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Section P2706 Waste Receptors

Residential Code 2018 of Kansas > 27 Plumbing Fixtures > P2706 Waste Receptors

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P2706.1 General

For other than hub drains that receive only clear-water waste and standpipes, a removable strainer or basket shall cover the waste outlet of waste receptors. Waste receptors shall not be installed in concealed spaces. Waste receptors shall not be installed in plenums, attics, crawl spaces or interstitial spaces above ceilings and below floors. Waste receptors shall be readily accessible.

P2706.1.1 Hub Drains

Hub drains shall be in the form of a hub or a pipe that extends not less than 1 inch (25 mm) above a water-impervious floor.

P2706.1.2 Standpipes

Standpipes shall extend not less than 18 inches (457 mm) and not greater than 42 inches (1067 mm) above the trap weir.

P2706.1.2.1 Laundry Tray Connection to Standpipe

Where a laundry tray waste line connects into a standpipe for an automatic clothes washer drain, the standpipe shall extend not less than 30 inches (762 mm) above the standpipe trap weir and shall extend above the flood level rim of the laundry tray. The outlet of the laundry tray shall not be greater than 30 inches (762 mm) horizontally from the standpipe trap.

P2706.2 Prohibited Waste Receptors

Plumbing fixtures that are used for washing or bathing shall not be used to receive the discharge of indirect waste piping.

Exceptions:

A kitchen sink trap is acceptable for use as a receptor for a dishwasher.
A laundry tray is acceptable for use as a receptor for a clothes washing machine.