Getting Started with Plumbing Code
Learn how to navigate the IPC and UPC plumbing codes, look up fixture-unit counts, size vents and drains, and check trap, cleanout, and slope requirements. After finishing you can answer basic code questions on a job and know which sections to check first.
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Introduction to Plumbing Code
Reading and applying the two major plumbing code traditions in the US, the IPC and the UPC, and recognizing that local amendments always win. Covers looking up fixture unit counts, sizing vents and drains, minimum slope on waste lines, a...
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