Chapter 8 — INDIRECT WASTES

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~~Chapter/Section~~

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2019 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE 189

190 2019 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE

CHAPTER 8

INDIRECT WASTES

801.0 General.801.1 Applicability. This chapter shall govern the materials,¶

design, and installation of indirect waste piping, receptors, and connections; and provisions for discharge and disposal of condensate wastes, chemical wastes, industrial wastes, and clear water wastes.

802.0 Approvals.802.1 General. No plumbing fixtures served by indirect¶

waste pipes or receiving discharge therefrom shall be installed until first approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

803.0 Indirect Waste Piping.803.1 Materials. Pipe, tube, and fittings conveying indirect¶

waste shall be of such materials and design as to perform their intended function to the satisfaction of the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

806.0 Sterile Equipment.806.1 General. Appliances, devices, or apparatus such as¶

stills, sterilizers, and similar equipment requiring water and waste and used for sterile materials shall be drained through an air gap.

807.0 Appliances.807.1 Non-Classed Apparatus. Commercial dishwashing¶

machines, silverware washing machines, and other appliances, devices, equipment, or other apparatus not regularly classed as plumbing fixtures, which are equipped with pumps, drips, or drainage outlets, shall be permitted to be drained by indirect waste pipes discharging into an approved type of open receptor.

809.0 Drinking Fountains.809.1 General. Drinking fountains shall be permitted to be¶

installed with indirect wastes.

812.0 Clear Water Wastes.812.1 General. Water lifts, expansion tanks, cooling jackets,¶

sprinkler systems, drip or overflow pans, or similar devices that discharge clear wastewater into the building drainage system shall discharge through an indirect waste.

813.0 Swimming Pools.813.1 General. Pipes carrying wastewater from swimming¶

or wading pools, including pool drainage and backwash from filters, shall be installed as an indirect waste. Where a pump is used to discharge pool waste water to the drainage system, the pump discharge shall be installed as an indirect waste.