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713.11.3 Pressure sterilizers.
Pressure sterilizer vent stacks shall be 2 1/2 inches (64 mm) minimum. Those serving combinations of pressure sterilizer exhaust connections shall be sized in accordance with Table 713.11.3.
Stack Size (inches) | Connection Size | |||
3/4" | 1" | 1 1/4" | 1 1/2" | |
1 1/2
a | 3 or | 2 or | 1 | — |
1 1/2
b | 2 and | 1 | — | — |
2
a | 6 or | 3 or | 2 or | 1 |
2
b | 3 and | 2 | — | — |
2
b | 2 and | 1 and | 1 | — |
2
b | 1 and | 1 and | — | 1 |
3
a | 15 or | 7 or | 5 or | 3 |
3
b | 1 and | 1 and 5 and | 2 and | 2 1 |
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
a. Total of each size.
b. Combination of sizes.
713.11.4 Pressure instrument washer sterilizer sizes.
The diameter of a sterilizer vent stack serving an instrument washer sterilizer shall be not less than 2 inches (51 mm). Not more than two sterilizers shall be installed on a 2-inch (51 mm) stack, and not more than four sterilizers shall be installed on a 3-inch (76 mm) stack.
714.1 Design of drainage system.
The sizing, design and layout of the drainage system shall be permitted to be designed by approved computer design methods.
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