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7.4.10.7 — Hydraulic Loads on Branches

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(1) No horizontal sanitary drainage pipe of less than 3 in. size shall have a fixture loading in excess of that permitted by Table 7.4.10.7.

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Table 7.4.10.7 : Maximum Permitted Hydraulic Load Drained to a Branch : Forming Part of Sentence 7.4.10.7.(1)

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branch

means a soil or waste pipe that is connected at its upstream end to the junction of two or more soil or waste pipes or to a soil or waste stack and that is connected at its downstream end to another branch, a sump, a soil or waste stack or a building drain.

fixture

means a receptacle, plumbing appliance, apparatus or other device that discharges sewage or clear water waste, and includes a floor drain.

sanitary drainage pipe

means all piping that conveys sanitary sewage to a place of disposal, including the sanitary building drain, sanitary building sewer, soil pipe, soil stack, waste stack and waste pipe but not the main sewer or piping in a sewage treatment plant.

size

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

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