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FIXTURES, FAUCETS AND FIXTURE FITTINGS

wall-hung water closets shall be made with an approved 405.10 Design and installation of plumbing fixtures. Inte-
extension nipple or horn adaptor. The water closet shall be gral fixture fitting mounting surfaces on manufactured
bolted to the hanger with corrosion-resistant bolts or screws. plumbing fixtures or plumbing fixtures constructed on site
Joints shall be sealed with an approved elastomeric gasket, shall meet the design requirements of ASME A112.19.2/CSA
flange-to-fixture connection complying with ASME B45.1 or ASME A112.19.3/CSA B45.4.
A112.4.3 or an approved setting compound.
405.4.1 Floor flanges. Floor flanges for water closets or
similar fixtures shall be not less than 0.125 inch (3.2 mm) SECTION 406
thick for copper alloy, 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) thick for plastic AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHERS
and 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) thick and not less than a 2-inch (51 406.1 Water connection. The water supply to an automatic
mm) caulking depth for cast iron or galvanized malleable clothes washer shall be protected against backflow by an air
iron. gap that is integral with the machine or a backflow preventer
Floor flanges of hard lead shall weigh not less than 1 shall be installed in accordance with Section 608. Air gaps
pound, 9 ounces (0.7 kg) and shall be composed of lead shall comply with ASME A112.1.2 or A112.1.3.
alloy with not less than 7.75-percent antimony by weight. 406.2 Waste connection. The waste from an automatic
Closet screws and bolts shall be of copper alloy. Flanges clothes washer shall discharge through an air break into a
shall be secured to the building structure with corrosion- standpipe in accordance with Section 802.3.3 or into a laun-
resistant screws or bolts. dry sink. The trap and fixture drain for an automatic clothes
405.4.2 Securing floor outlet fixtures. Floor outlet fix- washer standpipe shall be not less than 2 inches (51 mm) in
tures shall be secured to the floor or floor flanges by diameter. The fixture drain for the standpipe serving an auto-
screws or bolts of corrosion-resistant material. matic clothes washer shall connect to a 3-inch (76 mm) or
larger diameter fixture branch or stack. Automatic clothes
405.4.3 Securing wall-hung water closet bowls. Wall-
hung water closet bowls shall be supported by a concealed washers that discharge by gravity shall be permitted to drain
metal carrier that is attached to the building structural to a waste receptor or an approved trench drain.
members so that strain is not transmitted to the closet con-
nector or any other part of the plumbing system. The car-
rier shall conform to ASME A112.6.2. SECTION 407
BATHTUBS
405.5 Plumbing fixtures with a pumped waste. Plumbing
fixtures with a pumped waste shall comply with ASME 407.1 Approval. Bathtubs shall conform to ASME A112.19.1/
A112.3.4/CSA B45.9. The plumbing fixture with a pumped CSA B45.2, ASME A112.19.2/CSA B45.1, ASME A112.19.3/
waste shall be installed in accordance with the manufac- CSA B45.4 or CSA B45.5/IAPMO Z124.
turer’s instructions. 407.2 Bathtub waste outlets and overflows. Bathtubs shall
405.6 Water-tight joints. Joints formed where fixtures come be equipped with a waste outlet and an overflow outlet. The
in contact with walls or floors shall be sealed. outlets shall be connected to waste tubing or piping not less
1
than 1 / inches (38 mm) in diameter. The waste outlet shall
2
405.7 Plumbing in mental health centers. In mental health be equipped with a water-tight stopper.
centers, pipes or traps shall not be exposed, and fixtures shall
be bolted through walls. 407.3 Glazing. Windows and doors within a bathtub enclo-
sure shall conform to the safety glazing requirements of the
405.8 Design of overflows. Where any fixture is provided International Building Code.
with an overflow, the waste shall be designed and installed so
that standing water in the fixture will not rise in the overflow 407.4 Bathtub enclosure. Doors in a bathtub enclosure shall
when the stopper is closed, and water will not remain in the conform to ASME A112.19.15.
overflow when the fixture is empty.
405.8.1 Connection of overflows. The overflow from any SECTION 408
fixture shall discharge into the drainage system on the inlet BIDETS
or fixture side of the trap.
408.1 Approval. Bidets shall conform to ASME A112.19.2/
Exception: The overflow from a flush tank serving a
water closet or urinal shall discharge into the fixture CSA B45.1.
served. 408.2 Water connection. The water supply to a bidet shall be
protected against backflow by an air gap or backflow pre-
405.9 Slip joint connections. Slip joints shall be made with
an approved elastomeric gasket and shall only be installed on venter in accordance with Section 608.13.1, 608.13.2,
the trap outlet, trap inlet and within the trap seal. Fixtures 608.13.3, 608.13.5, 608.13.6 or 608.13.8.
with concealed slip-joint connections shall be provided with 408.3 Bidet water temperature. The discharge water tem-
an access panel or utility space not less than 12 inches (305 perature from a bidet fitting shall be limited to not greater
mm) in its smallest dimension or other approved arrangement than 110°F (43°C) by a water-temperature-limiting device
so as to provide access to the slip joint connections for conforming to ASSE 1070/ASME A112.1070/CSA B125.70
inspection and repair. or CSA B125.3.

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