Code Book Definitions

Question 1

A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent is =

Answer 1

Branch Vent

Question 2

That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside and that extends 30 inches in developed length of pipe beyond the exterior walls of the building and conveys the drainage to the building sewer =

Answer 2

Building Drain

Question 3

That part of the drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain and conveys the discharge to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other point of disposal =

Answer 3

Building Sewer

Question 4

A vent connecting at the junction of the two fixture drains or to a fixture branch and serving as a vent for both fixtures =

Answer 4

Common Vent

Question 5

The length of a pipeline measured along the centerline of the pipe and fittings =

Answer 5

Developed Length

Question 6

A drain serving two or more fixtures that discharge to another drain or to a stack =

Answer 6

Fixture Branch

Question 7

The drain from the trap of a fixture to a junction with any other drain pipe =

Answer 7

Fixture Drain

Question 8

A pipe installed to vent a fixture trap and that connects with the vent system above the fixture served or terminates in the open air =

Answer 8

Individual Vent

Question 9

A general term for any vertical of soil, waste, vent or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story with or without offsets =

Answer 9

Stack

Question 10

The extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack =

Answer 10

Stack Vent

Question 11

A vent from pneumatic sewage ejectors, or similar equipment, that terminates separately to the open air =

Answer 11

Sump Vent

Question 12

A vertical vent pipe installed primarily for the purpose of providing circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system =

Answer 12

Vent Stack

Question 13

A pipe or pipes installed to provide a flow of air to or from a drainage system, or to provide a circulation of air within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage and backpressure =

Answer 13

Vent System

Question 14

The discharge from any fixture, appliance, area or appurtenance that does not contain fecal matter =

Answer 14

Waste

Question 15

WATER PIPE: A water supply that extends one full story or more to convey water to branches or to a group of fixtures =

Answer 15

Riser

Question 16

WATER PIPE: A pipe within a structure or on the premise that conveys water from the water service pipe, or from the meter when the meter is at the structure, to the points of utilization =

Answer 16

Water Distribution Pipe

Question 17

WATER PIPE: The pipe from the water main or other source of potable water supply, or from the meter when the meter is at the public right of way, to the water distribution system of a building served =

Answer 17

Water Service Pipe