Div. B › Part 7 › 7.2 › 7.2.7 — Non-Ferrous Pipe and Fittings

7.2.7.8 — Lead Waste Pipe and Fittings

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(1) Lead waste pipe and fittings shall not be used in a water system or for a building sewer.

(2) When there is a change in size of a lead closet bend, the change shall be in the vertical section of the bend or made in such a manner that there shall be no retention of liquid in the bend.

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building sewer

means a sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer.

size

means the nominal diameter by which a pipe, fitting, trap or other similar item is commercially designated.

waste pipe

means a sanitary drainage pipe that carries the discharge from a fixture directly to a waste stack, soil stack, sanitary building drain, branch or sewage system.

water system

means a water service pipe, a private water supply, a water distribution system, a fire service main or any part of any of them.

building

(a) a structure occupying an area greater than ten square metres consisting of a wall, roof and floor or any of them or a structural system serving the function thereof including all plumbing, works, fixtures and service systems appurtenant thereto,
(b) a structure occupying an area of ten square metres or less that contains plumbing, including the plumbing appurtenant thereto,
(c) plumbing not located in a structure,
(c.1) a sewage system, or
(d) structures designated in the building code; Act

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