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CHAPTER 10
TRAPS, INTERCEPTORS AND SEPARATORS

User note:
About this chapter: Chapter 10 regulates the design of fixture traps, methods for preventing evaporation of trap seals in traps and the
required locations for interceptors and separators. The trap seal of a trap is an essential feature of a drainage system to prevent odors from
the drainage piping from entering the building. The discharge of various processes, such as cooking and laundry, creates the need for equip-
ment to retain detrimental greases and solids from entering the drainage systems.

SECTION 1001 1002.2 Design of traps. Fixture traps shall be self-scouring.
GENERAL Fixture traps shall not have interior partitions, except where
1001.1 Scope. This chapter shall govern the material and such traps are integral with the fixture or where such traps are
installation of traps, interceptors and separators. constructed of an approved material that is resistant to corro-
sion and degradation. Slip joints shall be made with an
approved elastomeric gasket and shall be installed only on
SECTION 1002 the trap inlet, trap outlet and within the trap seal.
TRAP REQUIREMENTS 1002.3 Prohibited traps. The following types of traps are
1002.1 Fixture traps. Each plumbing fixture shall be sepa- prohibited:
rately trapped by a liquid-seal trap, except as otherwise per- 1. Traps that depend on moving parts to maintain the seal.
mitted by this code. The vertical distance from the fixture 2. Bell traps.
outlet to the trap weir shall not exceed 24 inches (610 mm),
and the horizontal distance shall not exceed 30 inches (610 3. Crown-vented traps.
mm) measured from the centerline of the fixture outlet to the 4. Traps not integral with a fixture and that depend on
centerline of the inlet of the trap. The height of a clothes interior partitions for the seal, except those traps con-
washer standpipe above a trap shall conform to Section structed of an approved material that is resistant to cor-
802.3.3. A fixture shall not be double trapped. rosion and degradation.
Exceptions: 5. “S” traps.
1. This section shall not apply to fixtures with integral 6. Drum traps.
traps. Exception: Drum traps used as solids interceptors
2. A combination plumbing fixture is permitted to be and drum traps serving chemical waste systems shall
installed on one trap, provided that one compartment not be prohibited.
is not more than 6 inches (152 mm) deeper than the 1002.4 Trap seals. Each fixture trap shall have a liquid seal
other compartment and the waste outlets are not of not less than 2 inches (51 mm) and not more than 4 inches
more than 30 inches (762 mm) apart. (102 mm), or deeper for special designs relating to accessible
3. A grease interceptor intended to serve as a fixture fixtures.
trap in accordance with the manufacturer’s installa- 1002.4.1 Trap seal protection. Trap seals of emergency
tion instructions shall be permitted to serve as the floor drain traps and trap seals subject to evaporation shall
trap for a single fixture or a combination sink of not be protected by one of the methods in Sections 1002.4.1.1
more than three compartments where the vertical through 1002.4.1.4.
distance from the fixture outlet to the inlet of the 1002.4.1.1 Potable water-supplied trap seal primer
interceptor does not exceed 30 inches (762 mm) and valve. A potable water-supplied trap seal primer valve
the developed length of the waste pipe from the most shall supply water to the trap. Water-supplied trap seal
upstream fixture outlet to the inlet of the interceptor primer valves shall conform to ASSE 1018. The dis-
does not exceed 60 inches (1524 mm).
charge pipe from the trap seal primer valve shall con-
4. Floor drains in multilevel parking structures that dis- nect to the trap above the trap seal on the inlet side of
charge to a building storm sewer shall not be the trap.
required to be individually trapped. Where floor 1002.4.1.2 Reclaimed or gray water-supplied trap
drains in multilevel parking structures are required seal primer valve. A reclaimed or gray water-supplied
to discharge to a combined building sewer system, trap seal primer valve shall supply water to the trap.
the floor drains shall not be required to be individu- Water-supplied trap seal primer valves shall conform to
ally trapped provided that they are connected to a ASSE 1018. The quality of reclaimed or gray water
main trap in accordance with Section 1103.1.
supplied to trap seal primer valves shall be in accor-

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