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Chapter 8 — INDIRECT WASTES

801.6 Sterilizers.

California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

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Lines, devices, or apparatus such as stills, sterilizers, and similar equipment requiring waste connections and used for sterile materials shall be indirectly connected using an air gap. Each such indirect waste pipe shall be separately piped to the receptor and shall not exceed 15 feet (4572 mm). Such receptors shall be located in the same room.

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