DRAINAGE PIPE CLEANOUTS
Definition
A pipe fitting with a removable plug which provides
access for inspection or cleaning of the pipe run.
Also called an access eye or cleaning eye. Types
of cleanouts include a removable plug or cap, a
removable fixture trap and a water closet.
Cleanout Material
The body of cleanout ferrules shall be made of
standard pipe sizes shall conform in thickness to
that required for pipe and fittings of the same
metal, and extended not less than 38 mm above
the hub. The cleanout cap or plug shall be of
heavy red brass of not less than 3.175 mm thick
and must be provided with raised nut or recessed
socket for removal.
Locations of Cleanouts
1. At the upper end of every horizontal waste
or soil pipe.
2. At every change in direction of horizontal
soil or waste piping when the change of
direction is more than twenty-two and one-
half (22 1/2°) degrees.
3. At a point within 1.5 m inside the property
line before house sewer connection.
4. At the foot of every soil or waste stacks
unless easily reached conveniently with
sewer rod or wire.
5. At every 15 m. run of horizontal soil or
waste piping.
6. On top of septic vaults immediately above
the invert of the submerged inlet and
outlet of sanitary tees.
7. On top of every grease trap with no
removable airtight covers.
8. At the end of the invert of a garage trap.
9. At the bottom of exposed fixture traps
below the water seal.
10. At openings or outlets and connections
intended for future use.
Other Specific Applications
1. Horizontal drains within buildings
All horizontal drains 4 inches in diameter or less
shall have cleanouts located not more than 50
ft'(15240 m) apart. All horizontal drains larger than
4 inches in diameter shall have access cleanouts
located not more than 100ft. (30480 mm) apart.
2. Building Sewers
All building sewers shall have cleanouts located
not more 100 ft. (30480 mm) apart.
3. Changes of Direction
Cleanouts shall be installed at each change
of direction of the building drain or of horizontal
waste or soil lines, which is greater than 45°.
Where more one change of direction occur s in a
run of piping, only one cleanout shall be required
for each 40 ft. (12192 rnm) of developed length of
the drainage piping. Access shall be provided to
all cleanouts.
4. Building Drain and Building Sewer Junction
There shall be a cleanout at the junction of the
building drain and building sewer. The cleanout
shall be either inside or outside the building wall
and shall be brought up to the finished ground
level or to the basement floor level. The cleanout
at the junction of the building drain and building
sewer shall not be require if the cleanout on a 3-
inch or larger diameter vertical soil stack is located
within 10 ft. (3048 mm) of the building drain and
building sewer connection.
5. Underground Drainage
Cleanout for an underground drain or sewer shall
extend to the ground floor or floor level.
6. Concealed Piping
Cleanout on concealed piping shall extend through
and terminate flushed with the finished wall or
floor. Pits or chases, sized to permit removal of
cleanout plug and cleaning of the system, shall be
incorporated in the wall or floor.
7. Direction of Flow
Every cleanout shall be installed to open in the
direction of the flow of the drainage pipe at right
angles thereto.
Cleanout clearances
Cleanout on 6-inch and smaller pipes shall have a
clearance of not less than 18 inches (457 mm) for
rodding. Cleanouts on 8-inch and larger pipes
shall have a clearance of not less than 36 inches
(914 mm) for rodding.
8. Access to Cleanouts
Cleanout plugs shall not be covered with cement,
plaster or any other permanent finish material.
Where necessary to conceal a cleanout plug, a
cover plate or access door shall be provided.
9. Prohibited Installation
Cleanout openings shall not be utilized for the
installation of new fixtures or floor drains, except
where approved and where another cleanout of
equal access and capacity is provided.
 VENTILATION AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS

Ventilation Circuit Vent

The process of supplying or removing air by natural or A branch vent which serves two or more traps and
artificial means to or from any space, such air may or extends from in front of the last fixture connection of a
may have not been conditioned. horizontal branch to the vent stack.

Vent Loop Vent/ Venting Loop

A pipe installed to provide a flow of air to or from a A vent arrangement for a group of plumbing fixtures;
drainage system or to provide circulation of air within consists of a vent pipe which is connected to the waste
such system to protect he trap seal from siphonage and or soil branch immediately before the first fixture of the
backpressure. group,

Vent System Looped Vent

A system of pipes or openings used for ensuring the A type of ventilation system used on fixtures in a room
circulation of air in a plumbing system and for reducing away from a wail or partition
the pressure exerted on the traps
Yoke Vent
Vent pipe A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to
A pipe attached to drainage pipes near one or more a vent stack for the purpose of preventing pressure
traps, which lead to outside air, e.g. connection to a vent changes in the stack.
stack.
Wet Vent
Types of Ventilation Systems A pipe, usually oversized, which functions both as a
Vent Stack, Main Vent fixture branch and as a vent,
A vertical vent pipe installed primarily for the purpose of e.g. waste pipe that also serves as a vent
providing circulation of air to or from any part of the
building drainage system. Fixture Vent
A vent pipe which leads from the drainage pipe to
Stack Vent, Soil and Waste Vent The extension [to the another vent pipe or to the atmosphere.
open air) of a sol or waste stack above the highest
horizontal branch drain or fixture branch connected to Branch Vent
the stack, A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a
vent stack or stack vent.
Individual /Back Vent
An individual vent (sometimes referred to as individual Revent
back vent or revent is a type of venting system where Also called an individual Vent/ Local Vent/Local
the vent connects with a single fixture trap, usually at ventilating pipe/ Vapor vent
the back and extends vertically and connects with a A pipe on the fixture side of the trap through which
stack vent a vents stack or a branch vent vapor
or foul air is removed from the room or fixture.
Unit/ Common/ Dual/ Duplex
Sometimes referred to as dual or duplex vent. As the Ejector Vent
name implies, a common vent pipe connected to the A pipe used to provide air in a sump pit and prevent
dual fixture traps. pressure buildup.