REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

CHAPTER 1: ADMINISTRATION………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 1

Section 100 – Permit Required

Section 101 – To whom Permits may be issued
Section 102 – Application for Permit
Section 103 – Permit Issuance
Section 104 – Application for Existing Plumbing System
Section 105 – Inspection
Section 106 – Connection Approval
Section 107 – Special Provisions
Section 108 – Plumbing Fixtures Required

CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 8

Section 201 – General

Section 202 – Definition of Terms

CHAPTER 3: GENERAL REGULATIONS…………………………………………………………….…………………………. Page 34

Section 301 – General

Section 302 – Grade of Horizontal Drainage Piping
Section 303 – Changes in Direction of Drainage Flow
Section 304 – Connections to Plumbing System Required
Section 305 – Sewer Required
Section 306 – Damage to Drainage System or Public Sewer
Section 307 – Industrial Wastes
Section 308 – Location
Section 309 – Improper Location
Section 310 – Workmanship
Section 311 – Prohibited Fittings and Practices
Section 312 – Independent System
Section 313 – Repairs and Alterations
Section 314 – Protection of Piping, Materials and Structures
Section 315 – Hangers and Supports
Section 316 – Trenching, Excavation and Backfill

CHAPTER 4: PLUMBING FIXTURES……………………………………………………………………………………………..Page 42

Section 401 – Materials and General Requirements

 Section 403 – Overflows
Section 404 – Strainers and Connections
Section 405 – Prohibited Fixtures
Section 406 – Special Fixtures and Specialties
Section 407 – Installation
Section 408 – Urinals
Section 409 – Floor Drains and Shower Stalls
Section 410 – Plumbing Fixtures Required (Table 4-1)
Section 411 – Whirlpool Bathtubs

CHAPTER 5: INSPECTION & TESTING…………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 52

Section 501 – Inspection and Testing

Section 502 – Maintenance
Section 503 – Existing Construction
Section 504 – Health and Safety

CHAPTER 6: WATER SUPPLY…………………………………………………………………...…………………………….. Page 56

Section 601 – Running Water Required

Section 602 – Unlawful Connections
Section 603 – Cross-Connection Control (Table 6-1 for Minimum Airgaps)
Section 604 – Materials
Section 605 – Valves
Section 606 – Gravity Supply Tanks
Section 607 – Water Pressure, Pressure Regulators and Pressure Relief Valves
Section 608 – Installation, Inspection and Testing
Section 609 – Size of Potable Water Piping (Table 6-5 for Equivalent Water Supply Fixture Units)
Section 610 – Water Conservation
Section 611 – Piping Installed in Fire Resistive Construction
Section 612 – Hangers and Supports Abrasion
Section 613 – Support
Section 614 – Thrust Blocking

CHAPTER 7: EXCRETA DRAINAGE SYSTEM………………………………………………………………………………. Page 78

Section 701 – Materials

Section 702 – Fixture Unit Equivalent (Table 7-2 for Equivalent Drainage Fixture Units & Traps)
Section 703 – Size of Drainage Piping
Section 704 – Fixture Connections (Excreta Drainage)
Section 705 – Changes in Direction of Excreta Drainage Flow
Section 706 – Cleanouts
Section 707 – Grade of Horizontal Excreta Drainage Piping
 Section 708 – Gravity Drainage Required
Section 709 – Drainage of Fixtures Located Below the Upstream Manhole of Below Main Sewer
Section 710 – Suds Relief

CHAPTER 8: INDIRECT WASTE PIPING, WET-VENTED SYSTEMS AND SPECIAL WASTES…………… Page 90

Section 801 – Indirect Waste Conditions

Section 802 – Approvals
Section 803 – Indirect Waste Piping
Section 804 – Indirect Waste Receptors
Section 805 – Pressure Drainage Connection
Section 806 – Sterile Equipment
Section 807 – Appliances
Section 808 – Cooling Water
Section 809 – Drinking Fountains
Section 810 – Steam and Hot Water Drainage Condensers and Sumps
Section 811 – Chemical Wastes
Section 812 – Vertical Wet Venting
Section 813 – Special Venting for Island Fixtures
Section 814 – Combination Waste and Vent System
Section 815 – Direct Waste to Ground
Section 816 – Clear Water Wastes
Section 817 – Swimming Pools
Section 818 – Refrigeration Wastes
Section 819 – Air-Condition Equipment

CHAPTER 9: VENTS AND VENTING…………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 101

Section 901 – Vents Required

Section 902 – Vents not Required
Section 903 – Materials
Section 904 – Size of Vents
Section 905 – Vent Pipe Grades and Connections
Section 906 – Vent Termination
Section 907 – Vent Stacks and Relief Vents
Section 908 – Vents not required
Section 910 – Size of Vents

CHAPTER 10: TRAPS & INTERCEPTORS……………………………………………………………………………………. Page 106

Section 1001 – Traps Required

Section 1002 – Traps Protected by Vent Pipes (Table 10-1 for Minimum Traps Distances)

Section 1003 – Traps Described

 Section 1004 – Traps Prohibited

Section 1005 – Traps Seals

Section 1006 – Floor Drain Traps

Section 1007 – Trap Seal Protection

Section 1008 – Industrial Interceptors (Clarifiers) and Separators

Section 1009 – Slaughter Houses, Packing Establishments, Etc.

Section 1010 – Minimum Requirements for Auto Wash Rack

Section 1011 – Grease Traps

Section 1012 – Grease Interceptors for Commercial Kitchens

Section 1013 – Food Waste Disposal Prohibited

Section 1014 – Traps Described

Section 1015 – Laundries

Section 1016 – Sand Interceptors where required

Section 1017 – Construction and Size (Sand Interceptor)

CHAPTER 11: STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM………………………………………………………………………………… Page 117

Section 1101 – General

Section 1102 – Rainwater System

Section 1103 – Roof Drains

Section 1104 – Sizing of Rainwater Piping

CHAPTER 12: HOUSE DRAINS AND HOUSE SEWERS……………………………………………………………….. Page 129

Section 1201 – Sewer Required

Section 1202 – Damage to Public Sewer or Private Sewage Disposal System

Section 1203 – Building Sewer Materials

Section 1204 – Makings

Section 1205 – Size of Building Sewers

Section 1206 – Grade, Support, and Protection of Building Sewer

Section 1207 – Cleanouts

 Section 1208 – Sewer and Water Pipes

Section 1209 – Location

Section 1210 – Abandoned Sewers and Sewage Disposal Facilities

CHAPTER 13: JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS……………………………………………………………………………….. Page 137

Section 1301 – Tightness

Section 1302 – Types of Joints

Section 1303 – Use of Joints

Section 1304 – Special Joints

Section 1305 – Flanged Fixture Connections

Section 1306 – Prohibited Joints and Connections

Section 1307 – Waterproofing Openings

Section 1308 – Increasers and Reducers

CHAPTER 14: QUALITY AND WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS, PLUMBING MATERIALS AND REFERENCED
……………………STANDARDS…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 143

Section 1401 – Minimum Standards

Section 1402 – Iron Pipe Size (I.P.S.) Pipe

Section 1403 – Use of Copper Tubing

Section 1404 – Lead

Section 1405 – Ferrules and Bushings

Section 1406 – Closet Rings (Closet Flanges)

Section 1407 – Cleanout Fittings

Section 1408 – Threaded Type Fittings

Section 1409 – Backwater Valve

Section 1410 – Valves and Fittings

Section 1411 – Zinc Alloy Components

APPENDIX A: RECOMMENDED RULES FOR SIZING THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM………………………. Page 165

A.1 – Preliminary Information

A.2 - Demand Loading

A.3 – Permissible Friction Loss

A.4 – Size of Building Supply

A.5 – Size of Principal Branches and Risers

A.6 – General

A.7 - Example

APPENDIX B: PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS………………………………………………………………… Page 179

B.1 – Private Sewage Disposal (General)

B.2 – Capacity of Septic Tanks

B.3 – Area of Disposal Fields and Seepage Pits

B.4 – Percolation Test

B.5 – Septic Tank Construction

B.6 – Disposal

B.7 – Seepage Pits

B.8 – Cesspools

B.9 – Commercial or Industrial Special Liquid Waste Disposal

B.10 – Inspection and Testing

B.11 – Abandoned Sewers and Sewage Disposal Facilities

USEFUL TABLES & CHARTS………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 197