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Any portion of the drainage system installed underground or below a basement or cellar shall not be less than 4 inches (100 mm) in diameter.
Diameter of Pipe (inches) | Maximum Number of Drainage Fixture Units Connected to any Portion of the Building Drain or the Building Sewer, Including Branches of the Building Draina | |||
Slope per Foot | ||||
1/6 inch | 1/8 inch | 1/4 inch | 1/2 inch |
Diameter of Pipe (inches) | Maximum Number of Drainage Fixture Units Connected to any Portion of the Building Drain or the Building Sewer, Including Branches of the Building Draina | |||
Slope per Foot | ||||
1/6 inch | 1/8 inch | 1/4 inch | 1/2 inch | |
1 1/4 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
1 1/2 | – | – | 3 | 3 |
2 | – | – | 21 | 26 |
2 1/2 | – | – | 24 | 31 |
3 | – | 36 | 42 | 50 |
4 | – | 180 | 216 | 250 |
5 | – | 390 | 480 | 575 |
6 | – | 700 | 840 | 1,000 |
8 | 1,400 | 1,600 | 1,920 | 2,300 |
10 | 2,500 | 2,900 | 3,500 | 4,200 |
12 | 2,900 | 4,600 | 5,600 | 6,700 |
15 | 7,000 | 8,300 | 10,000 | 12,000 |
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 inch per foot = 0.0833 mm/m.
a The minimum size of any building drain serving a water closet shall be 3 inches.
Diameter of Pipe (inches) | Any Horizontal Fixture Branch | Maximum Number of Fixture Units that may be Connected to: | ||
One Stack of 3 Stories in Height or 3 Intervals | More than 3 Stories in Height | |||
Total for Stack | Total at One Story or Branch Interval |
Diameter of Pipe (inches) | Any Horizontal Fixture Branch | Maximum Number of Fixture Units that may be Connected to: | ||
One Stack of 3 Stories in Height or 3 Intervals | More than 3 Stories in Height | |||
Total for Stack | Total at One Story or Branch Interval | |||
1 1/2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
2 1/2 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 9 |
3 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 16 |
4 | 160 | 240 | 500 | 90 |
5 | 360 | 540 | 1,100 | 200 |
6 | 620 | 960 | 1,900 | 350 |
8 | 1,400 | 2,200 | 3,600 | 600 |
10 | 2,500 | 3,800 | 5,600 | 1,000 |
12 | 3,900 | 6,000 | 8,400 | 1,500 |
15 | 7,000 | – | – | – |
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
a Does not include branches of house drain.