18-29-422.9.2 Steam supply.

   Steam supplies to sterilizers, including those connected by pipes from overhead mains or branches, shall be drained to prevent any moisture from reaching the sterilizer. The condensate drainage from the steam supply shall be discharged by gravity.

18-29-422.9.3 Steam condensate return.

   Steam condensate returns from sterilizers shall be a gravity return system.

18-29-422.9.4 Condensers.

   Pressure sterilizers shall be equipped with a means of condensing and cooling the exhaust steam vapors. Nonpressure sterilizers shall be equipped with a device that will automatically control the vapor, confining the vapors within the vessel.

18-29-422.10 Special elevations.

   Control valves, vacuum outlets and devices protruding from a wall of an operating, emergency, recovery, examining or delivery room, or in a corridor or other location where patients are transported on a wheeled stretcher, shall be located at an elevation that prevents bumping the patient or stretcher against the device.

18-29-423 Specialty Plumbing Fixtures.

18-29-423.1 Water connections.

   Baptisteries, ornamental and lily pools, aquariums, ornamental fountain basins, swimming pools, and similar constructions, where provided with water supplies, shall be protected against backflow in accordance with Section 18-29-608.

18-29-423.2 Approval.

   Specialties requiring water and waste connections shall be submitted for approval.

18-29-423.3 Footbaths and pedicure baths.

   The water supplied to specialty plumbing fixtures, such as pedicure chairs having an integral foot bathtub and footbaths, shall be limited to not greater than 120°F (49°C) by a water-temperature-limiting device that conforms to ASSE 1070/ASME A112.1070/CSA B125.70 or by a water heater complying with ASSE 1082.

(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. IV, § 22)