen and other special-use sinks may be made of approved-type bonderized and galvanized sheet steel of not lese than Gauge No. 16 U.S. BRS or 1.6 mm thick. All sheet metal plumbing fixtures shall be adequately designed, constructed and braced in an approved manner to satisfactorily eccomptish the intended purposes. #** Section 403 - OVERFLOWS When any fixture is provided with an overflow outlet, the waste shall be so arranged that the standing water inside the fixture cannot rise inside the averflow way when the stopper is closed nor remain inside the overflow way when the fixture is empty. ‘The overflow pipe from a fixture shall be connected to the house or inlet side of the fixture trap. Water Closet or Urinal flush tanks shall discharge into the bowis or wares served by them, but it shall be unlawful to connect such overflows with any other part of the drainage system * Sec. 205 NPC 1959 ** Sec. 210 NPC 1959 2Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines Section 404 - STRAINERS AND CONNECTIONS 404.1 442 Strainers — all plumbing fixtures other than water closets and siphon washdown or blowout urinals, shall be equipped with approved strainers having an approved waterway arca. The strainers serving shower drains shall have waterway equivalent to the area of the tailpiece, (meaning, the sum of ail the areas of the perforations of the strainer is equivalent to the outlet area) Connections ~ Fixtures having concealed slip joint connections shall be provided with an access panel or utility at least 03 meter in its least dimension and arranged so that the connections are readily accessible for inspection and repair Continuous waste and fixture tailpiece shall be constructed from the materials specified on Table 14-4 of this Code for drainage piping, provided however, that such connections where exposed or accessible may be of seamless drawn brass not less than Gauge No, 20 B & S or 0.8 mum in thickness. Each such tailpiece, continuous waste or waste and overflow shall not be less than 38 mm OD. for sinks, dishwashers, laundry tubs, bathtubs, urinals and similar fixtures, and not less then 32. mm OD for lavatories, drinking fountains and similar small fixtures, brass or copper shall not be used for urinal tailpiece or trap Approved wye or other directional-type branch fittings shall be installed in all continuous wastes connecting or receiving the discharge from food waste disposal units, dishwashers, clothes washers or other forced-discharge fixtures or appliances, No dishwasher drain shall be connected to a sink tailpiece. continuous waste o trap on the discharge side of a food waste disposal unit * Section 405 - PROHIBITED FIXTURES 45.1 952 Use of water closets having invisible seals or unventilated space or having walls, which are aut thoroughly washed out at cach discharge, shall be prohibited. Any water closet, which might permit siphonage of the contents of the bow! back into the water tank, shall be prohibited as well as trough urinals. Drinking fountains shall not be installed inside public toilet toms. Fixed wooden, concrete, cement, or tile washtrays or sinks for domestic use shall not be installed in any building designed for human habitation, No sheet metal lined wooden bathtubs shall be installed or reconnected, No dry ‘or chemical closet (toilct) shall be installed in any building for human habitation, unless first approved by the Health Officer or Adminst-etive Authority * See, 207 NPC 1959 aPlumbing Foetures Section 406 — SPECIAL FIXTURES AND SPECIALTIES 406.1 406.2 406.3 Water Connections — bapristries, omamental and lily ponds, aquaria, ornamental fountain basins and similar constructions when provided with water supplies connected to potable water supply lines shail be protected from back-siphonage Wastewater Drain — for “Sacaviui” cupsiuk at church altar and Baptisteies font outiet shall discharge direct to the ground and not connected to the sanitary drainage system. Approved — specialties requiring water supply and waste discharge connections shall be submitted for approval of the Administrative Authority. Section 407 — INSTALLATION 407.5 407.2 407.3 407.4 4075 407.6 Cleaning plumbing fixture shal! be installed in a manner to provide easy access for repair and cleaning. Where practical, all pipes from fixtures shall be run parallel and close to the nearest wall or building line. Joints — where a fixture comes in contact with the walt or floor, the joint between the fixture and wall or floor shall be made watertight. Securing Fixtures ~ floor outlet or floor mounted fixtures shall be rigidly secured on the drainage connection and floor when so designed with the use of adequately-sized screws or expansion bolts of copper, brass or other ‘equally corrosion-resistant material Wall-Hung Fixtures — wall-hung fixtures shall be rigidly supported by metal supporting members or chairs so that no bending of pullout strain 1s transmitted to the wall, Approved non-corrosive screws or bolts sha! secure ‘water closet and urinal flush tanks and similar appurtenances. Setting ~ fixtures shall be set level and in proper alignment with reference to adjacent walls. No water closet or bidet shall be set closer than 0.373 meter from its center to any side wall or obstruction nor closer than 0.73 meter center to center ta any similar fixture No urinal shall he set closer than 0.3 meter from its center to any sidewall or partition nor closer than 0.6 meter center ta center. Supply Fittings - the supply lines or fittings for every plum 3 fixture shall be installed ta prevent backflow crsRuvisod National Plumbing Code of the Philippines Section 408 - URINALS 408.1 An approved type vacuum breakes shall protect every water supply to a urinal or other approved backflow prevention device as described in Table 14-4, Automatic Flushing Tanks — tanks flushing more than one urinal shall be automatic in operation and of sufficient capacity to provide the necessary volume of water to flush and properly cleanse all urinals simultanecusty. Automatically controlied flushometer valves maybe substituted for automatic flush.tanks, Ftushometer Valves — no manually controlled flushometer valve shall be used to flush more than one urinal and each such urinal flushometer valve shall be approved, self-closing type discharging a predetermined quantity of water. Section 409 ~ FLOOR DRAINS AND SHOWER STALLS 409.1 4092 409.3 Floor drains shall be considered plumbing fixtures and each drain shail be provided with an approved-type and hinged strainer plate having the sum of the areas of the small holes of the strainer plate or gross waterway is equivalent to the cross-sectional area of the tailpiece. Floor drains, flocr receptors and shower drains shall be of an approved type, the body provided with integrally-cast water-stop outside flange around the body at mid depth and with an inside caulk outlet to provide a watertight joint in the floor. Shower receptors are plumbing fixtures and shall conform to the genezo! requirements therefore contained in Table 14-4. Each shower receptor slit be constructed of vitrified china or earthenware, ceramic tile, porcelain enameled metal or of such other material as may be acceptable to the Administrative Authority. No shower receptors shall be installed unless it conforms to acceptable standards as required by Chapter 14 of this Code or until a specification or a prototype or both of such receptor is first submitted to the Admini ive Authority for approval Each shower receptor shall be an approved type and be constructed to have a finished dam, curb or threshold which is at least 25.4 mm lower than the outside floor at the sides and back of such receptor. In no case shalt eny dam or threshold be less than 51 mm nor more than 228 mm in depth when measured from the top of the dam or threshold to the of the drain. The finished floor of the receptor shall slope uniformly from the sides towards the drain not less than 2% or 20 mm/m or more than 4% or 40 mnv/m. Thresholds shall be of sufficient width to accommodate a minimum 5$9-mm wide door, 5Plumbing Fixtures Exception: Special shower compartments for wheelchair use may eliminate the curb or threshold. The required slope and depth shall be maintained from the door entry to the drain opening. The minimum distance between the door or entry to the drain opening shall be 1.2 meters. 409.4 All shower compartments, regardless of shape, shall have a minimum finished interior area of 0.6 square meter, and shall also be capable of encompassing a 762 mm diameter circle. The minimum area and dimensions shall be maintained from a point above the shower drain outlet toa height of 1,78 meters with no protrusions other than the fixture valve or valves, shower head and safety grab bars‘or rails, 409.5 When the constuction uf unite built-up shower recepturs is permitted by the Administrative Authority, one of the following means shall be employed. 409.51 Shower receptors built directly on the ground: Shower receptors built directly om the ground shall be watertight and shall be constnicted from approved-type dense, non-absorbent and non-corrosive materials, Each receptor shall be adequately reinforced, provided with an approved flanged floor drain designed to make a watertight joint in the floor, ‘and shall have smooth, impervious and durable surfaces. 409.52 Shower receptors built above ground: When shower receptors are built above ground the sub-floor and rough side of walls to a height of no leas than 76 mum above the top of the finished dam or threshold shall be first lined with sheet lead or copper or with other durable and watertight materials, All lining materials shall be pitched at a slope of 2 percent or 20 mm/m to weep holes in the subdrain of a smooth ond solidly formed aub base. Ail lining materials shall extend upward on the rough jambs of the shower opening to a point no less than 76 mm above the top of the finished dam or threshold and shall extend outward over the top of the rough threshold and be turned over and festened on the outside face of both the rough threshold and the jambs No metallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built-up on the jobsite of not less than three (3) layers of standard grade 6.8 kg asphalt-impregnated roofing felt. ‘The bottom layer shall be fitted to the formed sub-base and each succeeding layer thoroaghly hot mopped to that below. All corners shall be carefully fitted, strengthened and watertight by folding or lapping, and each corner shall be reinforced with suitable meta’ webbing hot-mopped in place. All folds, Iaps and reinforcing webbing shall extend fo at feast 10t mm in all directions from the comer and all webbing shail he of appraved type and mesh, producing a tensile strength of not less than 09 ky/mm in either direction, Non-metallic 46Revised Nationa! Plumbing Code of the Philippines shower sub-pans or linings may also consist of multi-layers of other approved equivalent materials suitably reinforced and carefully fitted in place on the job-site as elsewhere required in this Section Linings shell be properly recessed and fastened 10 approved backing so as not to occupy tbe space required for the wall covering and shalt not be naifed or perforated at any point which may be less than 25.4 mm above the finished dam or threshold. An approved type sub-drain shall be installed with every shower sub-pan or lining. Lach such sub-drain shall be of the type that sets flush with the sub-base and shall be equipped with a camping ring or other device to make a tight connection between the lining and the dzain. The sub-drain shall have weep holes into the waste line All shower-lining materials conform to approved standards acceptable to the ‘Administrative Authority. 49 Floors of public shower rooms shall have a non-skid surface and shall be drained in such a manner that wastewater from one bather will not pass over areas occupied by other bathers. Gutters in public or gang shower rooms shall have rounded comers for easy cleaning and shall be sloped not less than two (2) percent toward the drains, Drains in gutters shall be spaced not more than 4.9 meters apart 97 In the absence of local regulations, showers occupancies ather than dwelling units served by individual water heaters shall be provided with individual shower control valves of the pressure balance or the thermostatic mixing. valve type. Multiple or gang showers may be controlied by a master thermostatic mixing valve in lieu of individually controlled pressure balance or thermostatic mixing valves. Limit stops shall be provided on such valves and shall be adjusted to deliver hot water with a maximum temperature of 48.88 °C. * Lead and copper sub-pans or linings shall be installed from all conducting substances other than their connecting drain by 68 ke asphalt felt or its equivalent and no lead pan or liner shall be constructed of material weighing less than 19.6 kg’n’. Thickness of copper pans ar liners shall be at feast Gauge No. 24 B&S (9.5 mm) thick. Joints in lead pans or liners shall he burned. Joints in copper pans or liners shall be soldered or brazed. "7Plumbing Fitures Section 410 - PLUMBING FIXTURES REQUIRED Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities as prescribed by the ‘National Building Code or other authorities having jurisdiction. In the abseuce of local requirements, a recommended list of minimum facilities for various occupancies is given on Table 4-1 of this Code. Section 411 - WHIRLPOOL BATHTUBS Unless otherwise listed, all whirlpool bathtubs shall comply with the following requirements: (2) A removable panel of sufficient dimension shall be provided for access to the pump; (b) The circulation pump shall be located above the crown weir of the trap, ‘ (©) The pump and the circulation piping shall be self-draining to ininimize water retention, (a) Suction fittings on whirlpoot bathtubs shall comply with the listed standards, 48Revised National Plumbing Code of the Phibppines TABLE 4-1 MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES, Fipesof Balaieg | Water Closets Waren" Tavatories Dri | ccocupansy? (Elnures per Peron) | (sires per | (Bure per Person) Focste | susie Wale —“Femaie™ Female ewe This ris. fot tee ted [Rien [2 leas Seas | Li0s0 | Convcaticn Halls, |} 336-55 4. 36-55 ee ferpemaret | Over 55,3841 xe for} tome) [Spopten | cuttin 0 sam | nt for oc t . additionnl 50 ales "aswmbny Places | Male ‘Femaic’ Male Female TV per 757 a Tito 3750 [rao | ig 1 t00 Retro, | 2101-200 3'S1-100 |2 Jola00 | 2:20L400 2.201.400 Cooeaton Iills, | 35200-4100 8: 101-200 | 3.201400 | 3:401-750 3.401.750 | ei pate thao {a0 600 \= ver 4a fue for | Over 0, at | Over 80,0 | Bete for cock addiiunal S00 mulce | I fare er | each adivonal 500 | ‘nd? for cael 300 ‘each adtonal | persons, i ional Sistes a ‘Male Femoie™ Wale Fone | pert Vpat0 Tp [teas | tpt yer 2 Nia tome onsece | ter 136,n8t_ | Oe 1 at Rene Or ‘Seton 28 mates(over | I tinue for | cach wiivonl 20 males TOjand I fr exch cnchaiooat | and fr each 15 scion! 20fenates | SOindes | editonal females tows “Male Feruale™ T per 50, Male Female Tp bus erls tps pera Stars Yale 33658 4.3055 ‘Over $5, aI iste for cach tsa 40 pass | | | pa dwelling 1 perdwelfong U per dwelling 1 per delling or 1 per dwelling or 1 per delling soutien ut swartncnt unt cx patent Tara ise Tp] Mile Feu Wate Female Vrs 11s fous Vprso ipa 2ie3s 21635} 1.1050 | Over 50, aa | veto diese 5363s ‘och nal 20 den | nee 6 at ote foe | Add iture | and foreach 1 toch abiivona! 0 aaone Horetsh | eivnal females ‘scion 50 sales tiga Ta Spread Room | 1 per person 1 pet com vyercom | Zeitoon | 1a Brats 1 fet IDpots {pee 20 patents 4Plumbing Foures Wate Tene Tana THOR TPIT | Vahomarloe TB) Weschouses Fro L110 persone cach 15 persons I Workshose alias 2t1as exposto Founlacvand §— | 32650 4.2650 (Over 109, pers ncesve heat Other 451-75 451-75 persons™* or to skin esublishment (for } 576-100 $:76-100 cenommicain | Ssiplyene) | Over ton Bin fat oth pons cach edna! 30 persons Infectious or | ining | axilbe cs; | —frmest | Institutions ‘Male Femusle O19 Female L pers pet Other than A per 2s. V per 20° 11050 | per 10, T per 10, | ospalsor Penal Ak fine | testo (on frenh exhecmaed ‘tonal $0 | Foor) . 5 Train] Wale Fene Male Fame [Tet a Otis tn pis tts Tes perd Torpinivorfend ]2 163541635 | Ad tate | tnstaion oneach [3.3655 436-55 | Torewh i fcropied oor) fr_ | Quer 38, ad | Gate fr | sona! SD Employecuse cach alii 40 pers | males __ | ‘Oilice oe Public Male Fenale? 11-100 Male Female ual Baldings 14100 4200 2 104-200 | 11-200 100 | Plow garam [Sanam |Z 20ru rou 3291-400 3-401-750 | 4401-400 | 3401-7503. 401-750 I Gover 8, aa fare for | Over abd | Over 78a | fe er ‘exch aiditianal SOQ mates | 1 fixture for each additional $00 t ‘mud 2 for eech $5 females. | each aldiional | persons | 300 ales J Grice ous — | Hale Fenale*™ F019 Vale Fou punaings=ror fais tas E1030 tyes perso | employee use 21635 1635 ‘Add 1 fixture t Sess 43555 | foreah { (Over 55, ad nie for dita S0 I ch aldol 40 perons | mules i i Tend haters Pale Female” 70.19 Whe Tome Tea Fervmployetuo [i145 itis | t tus pes bso i zio3s Sted | aad ae Bass 43655 | forcast | ‘Over 58, ad 1 iatre for| xitnal 50 sachakitna cone. sales r peat oak cal perce 1 percet i Exersioc Room | Ipacnciciscrcom | 1yerenscizo | | perenne coum ae | ‘Restaurants, Pubs | Male Female: 1130 Male Yemale” i | ‘and Lounges! 11-80 ELS Ower 150, add | 151-180 1. 1-159 2si1s0 31638 | Veimwefoe [2.181200 2 131-200 3150-300 43658 | cachtituona |] 3 201-100 3201-00 ‘ver 30 nil re for | 130 mak | Over 0 fae fon fexchatdiona 208 Sub adticonal a0 i pment | pemuns i SaheoisForwa Pde Veal Teast Nine : we rests ipeaa Tera i ‘Alt schols leas 5 1538 33655 4 3655 (Over $5, ed 1 fctoe for fash adiuonai 10 persone sRevised National Plumbing Code ot tha Philippines (aaah fr [ale Female ae Rae a] [eactue (iu ao 21150 11a ey Dri 291-80 Dread 2 260 Over 5 at sive for (vce 3, dtu for [ seenury | est ations 0 cach ational 50 Parsons, V per )s, psisumn per 75° Scoot | Make Female Mule Fanate tper30 iper2s— | 1 per3s Tpa3s 1per3s Lper 75" ota (Cages, | Male Female Mile Fenule esseronies, Adult |b per 49 J per 30, Viper 35, Upera0 per 30 A per 75" asec) [Male Teme Mae Fenule ! Verso per Vea tyke Take Resale pa etwas docs Tp] tpe2s ipa7s 2526280 276.128, ¥ 126-250 Male —Taale™ | Tp 150) Tp er cane ipa past Iiper 150 tpet 75 ‘Sivscver unnals are provided, onc (1) waler closet is subtracted Troi the number specified on Wie table, cart tat the number of water closets in such eases shal mot be reduced to Fes than two-thirds (2/3) of (ge scsimum specified “The figures shown ace based upon one (1) fixture being the minimain required forthe mumber of pessons indicated or any fection thervot Biting estegories not shown on thstalle shall he considered sepaetely by the Administrative Authority Drinking fousiains shai not be insalied in toilet ross. {Laundry cays. One (1) faxndky tray or one (1) automatic washer standpipe for each dvelling unit or two (2) Icuudiy ways or to automatic washer standpipes, oc combinction thereof, foreach ten (10) apertments Kitchen sinks, one (1) foreach dwelling or apartment unit As required by ANSL 741, Sautalion in Places of Fimplo ment Where there 1s exposure fo skin contamination with poisonuus, infectious or imitating materials, provide one () lnvotory foreach Five (5) parsons ‘Wade 609 6 um or wash sink 457-2-mum diamster @ circular basin, when provided with water outlets for sch space, shall be considered equivwdent to one (1) lavatory. Launiry trays. one (1) for each fifty (50) persons. Slop sinks, one (1) foreach 100 persons. General 18 upplving this schedule of feilities, ceusideration must be given to the accessibility of the fixtires Conformity parely on a numerical basis may not result in an incelation suited to the necd of the ‘ndwidal etabishment. Kor eximple, schools should be provided wih toilet facilities on each floor having easacoms Termporary workingmen files, oe (t) Water close and one (1) urinal foreach tir} (30) workmen, 2. Surrounding tastes, walt ample tloor spose toa point 06 ineter in front of urinal lip and 1.2m shove dhe Moor and at Leost 08 m to each side of the urinal shall te line with now-absoxbent ‘materials. b Trough vrinals we probibited ‘A restaurant ts defo as 4 business, which sells foo tobe consumed on the premises « ‘The amber of occupants for a dnvecs reslacrant shall he comsidered as equal to the number of sang stalls »—_Fiuptoyee toner tailties ave not be inefude un the above restaurant requirements, Mand washing Furless ms! he avbitble the hitchen fr emaplovces When Teal is consume! wadors, water stations my Ie substrued for inking foumsains. Theaters, itor. demutorts,wMiees, oc publi: Laldings for use hy more than six (6) persons shall have one (1) alsnking fountain forthe Fest seventy-five (75) persons an ene (1) adtinal fouetsin for cack one hundred tnd fifly (150) persons treater ‘There shall be a mainimosn of ne (1) drinking fountaun per occupied ftvor in schools, theaers, aucitorioms, ddormtories oflies ot pobh:building ‘The (ola munmber of wile clases oF femaes shall beat feast equal (othe (otal umber of water cIassi§ ana uri regaited fox miley oT