908.1 Vertical Wet Venting.
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Wet venting is limited to vertical drainage piping receiving the discharge from the trap arm of one and two fixture unit fixtures that also serves as a vent not exceeding four fixtures. Wet-vented fixtures shall be within the same story; provided, further, that fixtures with a continuous vent discharging into a wet vent shall be within the same story as the wet-vented fixtures. No wet vent shall exceed 6 feet (1829 mm) in developed length.
908.1.1 Size. The vertical piping between two consecutive inlet levels shall be considered a wet-vented section. Each wet-vented section shall be not less than one pipe size exceeding the required minimum waste pipe size of the upper fixture or shall be one pipe size exceeding the required minimum pipe size for the sum of the fixture units served by such wet-vented section, whichever is larger, but in no case less than 2 inches (50 mm) in diameter. 908.1.2 Vent Connection. Common vent sizing shall be the sum of the fixture units served but, in no case,
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smaller than the minimum vent pipe size required for a fixture served, or by Section 904.0.
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- Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 3 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4 — PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
- Chapter 5 — WATER HEATERS
- Chapter 6 — WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
- Chapter 7 — SANITARY DRAINAGE
- Chapter 8 — INDIRECT WASTES
▸Chapter 9 — VENTS
Overview- 901.1 Applicability. This chapter shall govern the materials,
- 901.2 Vents Required. Each plumbing fixture trap, except
- 901.3 Trap Seal Protection. The vent system shall be
- 902.1 Interceptor. Vent piping shall be permitted to be
- 902.2 Bars, Soda Fountains, and Counter. Traps serving sinks t…
- 903.1 Applicable Standards. Vent pipe and fittings shall
- 903.2 Use of Copper or Copper Alloy Tubing. Copper
- 903.3 Changes in Direction. Changes in the direction of
- 904.1 Size. The size of vent piping shall be determined from
- 904.2 Length. Not more than one-third of the total permitted l…
- 905.1 Grade. Vent and branch vent pipes shall be free from
- 905.2 Horizontal Drainage Pipe. Where vents connect to
- 905.3 Vent Pipe Rise. Unless prohibited by structural conditio…
- 905.4 Roof Termination. Vent pipes shall extend undiminished i…
- 905.5 Location of Opening. The vent pipe opening from
- 905.6 Common Vertical Pipe. Two fixtures shall be permitted to…
- 906.1 Roof Termination. Each vent pipe or stack shall
- 906.2 Clearance. Each vent shall terminate not less than
- 906.3 Use of Roof. Vent pipes shall be extended separately
- 906.4 Outdoor Installations. Vent pipes for outdoor
- 906.5 Joints. Joints at the roof around vent pipes shall be
- 906.6 Lead. (See Chapter 17) Sheet lead shall comply with
- 906.7 Frost or Snow Closure. Where frost or snow closure is li…
- 907.1 Drainage Stack. Each drainage stack that extends 10
- 907.2 Yoke Vent. The yoke vent connection to the vent stack
- 908.1 Vertical Wet Venting. Wet venting is limited to vertical…
- 908.2 Horizontal Wet Venting for a Bathroom Group.
- 909.1 General. Traps for island sinks and similar equipment
- 910.1 Where Permitted. Combination waste and vent systems shal…
- 910.2 Approval. Construction documents for each combination wa…
- 910.3 Vents. Each combination waste and vent system, as
- 910.4 Size. Each waste pipe and each trap in such a system
- 910.5 Vertical Waste Pipe. No vertical waste pipe shall be
- 910.6 Cleanouts. An accessible cleanout shall be installed
- 910.7 Fixtures. No water closet or urinal shall be installed
- 911.1 Circuit Vent Permitted. A maximum of eight flooroutlet w…
- 912.1 General. The design and sizing of a vent system shall
- 912.2 Minimum Requirements. An engineered vent system shall pr…
- 911.2 Circuit Vent Size and Connection. The circuit vent
- 911.3 Relief Vent. A 2 inch (50 mm) relief vent shall be provi…
- 911.4 Slope and Size of Horizontal Branch. The vented
- 911.5 Additional Fixtures. Fixtures, other than the circuitven…
- Chapter 10 — TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS
- Chapter 11 — STORM DRAINAGE
- Chapter 12 — FUEL GAS PIPING
- Chapter 13 — HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND MEDICA…
- Chapter 14 — FIRESTOP PROTECTION
- Chapter 15 — ALTERNATE WATER SOURCES FOR NONPOTABLE APPLICATIONS
- Chapter 16 — NONPOTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 17 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
- Appendix A — RECOMMENDED RULES FOR SIZING THE WATER SUPPLY SYS…
- Appendix B — EXPLANATORY NOTES ON COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT S…
- Appendix C — ALTERNATE PLUMBING SYSTEMS
- Appendix D — SIZING STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
- Appendix E — MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS AND RECREATIONAL V…
- Appendix F — FIREFIGHTER BREATHING AIR REPLENISHMENT SYSTEMS
- Appendix G — SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS
- Appendix H — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
- Appendix I — INSTALLATION STANDARDS
- Appendix J — COMBINATION OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR COMBUSTION AND …
- Appendix K — POTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
- Appendix L — SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
- Appendix M — PEAK WATER DEMAND CALCULATOR
- Appendix N — IMPACT OF WATER TEMPERATURE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR …