1315.1 Pipe Sizing Methods — 2025 California Mechanical Code
California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) § 1315.1 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
Where the pipe size is to be determined using any of the methods in Section 1315.1.1 through Section 1315.1.3, the diameter of each pipe segment shall be obtained from the pipe sizing tables in Section 1315.2 or from the sizing equations in Section 1315.3. [NFPA 54:6.1] 1315.1.1 Longest Length Method. The pipe size of each section of gas piping shall be determined using the longest length of piping from the point of delivery to the most remote outlet and the load of the section. [NFPA 54:6.1.1] 1315.1.2 Branch Length Method. Pipe shall be sized as follows:
(1) Pipe size of each section of the longest pipe run from the point of delivery to the most remote outlet shall be determined using the longest run of piping and the load of the section.
(2) The pipe size of each section of branch piping not previously sized shall be determined using the length of piping from the point of delivery to the most remote outlet in each branch and the load of the section. [NFPA 54:6.1.2] 1315.1.3 Hybrid Pressure. The pipe size for each section of higher pressure gas piping shall be determined using the longest length of piping from the point of delivery to the most remote line pressure regulator. The pipe size from the line pressure regulator to each outlet shall be determined using the length of piping from the regulator to the most remote outlet served by the regulator. [NFPA 54:6.1.3]
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