The most common plumbing fixtures are:

•Bathtubs
•Bidets
•Channel drains
•Drinking fountains
•Hose bib (connections for water hoses)
•Janitor sinks
•Kitchen sinks
•Lavatories
•Showers
•Tapware - an industry term for that sub-category of plumbing
fixtures consisting of tap valves, also called water taps (British
English) or faucets (American English), and their accessories, such
as water spouts and shower heads.

•Terminal valves for dishwashers, ice makers, humidifiers, etc.

•Urinals
•Utility sinks
•Water closets (WC) (known as toilets in the USA, loos, flush
toilets or lavatories in Britain)
WATER CLOSET, BIDET, URINAL, LAVATORY with FAUCET AND SHOWER SET

Lavatory with
Faucet

Urinal

Water
Shower Flush tank
Closet
Set WC

Bidet
Materials - General Requirements
Quality of Fixtures – Plumbing fixtures shall be manufactured of
dense, durable, non-absorbent materials and must have smooth,
impervious surfaces, free from unnecessary concealed fouling
surfaces. Except as permitted elsewhere in this Code, all fixtures shall
conform in quality and design to nationality recognized applicable
standards or to other approved standards acceptable to the
Administrative Authority. All porcelain enamel surfaces on Plumbing
fixtures shall be acid resistant.
Water Closet bowls for public use shall be the elongated bowl types
equipped with open front seats. Water closet seats shall be of smooth non-
absorbent material and properly sized for the water closet bowl used.
Materials Alternatives
Special-use fixtures may be made of soapstone, chemical
stoneware or may be lined with lead, copper base alloy, nickel-
copper alloy, corrosion-resisting steel or other materials especially
suited for the used which the fixtures are intended.

Restaurant kitchen and other special-use sinks may be of approved

type bonderized and galvanized sheet steel of not less than Gauge
No. 16 US, B&S or 1.6mm thick. All sheet metal plumbing fixtures
shall be adequately designed, constructed and braced in an approved
manner to satisfactorily accomplish the intended purposes.
Overflows
When any fixture is provided with an overflow outlet, the waste shall be so arranged
that the standing water inside the fixture cannot rise inside the overflow way when the stopper
is closed or remain inside the overflow way when the fixture is empty. The overflow pipe from
the fixture shall be connected to the house or inlet side of the fixture trap. Water closet or Urinal
flush tanks shall discharge into the bowls or wares served by them, but it shall be unlawful to
connect such overflows with any other part of the drainage system.
STRAINERS AND CONNECTIONS
Strainers – All plumbing fixtures other than water closets and siphon action
wash down and blowout urinals shall be equipped with approved strainers having an
approved waterway area. The strainers serving shower drains shall have waterway
equivalent to the area of tailpiece (meaning the sum of all areas of the perforations of
the strainer is equivalent to the outlet area).
Connections – Fixtures having concealed slip joint connection shall be
provided with an access panel or utility at least .3 meter in its least dimension and
arranged so that the connections are readily accessible for inspection and repair.
Approved wye or other directional type branch fittings shall be installed in all
continuous wastes connecting receiving the discharge from food waste disposal units,
dishwasher, clothes washer or other force discharge fixtures or appliances. No
dishwasher drain shall be connected to a sink tailpiece, continuous waste or trap on the
discharge side of a food waste disposal unit.
Prohibited Fixtures
1. Use of water closet having invisible seals or unventilated space or having walls
which are not thoroughly washed out at each discharge shall be prohibited. Any
water closet which might permit siphonage of the contents of the bowl back into
water tank, shall be prohibited as well through urinals. Drinking fountains shall
not be installed inside public toilet rooms.
2. Fixed wooden, concrete, cement or tile wash trays or sinks for domestic use
shall not be installed in any building designed for human habitation. No sheet
metal lined wooded bathtubs shall be installed or reconnected. No dry or
chemical closet (toilet) shall be installed in any building for human habitation,
unless first approved by the Health Officer or Administrative Authority.
Special Fixtures and Specialties
Water Connections – baptistries, ornamental and lily ponds, aquaria,
ornamental fountain basins and similar constructions when provided with water
supplies connected to potable water supply lines shall be protected from back-
siphonage.
Wastewater Drain – for “Sacrarium” cupsink at church altar and
Baptistries font outlet shall discharge direct to the ground and not connected to
the sanitary drainage system.
Approved – specialties requiring water supply and waste discharge
connections shall be submitted for approval of the Administrative Authority.
Installation
Cleaning – plumbing fixture shall be installed in a manner to provide easy
access for repair and cleaning. Where practical, all pipes from fixtures shall be run
parallel and close to the nearest wall or building line.
Joints – where a fixture comes in contact with the wall or floor the joint between
the fixture and wall or floor shall be made watertight.
Securing Fixtures – floor outlet or floor mounted fixtures shall be rigidly secured
on the drainage connection and floor when so designed with use of adequately sized
screws or expansion bolts of copper, brass or other equally corrosion-resistant
material.
Wall Hung Fixtures – wall hung fixtures shall be rigidly supported by metal
supporting members or chairs so that no bending or pullout strain is transmitted to
the wall. Approved non-corrosive screws or bolts shall secure water closet and urinal
flush tanks and similar appurtenances.
 Setting – fixtures shall be set level and improper alignment with
reference to adjacent walls. No water closet or bidet shall be set
closer than 0.375 meter from its center to any side wall or obstruction
nor closer than 0.75-meter center to center to any similar fixture. No
urinal shall be set closer than 0.3 meter from its center to any sidewall
or partition nor closer than 0.6-meter center to center.
Supply Fittings – the supply lines or fittings for every plumbing
fixture shall be installed to prevent backflow.
Urinals
A bowl or other receptacle, typically attached to a wall in a public
restroom, into which men may urinate. An approved type vacuum breaker shall
protect every water supply to a urinal.
Automatic Flushing Tanks – tanks flushing more than one urinal shall be
automatic in operation and of sufficient capacity to provide the necessary volume
of water to flush and properly cleanse all urinals simultaneously. Automatically
controlled flushometer valves maybe submitted for automatic flush tanks.
Flushometer Valves – no manually controlled flushometer valve shall be used
flush more than one urinal and each such urinal and such urinal flushometer
valve shall be approved, self-closing type discharging a predetermined quantity of
water.
URINALS
Floor Drains and Shower Stalls
 Floor drains shall be considered plumbing fixtures and each
drain shall be provided with an approved type and hinged strainer
plate having the sum of the areas of the small holes of the strainer
plate or gross waterway is equivalent to the cross-sectional area of
the tailpiece. Floor drains, floor receptors and shower drains shall be
of an approved type, the body provided with integrally-cast water stop
outside flange around the body at mid depth and with an inside caulk
outlet to provide a watertight joint in the floor.
 Each shower receptor shall be an approved type and be constructed to have
a finished dam, curb or threshold which is at least 25.4 mm lower than the
outside floor at the side and back of such receptor. In no case shall any dam
or threshold be less than 51 mm nor more than 228 mm in depth when
measured from the top of the dam or threshold to the of the drain. The
finished floor of the receptor shall slope uniformly from the sides towards the
drain not less 2% or 20 mm/m or more than 4% or 40 mm/m. Thresholds
shall be of sufficient width to accommodate a minimum 559-mm wide door.

Exception: Special shower compartments for wheelchair use may

eliminate the curb or threshold. The required slope and depth shall be
maintained from the door entry to the drain opening. The minimum distance
between the door entry to the drain opening shall be 1.2 meters.
 All shower compartments, regardless of shape, shall have a
minimum finished interior area of 0.6 square meter, and shall
also can encompass a 762-mm diameter circle. The minimum
area and dimensions shall be maintained from a point above
the shower drain outlet to a height of 1.78 meters with no
protrusions other the fixture valve or valves, shower head and
safety grab bars or rails.
 Floors of public shower rooms shall have a non-skid surface
and shall be drained in such a manner that wastewater from
one bather will not pass over areas occupied by other bathers.
Gutters in public or gang shower rooms shall have rounded
corners for easy cleaning and shall be spaced not more than
4.9 meters apart.
 In the absence of local regulations, showers occupancies other
than dwelling units served by individual water heaters shall be
provided with individual shower control valves of the pressure
balance or the thermostatic mixing valve type. Multiple or gang
showers may be controlled by master thermostatic mixing valves in
lieu of individual controlled pressure balance or thermostatic mixing
valves. Limit stops shall be provided on such valves and shall be
adjusted to deliver hot water with maximum temperature of 48.88
deg. Celsius.
Whirlpool Bathtubs
 Unless otherwise listed, all whirlpool bathtubs shall comply with the
following requirements:
a. A removable panel of sufficient dimension shall be provided for the
access of the pump.
b. The circulation pump shall be located above the crown weir of the
trap.
c. The pump and the circulation piping shall be self-draining to
minimize water retention.
d. Suction fittings on whirlpool bathtubs shall comply with listed
standards.
BATHTUB
Plumbing Fixtures Required
Each building shall be provided with sanitary facilities as
prescribed by the National Building Code or other authorities
having jurisdiction. In the absence of local requirements, a
recommended list of minimum facilities for various occupancies is
given on table 4-1 of Philippine National Plumbing Code.