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// CODE SNIPPET

P-901.1.1 Transformer Vault

Philadelphia Plumbing Code > 9 Soil and Waste Piping > P-901 General Requirements > P-901.1 Discharge > P-901.1.1 Transformer Vault
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No piping connected to the plumbing system shall be installed in any transformer vault.

Exceptions:
  1. A floor drain which discharges to an independent seepage pit and to a location approved by the Department or;
  2. A floor drain which discharges to an indirect waste pipe located on the exterior of the transformer vault, and the indirect drainage piping is in accordance with Chapter 12.

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