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606.5.4.2 Drain Pipes for Emptying Tanks

NYC Plumbing Code 2014 > 6 Water Supply and Distribution > 606 Installation of the Building Water Distribution System > 606.5 Water Pressure Booster Systems > 606.5.4 Overflows > 606.5.4.2 Drain Pipes for Emptying Tanks
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Each tank or tank compartment shall be provided, at its lowest point, with a valved pipe to permit emptying the tank. The drain pipe shall discharge as required for the overflow pipe, and shall be at least 4 inches (102 mm) in diameter.

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606.5.4.2 Water Supply and Distribution, Drain Pipes for Emptying Tanks
Each tank or tank compartment shall be provided, at its lowest point, with a valved pipe to permit emptying the tank. The drain pipe shall discharge ...
NYC Plumbing Code 2008 > 6 Water Supply and Distribution > 606 Installation of the Building Water Distribution System > 606.5 Water Pressure Booster Systems > 606.5.4 Overflows > 606.5.4.2 Drain Pipes for Emptying Tanks
606.5.4.2 Water Supply and Distribution, Drain Pipes for Emptying Tanks
Each tank or tank compartment shall be provided, at its lowest point, with a valved pipe to permit emptying the tank. The drain pipe shall discharge ...
NYC Plumbing Code 2014 > 6 Water Supply and Distribution > 606 Installation of the Building Water Distribution System > 606.5 Water Pressure Booster Systems > 606.5.4 Overflows > 606.5.4.2 Drain Pipes for Emptying Tanks
Reference Standard 16 Plumbing and Gas Piping [PDF] (page 33)
water down supply to prevent backflow of water into the roof tank. (c) Drain pipes for emptying tanks.-Each tank or tank compartment shall be provided ...
NYC 1968 Code (Vol II) [PDF] > Reference Standard 16 Plumbing and Gas Piping
Reference Standard 16 Plumbing and Gas Piping [PDF] (page 9)
grade of the gravity system and that must be emptied by mechanical means. SIDE VENT.—A vent connecting to the drain pipe through a fitting at an angle ...
NYC 1968 Code (Vol II) [PDF] > Reference Standard 16 Plumbing and Gas Piping
421.3 Fixtures, Faucets and Fixture Fittings, Drain
The pump drain and circulation piping shall be sloped to drain the water in the volute and the circulation piping when the whirlpool bathtub is empty ...
NYC Plumbing Code 2008 > 4 Fixtures, Faucets and Fixture Fittings > 421 Whirlpool Bathtubs > 421.3 Drain
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