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Question: 04-44 Code Section: 7 Date: OBC 2006 Reference: 7.4.7.1(5); 7.4.7.2(5). Question: Is a cleanout required on a vertical change of direction on a building sewer?  Reference 7.4.7.1.(5) and 7.4.7.2.(5) Interpretation:  (On. Reg. 403/97) 7.4.7.1.(5) states that a cleanout is required at each change in direction (vertical or horizontal) that is GREATER than 45o.  However, […]

Question: 08-02 Code Section: 7 Date: 1 February 2008 OBC 2006 Reference: 7.4.3.6(1). 1. Does this dry sump pit require a vent? 2. Does the vent get connected to the plumbing vent system?3. How do you size the vent? 7.4.3.6.(1) refers to Section 2.7. of the CSA B44, “Safety Code for Elevators“ for elevator pits

Question: 08-15 Code Section: 7 Date: 11 May 2008 OBC 2006 Reference: 7.5.6.3(3). Question submitted: Recently a question has arisen concerning the wording in the code reference 7.5.6.3. (3). The sentence says the distance between the connection of the fixture drain of the fixture and the vent shall not exceed 1000 mm in the vertical

Question: 08-19 Code Section: 7 Date: 13 March 2008 OBC 2006 Reference: 7.4.6.4. Question submitted: Has anyone else received the letter from (a backwater valve manufacturer) relating to the requirement for a backwater valve anytime a fixture is located below the level of the adjoining street? They quote Sentence 7.4.6.4.(3) & (4) (3) “Except as

Question: 08-22 Code Section: 7 Date: 7 May 2008 OBC 2006 Reference: 7.4.9.4.; 7.4.7.2 Question: (There is) a concern over what is a building drain and how should it be installed. Interpretation: A sanitary building drain means a building drain that conducts sewage to a building sewer from the most upstream soil or waste stack,