SECTION 748:20-5-15. IRC® 2015 Chapter 25 Plumbing Administration  


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  •   Chapter 25 of the IRC® 2015 is adopted with the following modifications:
    (1)   P2503.4 Building sewer testing. This section has been modified to clarify that the building sewer test is only necessary when the local authority having jurisdiction requires the testing to be done and to change the building sewer test height requirement from a 10-foot high test to a 5-foot high test. This section has been modified to read: P2503.4 Building sewer testing.
    (A)   When required by local authority having jurisdiction, the building sewer shall be tested by insertion of a test plug at the point of connection with the public sewer, filling the building sewer with water and pressurizing the sewer to not less than 5-foot (1524 mm) head of water. The test pressure shall not decrease during a period of not less than 15 minutes. The building sewer shall be water tight at all points.
    (B)   A forced sewer test shall consist of pressuring the piping to a pressure of not less than 5 psi (34.5 kPa) greater than the pump rating and maintaining such pressure for not less than 15 minutes. The forced sewer shall be water tight at all points.
    (2)   P2503.7 Water-supply system testing. This section has been modified to delete the word "plastic" and replace it with the terms "PVC" and "CPVC." This section has been modified to read: P2503.7 Water-supply system testing. Upon completion of the water-supply system or a section of it, the system or portion completed shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure of not less than the working pressure of the system or, for piping systems other than PVC or CPVC, by an air test of not less than 50 psi (345 kPa). This pressure shall be held for not less than 15 minutes. The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable water source.
[Source: Added at 28 Ok Reg 2122, eff 7-15-11; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1852, eff 11-1-16; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 2137, eff 9-17-18]