701.5 Lead — 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) § 701.5 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
(See Chapter 17) Sheet lead shall comply with the following:
(1) For safe pans – not less than 4 pounds per square foot (lb/ft [2] ) (19 kg/m [2] ) or 1/16 of an inch (1.6 mm) thick. (2) For flashings or vent terminals – not less than 3 lb/ft [2] (15 kg/m [2] ) or 0.0472 of an inch (1.2 mm) thick. (3) Lead bends and lead traps shall be not less than 1/8 of an inch (3.2 mm) in wall thickness.
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