Chapter 9 VENTS AND VENTING Section 901 — VENTS REQUIRED Each plumbing fixture trap, except as otherwise provided in this Code, shall be protected against siphonage and back-pressure, Air circulation shall be assured throughout all parts of the exereta drainage system by means of vent pipes installed in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter and as required in this Code Section 902 - VENTS NOT REQUIRED 902.1 #22 Where permitted by the Administrative Authority, vent piping may be omitted on an interceptor when such interceptor acts as primary settling tanic and discharges through a horizontal indirect waste pipe into a secondary imerceptor. The second interceptor shall be properly tapped and vented ‘Traps serving sinks which are part of the equipment of bars, soda foustains and counters need not be vented when the location and construction ¢ such bars, soda fountains and counters is to make it impossible to do so, When such conditions exist, said sink shall discharge by means of ap,roved indirect waste pipe into a floor sink or other approved type receptor. Section 903~ MATERIALS. 903.1 903.1. 03.1.2 Vent pipes shall be cast iron, ductile cast iron, galvanized stect, galvanized. wrought iron, lead, copper, brass, Schedule 40, ABS, DWV, Series 1000, PVC, DWV or other approved materials having 2 smooth and uniform bore except that No gelvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be uso! underground and shall be kept at least 15 cm. above ground. Horizontal and vertical vent lines and vent stacks shall be copper, cast iron, galvanized wrought iron or polyvinyl chloride pipes. 101903.2 903.3 Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines Vent fittings shall be cast iron, gelvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel, lead, copper, brass, ABS, PVC, or other approved material, except that no galvanized malleable iron or galvanized steel fittings shall be buried underground but shall be kept at least 152 mm above finish ground level Changes in direction of vent piping shall be made by the appropriate use of approved fittings and no such pipe shall be strained or bent, Burred ent shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe * Section 904 SIZE OF VENTS 904.1 ‘The sizes of vent piping shalt be determined from its length and the tot) number of fixture units connected thereto, as set forth in Table 7-5 of this Code. In addition, the drainage piping of each building and eact connections to a public sewer of a private sewage disposal system shall be vented by means of one or more vent pipes, the aguregate cross-section area of which shall not be less than that of the largest required building sewer, as determined from Table 7-5, page 88. Exception: When connected to. a common building sewer, the dréir piping of two (2) or more buildings located on the same lot and under one ownership may be vented by means of piping sized in accordance wis Table 7-5 provided the aggregate cross-sectional area of all the vert is ng less than that of the largest required common building sewer, The length of horizontal portion of a vent may exceed one-third (1/5) oft total length of vertical and horizontal portions as limited by Table 75 provided the vent is increased to one pipe size larger for its entire length, ** Section 905 ~ VENT PIPE GRADES AND CONNECTIONS, 905.1 905.2 All horizontat vent and. branch vent pipes shall be five from drops or sey and each such vent shall be graded and connected to drip back by gravity y the drainage pipe it serves. Where vents connect to a horizontal drainage pipe, such vent pp, connection shall have its invert taken off above the drainage centerline such pipe downstream of the trap being served 102905.3 905.4 905.5 905.6 Vents and Venting Unless prohibited by structural conditions, each vent shall rise vertically to a point not tess than 152.mm above the highest flood level rim of the fixtures served before offsetting horizontally to join the vent stack or stack vent and the bottom connection shall be installed with approved drainage fittings and instatled with proper grade to the horizontal drain. All vent pipes shall extend undiminished in size above the roof or shall be reconnected with the soil or waste stack vent of proper size at a point below the roof, the veut through the roof (VSTR) shall be increased one (1) pipe size above the reconnection point of stack vent and horizontal vent The vent pipe opening from a soit or waste pipe, except for water closets and similar fixtures, shall not be below the weir of the wrap. ‘Two (2) fixtures may be served by a common vertical vent pipe when each such fixture wastes separately into an approved double branch fitting having inlet openings at the same level. Section 906 — VENT ‘TERMINATION 906 1 906.2 906.3 Each vent pipe or stack through roof (SVTR) shall extend its flashing all around and the stack vent shall terminate vertically not less than 15 om above the roof nor less than 0.3 meter from any vertical surface nearby. Each vent opening shall terminate not less than three (3) meters from, or at least 0.9 meter above any openable window, door opening, air inteke or vent shaft, nor less than 0.9 meter away from any tut line, alley and street boundary lines Vent pipes shall be extended separately or combined, of full required siz, not fess than 15 em above the roof or fire wall. Flagpoling of vents is probibited except where the roof is used for purposes other than weather protection Vertical vent pipes for outdoor instalfations shall extend to at least 3 meter distant from any part of the roof that is used for other purposes end shalt extend not less than 2.1 meter above such roof and shall be securely stayed Joints at the roof around stack vent pipes shall be made watertight by the use of approved flashing material and installation. 108Revised National Plumbing Code of the Phiippines. Section 907 — VENT STACKS AND RELIEF VENTS. 907.1 907.2 Each soil or waste stack which extends ten (10) or more stories above the building drain shall be served by 2 parallel vent stack which shall extend undiminished in size from its upper terminal at the roof end connect to the soil or waste stack at ground fevel and at every fifth floor levels with « “yoke vent” at a point below the horizontal soil or waste branch connection to the stack and at the nearby vent stack above the same floor to provide a relief vent. The size of yoke vent shall be not less in diameter than either the soil stack or the vent stack, whichever is smaller. ‘The yoke vent connection with the vent stack shall be placed not less than 1.0 mieter above the fleor level, and the yoke vent connection with the drainage stack shall be by means of a wye branch fitting placed below the fixture beanch serving that floor Section 998- Vents Not Required 908.1 908.2 Where permitted by the Administrative Authority, vent piping may be omitted on an interceptor when such interceptor acts as a primary sctling tank and discharges through a horizontal indirect waste pipe into 4 secondary interceptor. The second interceptor shall be properly trapped and vented. ‘Traps serving sinks which are part of the equipment of bars, soda four and counters, need not be vented when the location and construction of sug) bars, soda fountains, and counters is to make it impossible to do so. Whey such conditions exist, said sinks shall discharge by means of cpproved indirect waste pipes inté a floor sink or other approved type receptor. Section 909 - Materials 909.1 909,1.1 Vent pipes shall he cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized wrought iro, lead, copper, bruss, Schedule 40 ABS DWV, Series 1000 PVC DWV g other approved materials having a smooth and uniform bore except that No galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used underground and shall be kept at least 152 mm above ground 104Vents and Venting Section 910 - Size of Vents m0. 910.2 The size of vent piping shall be determined from its length and the total number of fixture units connected thercto, as set forth in Table 7-5. The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than one and one-fourth (1-1/4) inehes (82 mm) nor less than one-half (1/2) the diameter of the Grain to which it is connected. In addition, the drainage piping of each building and each connection to a public sewer or a private sewage disposal system shall be vented by means of one or mare vent pipes, the aygregate cross-sectional area of which shall not be less than that of the largest required building sewer, as determined from Table 7-5, page 88. No more than one-third (1/3) of the total permitted length, per Table 7-5 of any minimum sized vent shall be installed in a borizontal position. wos