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608.0 Water Pressure, Pressure Regulators, Pressure Relief Valves, and Vacuum Relief Valves
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Where the water pressure
in the main or other source of supply will not provide a
residual water pressure of not less than 15 pounds force per
square inch (psi) (103 kPa), after allowing for friction and
other pressure losses, a tank and a pump or other means that
will provide said 15 psi (103 kPa) pressure shall be installed.
Where fixtures, fixture fittings, or both are installed that
require residual pressure exceeding 15 psi (103 kPa), that
minimum residual pressure shall be provided.
Where static water pressure
in the water supply piping is exceeding 80 psi (552
kPa), an approved-type pressure regulator preceded by an
adequate strainer shall be installed and the static pressure
reduced to 80 psi (552 kPa) or less. Pressure regulator(s)
equal to or exceeding 11/2 inches (40 mm) shall not require a
strainer. Such regulator(s) shall control the pressure to
water outlets in the building unless otherwise approved by
the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Each such regulator and
strainer shall be accessibly located aboveground or in a vault equipped with a properly sized and sloped bore sighted
drain to daylight, shall be protected from freezing, and
shall have the strainer readily accessible for cleaning without
removing the regulator or strainer body or disconnecting
the supply piping. Pipe size determinations shall be based on 80 percent of the reduced pressure where using Table 610.4. An approved expansion tank shall be installed in the cold water distribution piping downstream of each such regulator to prevent excessive pressure from developing due to thermal expansion and to maintain the pressure setting of the regulator. Expansion tanks used in potable water systems intended to supply drinking water shall be in accordance with NSF 61. The expansion tank shall be properly sized and installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and listing. Systems designed by registered design professionals shall be permitted to use approved pressure relief valves in lieu of expansion tanks provided such relief valves have a maximum pressure relief setting of 100 psi (689 kPa) or less.
A water system provided with
a check valve, backflow preventer, or other normally closed
device that prevents dissipation of building pressure back
into the water main, independent of the type of water heater used, shall be provided with an approved, listed, and adequately sized expansion tank or other approved device having
a similar function to control thermal expansion. Such
expansion tank or other approved device shall be installed
on the building side of the check valve, backflow preventer,
or other device and shall be sized and installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
A water system containing storage water heating equipment shall be provided with an approved, listed, adequately sized combination temperature and pressure-relief valve, except for listed nonstorage instantaneous heaters having an inside diameter of not more than 3 inches (80 mm). Each such approved combination temperature and pressure-relief valve shall be installed on the water-heating device in an approved location based on its listing requirements and the manufacturer's installation instructions. Each such combination temperature and pressure-relief valve shall be provided with a drain in accordance with Section 608.5.
A water system containing storage water heating equipment shall be provided with an approved, listed, adequately sized combination temperature and pressure-relief valve, except for listed nonstorage instantaneous heaters having an inside diameter of not more than 3 inches (80 mm). Each such approved combination temperature and pressure-relief valve shall be installed on the water-heating device in an approved location based on its listing requirements and the manufacturer's installation instructions. Each such combination temperature and pressure-relief valve shall be provided with a drain in accordance with Section 608.5.
The discharge piping serving a temperature relief valve, pressure relief valve, or combination of both shall have no valves, obstructions, or means of
isolation and be provided with the following:
- Equal to the size of the valve outlet and shall discharge full size to the flood level of the area receiving the discharge and pointing down.
- Materials shall be rated at not less than the operating temperature of the system and approved for such use.
- Discharge pipe shall discharge independently by gravity through an air gap into the drainage system or outside of the building with the end of the pipe not exceeding 2 feet (610 mm) and not less than 6 inches (152 mm) above the ground and pointing downwards.
- Discharge in such a manner that does not cause personal injury or structural damage.
- No part of such discharge pipe shall be trapped or subject to freezing.
- The terminal end of the pipe shall not be threaded.
- Discharge from a relief valve into a water heater pan shall be prohibited.
A water-heating device
connected to a separate storage tank and having valves
between said heater and tank shall be provided with an
approved water pressure relief valve.
Where a hot-water storage
tank or an indirect water heater is located at an elevation
above the fixture outlets in the hot-water system, a vacuum relief valve that is in accordance with CSA Z21.22 shall be installed on the storage tank or heater.
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