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UNIFORM CODES SPOTLIGHT

June 13, 2024

From the 2024 UPC Illustrated Training Manual, Chapter Chapter 10, TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS

1008.0 Building Traps.
1008.1 General.
Building traps shall not be installed except where required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Each building trap where installed shall be provided with a cleanout and with a relieving vent or freshair intake on the inlet side of the trap, which needs not be larger than one-half the diameter of the drain to which it connects. Such relieving vent or fresh-air intake shall be carried above grade and terminate in a screened outlet located outside the building.

FIGURE 901.2F
ONE TYPE OF BUILDING TRAP


From the 2024 UMC Illustrated Training Manual, Chapter 9 – INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC APPLIANCES

902.1 Nonindustrial Appliances. This chapter is applicable primarily to nonindustrial-type appliances and installations and, unless specifically indicated, does not apply to industrial-type appliances and installations. Listed appliances shall be installed in accordance with their listing and the manufacturer’s installation instructions or, as elsewhere specified in this chapter, as applicable to the appliance. Unlisted appliances shall be installed as specified in this part as applicable to the appliances.

FIGURE 902.1 PROHIBITED AND ACCEPTABLE LOCATION OF WARM-AIR FURNACES

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