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Section PC 713: Health Care Plumbing
713.1 Scope.
713.2 Bedpan washers and clinical sinks.
713.3 Indirect waste.
713.4 Vacuum system station.
713.5 Bottle system.
713.6 Central disposal system equipment.
713.7 Central vacuum or disposal systems.
713.7.1 Piping.
713.7.2 Velocity.
713.8 Vent connections prohibited.
713.9 Local vents and stacks for bedpan washers.
713.9.1 Multiple installations.
713.9.2 Trap required.
713.9.3 Trap seal maintenance.
713.10 Sterilizer vents and stacks.
713.10.1 Drainage.
713.11 Sterilizer vent stack sizes.
713.11.1 Bedpan steamers.
713.11.2 Boiling-type sterilizers.
713.11.3 Pressure sterilizers.
713.11.4 Pressure instrument washer sterilizer sizes.
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713.3 Indirect waste.
Sterilizers, steamers and condensers shall discharge to the drainage through an indirect waste pipe by means of an air gap. Where a battery of not more than three sterilizers discharges to an individual receptor, the distance between the receptor and a sterilizer shall not exceed 8 feet (2438 mm). The indirect waste pipe on a bedpan steamer shall be trapped.
713.4 Vacuum system station.
Ready access shall be provided to vacuum system station receptacles. Such receptacles shall be built into cabinets or recesses and shall be visible.
713.5 Bottle system.
Vacuum (fluid suction) systems intended for collecting, removing and disposing of blood, pus or other fluids by the bottle system shall be provided with receptacles equipped with an overflow prevention device at each vacuum outlet station.
713.6 Central disposal system equipment.
Central vacuum (fluid suction) systems shall provide continuous service. Systems equipped with collecting or control tanks shall provide for draining and cleaning of the tanks while the system is in operation. In hospitals, the system shall be connected to the emergency power system. The exhausts from a vacuum pump serving a vacuum (fluid suction) system shall discharge separately to open air above the roof.
713.7 Central vacuum or disposal systems.
Where the waste from a central vacuum (fluid suction) system of the barometric-lag, collection-tank or bottle-disposal type is connected to the drainage system, the waste shall be directly connected to the sanitary drainage system through a trapped waste.
713.7.1 Piping.
The piping of a central vacuum (fluid suction) system shall be of corrosion-resistant material with a smooth interior surface. A branch shall be not less than 1/2-inch (12.7 mm) nominal pipe size for one outlet and shall be sized in accordance with the number of vacuum outlets. A main shall be not less than 1-inch (25 mm) nominal pipe size. The pipe sizing shall be increased in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions as stations are increased.
713.7.2 Velocity.
The velocity of airflow in a central vacuum (fluid suction) system shall be less than 5,000 feet per minute (25 m/s).

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