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Chapter 9 — VENTS

908.2 Horizontal Wet Venting for a Bathroom Group.

California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

A bathroom group located on the same floor level shall be permitted to be vented by a horizontal wet vent where all of the conditions of Section 908.2.1 through Section 908.2.5 are met.

908.2.1 Vent Connection. The dry vent connection to the wet vent shall be an individual vent for the bidet, shower, or bathtub. One or two vented lavatory(s) shall be permitted to serve as a wet vent for a bathroom group. Only one wet-vented fixture drain or trap arm shall discharge upstream of the dry-vented fixture drain connection. Dry vent connections to the horizontal wet vent shall be in accordance with Section 905.2 and Section 905.3. 908.2.2 Size. The wet vent shall be sized based on the fixture unit discharge into the wet vent. The wet vent shall be not less than 2 inches (50 mm) in diameter for 4 drainage fixture units (dfu) or less, and not less than 3 inches (80 mm) in diameter for 5 dfu or more. The dry vent shall be sized in accordance with Table 702.1 and Table 703.2 based on the total fixture units discharging into the wet vent. 908.2.3 Trap Arm. The length of the trap arm shall not exceed the limits in Table 1002.2. The trap size shall be in accordance with Section 1003.3. The vent pipe opening from the horizontal wet vent, except for water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the weir of the trap. 908.2.4 Water Closet. The water closet fixture drain or trap arm connection to the wet vent shall be downstream of fixture drain or trap arm connections to the horizontal wet vent. 908.2.5 Additional Fixtures. Additional fixtures shall discharge downstream of the wet vent system and be conventionally vented. Only the fixtures within the bathroom group shall connect to the wet-vented horizontal branch.

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Contents — California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5)
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5)
  1. Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
  4. Chapter 4 — PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
  5. Chapter 5 — WATER HEATERS
  6. Chapter 6 — WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
  7. Chapter 7 — SANITARY DRAINAGE
  8. Chapter 8 — INDIRECT WASTES
  9. Chapter 9 — VENTS
    Overview
    1. 901.2 Vents Required. Each plumbing fixture trap, except
    2. 901.3 Trap Seal Protection. The vent system shall be
    3. 902.2 Bars, Soda Fountains, and Counter. Traps serving sinks t…
    4. 903.0 Materials.903.1 Applicable Standards. Vent pipe and fitt…
    5. 903.2 Use of Copper or Copper Alloy Tubing. Copper
    6. 903.3 Changes in Direction. Changes in the direction of
    7. 904.0 Size of Vents.904.1 Size. The size of vent piping shall …
    8. 904.2 Length. Not more than one-third of the total permitted l…
    9. 905.2 Horizontal Drainage Pipe. Where vents connect to
    10. 905.3 Vent Pipe Rise. Unless prohibited by structural conditio…
    11. 905.4 Roof Termination. Vent pipes shall extend undiminished i…
    12. 905.5 Location of Opening. The vent pipe opening from
    13. 905.6 Common Vertical Pipe. Two fixtures shall be permitted to…
    14. 906.2 Clearance. Each vent shall terminate not less than
    15. 906.3 Use of Roof. Vent pipes shall be extended separately
    16. 906.4 Outdoor Installations. Vent pipes for outdoor
    17. 906.5 Joints. Joints at the roof around vent pipes shall be
    18. 906.6 Lead. (See Table 1701.1) Sheet lead shall comply
    19. 907.2 Yoke Vent. The yoke vent connection to the vent stack
    20. 908.0 Wet Venting.908.1 Vertical Wet Venting. Wet venting is l…
    21. 906.7 Frost or Snow Closure. Where frost or snow closure is li…
    22. 908.2 Horizontal Wet Venting for a Bathroom Group. A bathroom …
    23. 909.0 Special Venting for Island Fixtures.909.1 General. Traps…
    24. 910.2 Approval. Construction documents for each combination wa…
    25. 910.3 Vents. Each combination waste and vent system, as
    26. 910.4 Size. Each waste pipe and each trap in such a system
    27. 910.5 Vertical Waste Pipe. No vertical waste pipe shall be
    28. 910.6 Cleanouts. An accessible cleanout shall be installed
    29. 910.7 Fixtures. No water closet or urinal shall be installed
    30. 912.2 Minimum Requirements. An engineered vent system shall pr…
    31. 911.2 Vent Size and Connection. The circuit vent shall be
    32. 911.3 Slope and Size of Horizontal Branch. The slope
    33. 911.4 Relief Vent. A 2 inch (50 mm) relief vent shall be provi…
    34. 911.5 Additional Fixtures. Fixtures, other than the circuitven…
  10. Chapter 10 — TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS
  11. Chapter 11 — STORM DRAINAGE
  12. Chapter 12 — FUEL GAS PIPING
  13. Chapter 13 — HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND MEDICA…
  14. Chapter 14 — FIRESTOP PROTECTION
  15. Chapter 15 — ALTERNATE WATER SOURCES FOR NONPOTABLE APPLICATIONS
  16. Chapter 16 — NONPOTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
  17. Chapter 17 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  18. Appendix A — RECOMMENDED RULES FOR SIZING THE WATER SUPPLY SYS…
  19. Appendix B — EXPLANATORY NOTES ON COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT S…
  20. Appendix C — ALTERNATE PLUMBING SYSTEMS
  21. Appendix D — SIZING STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
  22. Appendix E — MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS AND RECREATIONAL V…
  23. Appendix F — FIREFIGHTER BREATHING AIR REPLENISHMENT SYSTEMS
  24. Appendix G — SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS
  25. Appendix H — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
  26. Appendix I — INSTALLATION STANDARD FOR PEX TUBING SYSTEMS FOR …
  27. Appendix J — COMBINATION OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR COMBUSTION AND …
  28. Appendix K — POTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
  29. Appendix L — SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
  30. Appendix M — PEAK WATER DEMAND CALCULATOR

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