Miscellaneous

Question: 08-07 Code Section: 7 Date: 10 February 2008 OBC 2006 Reference: 7.4.4.3.(1)., 7.4.4.3.(5) Question submitted: I have a restaurant on a private sewage system which had a grease interceptor under the sinks and obviously the owner did not empty it on a regular basis. The outcome — a new sewage system was ordered by […]

Question: 08-01 Code Section: 7 Date: 20 January 2008 OBC 2006 Reference: 7.6.1.13. Question submitted: Regarding solar domestic hot water; I have a situation where a permit was issued to install a new hot water tank with solar heat. A condition was attached to the permit that solar domestic hot water systems had to comply

Question: 06-38 Code Section: 7 Date: OBC 2006 Reference: 7.2.2.3.(1), 7.2.2.3.(3)  Question submitted: Can the floor in a group shower slope to the floor drains in the centre of the shower area and can the plumber use the green or blue waterproofing that contractors spray on foundation walls as the pan or liner? Interpretation: No,

Question: 06-36 Code Section: 7 Date: OBC 2006 Reference:  7.2.11.4., 7.3.6.4., 7.4.2.1.(4), 7.4.9.3.(3) Question: 1. In 7.2.11.4. Is this not premise isolation? Why is the requirement for a check valve only and NOT a backflow preventer? (this is not a change but as I was reading it it looked like a change from before). 2.

Question: 06-30 Code Section: 7 Date: OBC 2006 Reference: 7.3.5.4.(1), 9.10.9.16.(3) Question submitted: A drainage system for a Single Family Dwelling Unit goes through a floor from a room above the attached garage. Does this drainage system need to be insulated and boxed in with fire protection? Or just insulated no fire protection, or none