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1326.8 Warning 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) § 1326.8 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
Warning systems associated with Category 3 systems shall provide the master, area, and local alarm functions of a Category 1 system as required in Section 1317.0, except as follows:
(1) Warning systems shall be permitted to be a single alarm panel (i.e., a combination master/area alarm panel).
(2) The alarm panel shall be located in an area of continuous surveillance while the facility is in operation.
(3) Pressure and vacuum switches/sensors shall be mounted at the source equipment with a pressure indicator at the master alarm panel.
(4) Electrical power for warning systems shall be in accordance with Section 6.6 of NFPA 99 for Category 3 and Category 4 spaces. [NFPA 99:5.3.9]
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