Chapter 7: Waste Receptors and Drinking Fountains

A waste receptor is a plumbing fixture or device capable of adequately receiving and discharging from indirect waste pipes and constructed and located so it can be readily cleaned.

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Waste receptors do not meet the full definition of a plumbing fixture because they are not supplied with water.

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The most commonly installed floor drain has a round body, an adjustable strainer body with a grate, a flanged clamping collar, and a fixture outlet that connects to drainage piping.

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4. Floor drains are initially classified by the manufacturer of the drain.

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Plumbing codes require that the grate opening aggregate area of floor drains be at least 1-1/2 times the drain outlet cross-sectional area of the drain outlet.

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Floor drain strainer grates must be removable without the use of special tools unless required to be vandal proof.

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A priming valve is a device or system with a feeder line that releases a constant stream of water to a trap to maintain the seal.

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Drainage piping connected to a floor drain should be tested for leaks before the floor drain is mounted whether installed above or below ground.

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The formed-in-concrete trench drain is mainly used for stormwater drainage.

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Plumbing codes do not address the installation of trench drains.

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