713.11 Sterilizer vent stack sizes.

Sterilizer vent stack sizes shall comply with Sections 713.11.1 through 713.11.4.

713.11.1 Bedpan steamers.

The minimum size of a sterilizer vent serving a bedpan steamer shall be 1 1/2 inches (38 mm) in diameter. Multiple installations shall be sized in accordance with Table 713.11.1.

Table 713.11.1
Stack Sizes for Bedpan Steamers and Boiling-Type Sterilizers
(Number of Connections of Various Sizes Permitted to Various-sized Sterilizer Vent Stacks)

Stack Size (inches)	Connection Size
	1 1/2		2"
1 1/2 a	1	or	0
2 a	2	or	1
2 b	1	and	1
3 a	4	or	2
3 b	2	and	2
4 a	8	or	4
4 b	4	and	4

 

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

a.   Total of each size.

b.   Combination of sizes.

713.11.2 Boiling-type sterilizers.

The size of a sterilizer vent stack shall be not less than 2 inches (51 mm) in diameter where serving a utensil sterilizer and not less than 1 1/2 inches (38 mm) in diameter where serving an instrument sterilizer. Combinations of boiling-type sterilizer vent connections shall be sized in accordance with Table 713.11.1.