IPC Flashcards
What is covered in Chapter 4 of the IPC?
Fixtures, Faucets, and Fixture Fittings
Where can the minimum number of plumber fixtures (WCs, Lavatories, drinking fountains, etc) per occupancy be found?
Chapter 4, section 403.1
What is the minimum number of water closets (toilets) for a business occupancy?
How many lavatories (sinks)?
How many water fountains?
1 per 25 for the first 50 and 1 per 50 for the remainder exceeding 50 for male and female.
1 per 40 for the first 80 and 1 per 80 for the remainder exceeding 80.
1 per 100.
What is the minimum number of water closets (toilets) for an education occupancy?
How many lavatories (sinks)?
How many water fountains?
1 per 50
1 per 50
1 per 100
What is the minimum number of water closets (toilets) for a mercantile occupancy?
How many lavatories (sinks)?
How many water fountains?
1 per 500
1 per 750
1 per 1,000
Single user toilet facilities and bathing rooms shall
Contribute to the total number of required plumbing fixtures for a building or tenant space.
Where plumbing fixtures are required, separate facilities shall be provided for each sex.
What are the exceptions?
-Dwelling or sleeping units
-Where the total occupant load is 15 or fewer
-M occupancies in which the maximum occupant load is 100 or fewer
-In B occupancies in which the maximum occupant load is 25 or fewer
In locations other than malls, the path of travel to facilities shall not exceed ______ ft?
What is the path of travel to facilities in open or enclosed malls?
Shall not exceed a distance of 500 ft.
Shall not exceed a distance of 300 ft.
Same applies to drinking fountains.
Supply lines and fittings for every plumbing fixture shall be installed
So as to prevent backflow.
A WC, urinal, lavatory or bidet shall no be set closer than ______ inches from its center to any side wall, partition, vanity or obstruction?
No closer than 15”.
What is the minimum clearance in front of a WC, urinal, lavatory or bidet?
No less than 21” to any wall, fixture, or door.
What is the minimum compartment size for floor-mounted water closets?
For wall hung closets?
Not less than 30”W or 60”D.
Not less than 30”W or 56”D
Basic urinal partition dimensions.
Not greater than 12” off the floor, no taller than 60” off the floor.
Walls or partitions cannot extend more than 18” from the back wall or 6” past the rim of the urinal, whichever is greater.
A drinking fountain shall not be required for an occupant load of ______ or less.
15 or fewer.
Where drinking fountains are required, not fewer than ______ shall be required.
2
1 standard and 1 accessible.
