1326.4 Medical–Surgical Vacuum Systems — 2025 California Plumbing Code

California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) § 1326.4 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

Category 3 systems shall comply with Section 1307.3 through Section 1309.13 and Section 1312.0 through Section 1313.5, except as follows:

(1) Medical–surgical vacuum systems shall be permitted to be simplex.

(2) The facility staff shall develop an emergency plan to deal with the loss of medical–surgical vacuum.

(3) Emergency electrical service shall conform to the requirements of Section 6.6 of NFPA 99 and NFPA 70.

[NFPA 99:5.3.3.7]

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