Floor Sinks Require Ready Access

Indirect waste piping materials comm 82 33 2.

Floor sinks require ready access.

The ada requires any sink in a public place to be accessible to those in wheelchairs. The use of fittings such as increasing couplings as a waste receptor should be avoided. Indirect waste piping comm 82 33 1 b e. The ipc does require trap primers on floor drains.

This means those in a wheelchair can reach and use the sink comfortably. Floor drains shall have waste outlets not less than 2 inches 51 mm in diameter and shall be provided with a removable strainer. Ready access shall be provided to waste receptors. The knee space must extend in at least 8 inches from the front of the sink.

Access to the drain is required and when the drain is in the wall or above floor a pump type dishwasher is required. Space for parallel approach required at sinks 7 5. These drains discharge into an atmospheric lift station in the same room and then the waste is transferred to another lift station prior going to the waste water treatment plant. The top of the drain which receives.

Clear floor or ground space 305 sufficient clear floor or ground space is required at accessible controls operable parts drinking fountains lavatories and sinks atms and fare machines appliances beds and other elements. The floor drain shall be constructed so that the drain is capable of being cleaned. Since the clear floor space is centered on the sink users are still afforded access to faucet controls. Floor sink installation comm 82 33 8 a b c.

The plumbing system consist of a network of floor drains and one sink all in the mechanical room. Provisions for these elements apply the clear floor or ground specifications in 305. They used to. All waste receptors are required to be approved by the code official.

Receptor installation comm 82 33 8 8 a d. Clear floor space at elements. This means a sink should not be more than 34 inches off the finished floor according to the continuing education center. Ready access shall be provided to the drain inlet.

Sink knee clearances and accessible space requirements. They are rarely sized appropriately and do not fit the code description of a waste receptor. Knee space the distance from the bottom of the sink apron to the floor must be at least 27 inches. The clear floor space may extend up to 19 inches into the knee space underneath the sink.

The clear floor spaces are required at sinks and shall adjoin or overlap an accessible path of travel in the restroom. Faucets usually are placed at the center of or within six inches of the center of the sink regardless of the number of basins. Ccr sections 11b 306 2 3 exception 1 and 11b 606 2.