What distance is required between a building and the owners property line? Is there different requirements for resident building and a detached garage or accessory building? Is a PDF version available? Apologies for this arm-waving but accurate reply Ron but ultimately the final legal authority on code questions is your local building inspector.
Her word is law. In the IRC as well as other model codes and adopted building codes deck posts must be mechanically fastened both to the supporting pier below and to the girders or beams above. On - by mod - requirement that deck posts be mechanically anchored to piers.
Apologies David but probably I don't understand the question - as there is no maximum height for a deck or balcony walking surface to grade - after all there are balconies on rooms on high floors of tall hotels and other buildings.
The requirement for footings and Foundations depends on the type of construction which in turn depends on the type of building and its intended use and local codes. For example if someone could build a pole barn and use it for storage and it would not have a conventional footing nor necessarily even a floor slab.
If you are seeing signs of building movement such as heating or Frost cracking in a floor then it may be that it wasn't properly constructed. I would like to know the minimum opening widow size for a window from a bedroom. Does the opening have to be measured to the glass or frame size that is openable? Robert: How to find which building codes applied to your home in a specific year.
Start by identifying your country and city. Relief valves shall discharge in accordance with Sections When a pressure reducing valve is installed, a gauge port or pressure gauge with pressure range of 0 - psi shall be installed within 24 inches down stream of the reducing valve.
Arresters shall be accessible for replacement. An approved electric heat tracing system shall be permitted to be used to satisfy the requirements of Sec- tion Hot water storage tanks shall be adequate in size, when combined with the BTUH input of the water heating equipment, to provide the rise in temperature necessary.
See Sections 3. No further mixing of water shall be permitted downstream of the automatic compensating valve. No further mixing of water shall be permitted downstream of the automatic temperature controlled mixing valve.
These devices alone shall not supersede the other require- ments of Section These devices shall be installed in an accessible location and alone shall not supersede the other requirements of Section Temperature-Actuated Mixing Valves: Where temperature-actuated mixing valves are installed to control the in-line hot water supply temperature in the water distribution system.
Such devices shall be installed at the hot water source and alone shall not supersede the other requirements of Section Alternative Methods: The use of a combination of water temperature control or limiting devices that comply with the standards listed in Table 3.
Plastic piping used for hot water distribution shall conform to the requirements of Section 3. NOTE: The working pressure rating for certain approved plastic piping materials varies depending on material composition, pipe size, wall thickness and method of joining. Plastic pipe or tube shall not be used downstream from instantaneous water heaters, immersion water heat- ers or other heaters not having approved temperature safety devices. The normal operating pressure in water distribution piping systems utilizing approved plastic pipe or tube for hot water distribution shall be not more than 80 psi.
Where necessary, one or more pressure reducing valves shall be provided to regulate the hot and cold water supply pressure to not more than 80 psi. The pressure in the hot water distribution piping shall be limited by a pressure relief valve set no higher than psi. When the water heater is protected by a pressure relief valve or combination pressure temperature relief valve having a pressure setting higher than psi, a separate pressure relief valve shall be provided to protect the piping.
The relief valve for the piping shall comply with Section Thermal expansion shall be controlled as required under Section Drip pans shall be watertight and constructed of corrosion-resistant materials.
Metallic pans shall be 24 gage minimum. Non-metallic pans shall be. Discharge from a relief valve into a water heater pan shall be prohibited.
Water heaters used for space heating shall be listed for such use. Piping and components connected to a water heater for space heating application shall be suitable for use with potable water. The temperature control device shall be an ASSE listed device. Pressure vessels used for heating water or storing water at pressures above atmospheric shall be protected by approved safety devices in accordance with one of the following methods: 1.
A separate pressure relief valve and a separate temperature relief valve; or 2. A combination pressure and temperature relief valve; or 3. Tank construction conforming to a standard that does not require a temperature or pressure safety or relief valve. Pressure relief valves shall comply with the applicable standards listed in Table 3. The valves shall have a relief setting of not more than the pressure rating of the tank, or psig maxi- mum, and shall be installed either directly in a tank tapping or in the hot or cold water piping close to the tank.
Pressure relief valves installed in hot water piping shall be rated not less than degrees F. There shall be no shutoff valve between the pressure relief valve and the tank. The pressure relief valve shall be set to open at not less than 25 psig above the street main pressure or not less than 25 psig above the setting of any building water pressure regulating valve. The valves shall be installed so that the temperature sensing element is immersed in the hottest water within the top 6 inches of the tank.
See Section 3. Tankless instantaneous water heaters shall have an overheat prevention device to shutoff the unit in the event of unsafe high water temperature. The pressure and temperature tank protection required by Section Piping from the outlet of a relief valve to the point of disposal shall be of a material suitable for potable water see Section 3.
Discharge pipes from temperature relief valves and combination pressure-temper- ature relief valves shall be listed in Table 3. The pressure rating of the pipe at deg F is not required to equal or exceed the pressure setting of the relief valve. There shall be no shut-off valve, check valve or other restricting device between a relief valve and the pressure vessel or piping system being protected.
The discharge end of the pipe shall be no smaller than the outlet size of its relief valve and shall extend to a point of disposal without valves, traps or rises that would prevent the discharge piping from draining by gravity. The discharge end of the pipe shall not be threaded. If the point of disposal is not within the space or room in which the relief valve is located, an indirect gravity drain shall be provided from the room or space to the point of disposal.
Indirect waste pipes shall be sized according to Table A visible air gap shall be provided in the room or space in which the relief valve is located. EXCEPTION: Where water heaters are located above ceilings, the relief valve discharge pipe shall extend to a point of disposal or indirect waste that is readily observable in an area below the heater.
Where two or more relief valves serving independent systems are located in the same area, each shall be discharged separately. Where such relief valves for independent systems are discharged into a common grav- ity drain or indirect waste pipe, the drain or waste pipe shall be sized according to the largest discharge pipe served.
Relief valves shall be maintained in proper working order and shall be replaced when necessary. Whenever a water heater is replaced, its temperature relief valve and pressure relief valve, or combina- tion temperature-pressure relief valve shall also be replaced and shall not be reused.
Piping materials shall be as recommended by the system manufacturer and be listed in Table 3. Manifolds having shutoff valves shall be readily accessible.
Tube bundles for manifold systems shall be supported in accordance with Chapter 8 of this Code. Does not include branches of the building drain. In single dwelling units, no more than six water closets or bathroom groups shall be installed on a 3" building drain or building sewer, or branches thereof. In other than single dwelling units, no more than four water closets or bathroom groups shall be installed on a 3" building drain or building sewer, or branches thereof.
Mixed Water Closets on 3" Drains Where 3" drainage piping serves a mixture of 1. The stack size shall be permitted to be reduced as the DFU load decreases on the upper portion of the stack. The offset shall be sized as a building drain See Table A relief vent shall be provided for the offset as required by Section Only drains that must be lifted for gravity discharge shall be connected to such sump pits. All other drains shall discharge by gravity. Sump pits shall be a minimum of 15 inches in diameter and 18 inches deep, and be accessible, tightly covered, and vented.
The size of grinder pump discharge piping shall be: 1. The discharge piping from a grinder pump ejector shall include a backwater valve and a full-way shutoff valve. A sewage ejector or sewage pump receiving the discharge from a water closet or urinal shall have a mini- mum capacity of 20 gallons per minute. The discharge piping from a sewage ejector and sewage pump shall include a backwater valve and a full- way shutoff valve. In other than single dwelling units, ejectors and pumps other than grinders shall be capable of passing a 2 inch diameter solid.
Direct-mounted equipment may be manually or automatically operated. The installation of manually or automatically operated equipment shall not be subject to the venting requirements of this Code, but shall be vented only as required for proper operation of the equipment. If the equipment provides a proper water seal, additional traps are not required. Horizontal branch drain connections shall not be made within 10 pipe diameters downstream from the base of a stack.
Branch drains shall not connect between the base of a stack and its relief vent. Branch drains shall be permitted to connect to a horizontal stack offset, provided that the connection is not less than 10 pipe diameters downstream from the upper portion of the stack b. Fixture or branch drain connections shall not be made to such stacks in the suds pressure zones except where relief vents complying with Section Zone 1 - at offsets greater than 45 degrees from vertical.
A suds pressure zone shall extend 40 pipe diam- eters up the stack above the offset, 10 pipe diameters downstream from the base of the upper portion of the stack, and in the horizontal offset, 40 pipe diameters upstream from the top of the lower portion of the stack.
Zone 2 - at the base of a soil or waste stack. A suds pressure zone shall extend 40 pipe diameters up the stack above its base. Zone 3 - in the horizontal drain beyond the base of a soil or waste stack.
A suds pressure zone shall extend 10 pipe diameters from the base of the stack. Also, if a turn greater than 45 degrees occurs in the horizontal drain less than 50 feet from the base of the stack, suds pressure zones shall exist 40 pipe diameters upstream and 10 pipe diameters downstream from the horizontal turn.
Zone 4 - in a vent stack at the base of a soil or waste stack. Where a vent stack connects above or beyond the base of a soil or waste stack, a suds pressure zone shall extend up the vent stack to a level equal to the level of the suds pressure zone in the soil or waste stack. Stacks that are less than three stories in height. Stacks in individual dwellings having their own building sewer.
The protection of trap seals from siphonage, aspiration, or back-pressure shall be accomplished by the appropriate use of soil or waste stacks with adequate venting in accordance with the requirements of this Code. Venting systems shall be designed and installed so that at no time will trap seals be subjected to a pneu- matic pressure differential of more than one inch of water column under design load conditions.
If a trap seal is subject to loss by evaporation, means shall be provided to prevent the escape of sewer gas. See Section 5.
To the building drain within 10 pipe diameters downstream from the base of the stack. Where drainage stacks have ten or more branch intervals, a relief vent shall be provided for each ten branch intervals, starting at the top of the stack. The lower end of each relief vent shall connect to the drainage stack as a yoke vent below its tenth branch interval.
This relief vent may be a stack vent for the lower portion of the drainage stack. EXCEPTION: Where a roof is used for any purpose other than weather protection and maintaining equip- ment, vents shall extend at least 7 feet above the roof and shall be properly supported.
Vent terminals shall not be located where vapors can enter the building. No vent terminal shall be located directly beneath any door, window, or other ventilating opening of a building or of another building, nor shall any such vent terminal be within 10 feet horizontally of such open- ing unless it is at least 2 feet above the top of such opening. Where a vent terminal is within 10 feet horizontally and less than 2 feet above a ventilation opening described in Section Other- wise, the vent terminal shall comply with Section Otherwise, the vent terminal shall comply with Section They shall be at least 10 feet horizontally from any lot line, 10 feet above existing grade, and terminate with a corrosion-resistant bird screen.
Vent terminals shall not terminate under an overhang of a building. They shall be located in accor- dance with Section Where an increase is necessary, the increase in size shall be made inside the building at least one foot below a roof or ceiling that is thermally insulated and in an area not subject to freezing temperatures.
A horizontal branch drain serving both the lavatory and the bathtub or shower stall is 2" minimum pipe size. The length of the trap arm for the bathtub or shower stall is within the limits of Table If not, the bathtub or shower stall shall be individually vented. The distance from the outlet of the water closet to the connection of the wet vent is within the limits established by Section Otherwise, the water closet shall be individually vented.
A horizontal branch serving the lavatory and the bathtub or shower stall shall connect to the stack at the same level as the water closet, or it may connect to the water closet bend, or the lavatory and bathtub or shower stall may individually connect to the water closet bend. When the bathroom group is the topmost load on a stack, a horizontal branch serving the lavatory and the bathtub or shower stall may connect to the stack below the water closet bend, or the lavatory and the bathtub or shower stall may individually connect to the stack below the water closet bend.
An individually-vented bathtub in a single bathroom group shall be permitted to serve as a wet vent for the water closet if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The wet vent is 2" minimum size. The requirements of Table A side inlet connection into a 4" closet bend shall be considered to be an independent connection to the stack. A wye is installed in the stack with an upright one-eighth bend continuing from the wye branch to serve the stack group.
Fixtures without revents may be connected to a soil or waste stack above the highest water closet or bathtub connection if all the following conditions are met: 1. The total load does not exceed 3 dfu's. The soil or waste stack is 3" or larger. The total load on the stack is in accordance with Table Fixtures other than kitchen sinks or food-waste-grinders shall be permitted to wash down a vertical loop vent, circuit vent or relief vent associated with a battery-vented horizontal soil or waste branch without reventing, provided that: 1.
The entire length of the vent section of the horizontal branch drain shall be uniformly sized for the total drainage discharge connected thereto. The maximum slope of the horizontal branch drain shall be 1 inch per foot.
Relief vents shall be installed in accordance with Section The common vent shall be installed in a vertical position as a continuation of the double connection. The minimum size and maximum length of vents for atmospheric sump pits shall be as indicated in Table The lengths in the table are the developed lengths of the vent pipes. No Limit; actual values greater than feet. Less than 10 feet. Not Permitted. Suds relief vents shall be 2" minimum size but not less than one pipe size smaller than the drain branch that they serve.
The size of relief vents for circuit or loop vented branches of the drainage system shall be not less than one-half the size of the branch drain being served. Relief vents for stacks having ten or more branch intervals and relief vents for horizontal offsets in such stacks shall be the same size as the vent stack to which they connect. For the purpose of sizing, the length of a vent stack or stack vent shall be the developed length from its lowest con- nection with the drainage system to its termination in the open air, including any vent headers.
Vent headers or portions thereof shall be sized according to Table The developed length of vent headers shall be the longest vent length from the vent connection at the base of the most distant stack to the vent terminal in the open air. Each building sewer shall be vented by one or more vents extending from the drainage system, or branches thereof, to the open air above the roof.
Stack vents and vent stacks shall be sized according to Table The aggregate cross-sectional area of all vent terminals serving a sewer shall be not less than the cross- sectional area of the minimum required size of the building drain that they serve, at the point where it con- nects to the building sewer.
See Table A combination waste and vent system shall be permitted only where conditions preclude the installation of a conventionally vented drainage system as otherwise required by this Code. See Table 5. Fixtures shall be considered to be vented at the point that they connect to a combination waste and vent system. Branch connections shall not be made in vertical drops or offsets. Combination waste and vent systems shall extend to the point of connection to a conventionally sized and conventionally vented drainage system.
At the point of connection, the pipe size of the conventional system shall be at least as large as the com- bination system, and sized to accept the added drainage load from the combination system.
Kitchen sinks in dwelling units with dishwasher connections, food-waste-grinder connections, or both, shall be permitted to be island vented.
Also see Section Each waste stack shall be vented by a stack vent that is the same size as the waste stack. Foundation drains shall be provided around the perimeter of basements, cellars, crawl spaces, or any building space below grade. The drains shall be positioned either inside or outside of the footings, and shall be of perforated or open-joint approved drain tile or pipe not less than 3" pipe size.
Drainage from foundations shall be discharged to a storm drain, street, alley, approved water course, or at grade.
When discharged at grade, the point of discharge shall be at least 10 feet from any property line and shall not create a nuisance. Where foundation drains are below the required point of discharge, one or more automatic sump pumps shall be provided. The pump or pumps shall have adequate capacity to convey all drainage to its point of discharge. The minimum pump capacity shall be 15 gallons per minute at the required discharge head. Sump pits shall be sized to accommodate the pump s , as recommended by the pump manufacturer, but shall be not less than 15 inches in diameter nor less than 18 inches deep.
A check valve shall either be incorporated into each sump pump or be installed in the discharge line from each sump pump, except that check valves may be eliminated where the discharge pipe would be subject to freezing.
Under such conditions, the sump pit shall be adequately sized to prevent short cycling of the pump. Where sump pumps discharge at grade on unpaved surfaces, the discharge pipe shall extend to a splash block or equivalent, which shall be designed to contain the discharge, reduce its velocity, and avoid disturb- ing adjacent areas.
Splash blocks shall be at least 24 inches long. Drainage shall be provided for open areaways below grade where storm water may accumulate. Drains in such areas shall be sized according to Table Areaway drains shall not connect to a foundation drain.
The location and sizing of roof drains and scuppers shall be coordinated with the structural design and slope of the roof. Roof drains, scuppers, vertical conductors or leaders, and horizontal storm drainage piping for primary drainage shall be sized based on a storm of 60 minutes duration and a year return period.
See Appendix A. Secondary roof drainage shall be sized for a year, minute storm see Appendix A. The capacity of the primary system shall not be considered in the sizing of the secondary system. Where secondary drainage is provided by means of roof drains or standpipes, the secondary system shall be separate from the primary system and shall discharge independently at grade or other approved point of discharge.
Secondary roof drains and standpipes shall be sized according to Table Strainers shall not be required on open standpipes when used for secondary inlets. Where secondary roof drainage is provided by roof drains or standpipes, they shall be permitted to discharge horizontally, similar to scuppers, but below the roof level. Backwater valves shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.
Traps shall be installed in a storm drainage system if it connects to a combined sewer conveying both sewage and storm water. Floor drains or other receptors within a building shall be individually trapped if they are connected to a storm drainage system, regardless of whether or not the sewer is combined.
Traps required under this section shall comply with the requirements of Section 5. Traps shall have accessible cleanouts or other means of clearing the trap. Traps shall not be installed in locations where they will be subject to freezing.
Where traps are required for rain leaders, the minimum earth cover shall be as required in Section 2. The minimum grate free area shall be two times the cross-sectional area of the drain outlet. Such drains shall not be located where they cannot be readily inspected and maintained on a regular basis. Where a vertical pipe section is smaller than the preceding horizontal pipe section, the reduction in size shall be made in the vertical pipe section.
Horizontal storm drain piping shall be sized according to Table Such piping includes horizontal offsets in storm water conductors, building drains, building sewers, and branches thereof. Let's start with the basics - don't take offense, but let's double check that the softener "bypass" valve is in the "service" position.
If I'm mistaken we need more details to be sure we're looking at your very water softener and can find and check the correct manual for it. Generic answer: typically a green button or end of a bypass valve is pushed IN, or a rotating lever is turned so that its arrow points to "Service".
Also one photo per comment if you can post a photo of the softener's ID and data tag that'd help. Conntact: Harveys Water Softeners Website: www. Harvey's non-electric water softener relies simply on the building's water supply pressure to operate. So there's no electrical power to turn on or off.
Below are Harvey's instructions for turning the bypass valve to the "ON" position; you can confirm that your valve is properly set so that the handle is in line with the pipe. Once we're sure the softener is NOT in "bypass" mode, we need to confirm that water is running through it; simple visual inspection of your cold water supply pipes, following from the point of entry at the building, can confirm that probably most-all of your water flows through the softener - so if you have water pressure but no soft water, we then move on to.
The red line inside shows you when to refill or re-order your block salt. If you can see the red line this means it is time to refill the salt in your water softener. Next, if there is a salt block, it's possible that it's stuck in position when it should be settling.
If the salt block won't descend, Harvey recommends breaking up any salt fragments or crystals at the bottom of the block:.
They might be stuck or have crystallised. To resolve this, boil a kettle of water and wait 5 - 10 minutes for it to cool it down slightly. Pour about a mugs worth of water around each salt block.
Then push any build up down with a plastic or wooden spatula. If there is NO salt in the softener, follow Harvey's salt block replacement instructions illustrated below:. If your softener has salt and is not in bypass mode and has water pressure, try a manual regeneration cycle - initiated by following instructions in the manual under "Manual regeneration" - on the last page in the manual.
If you don't have the manual for your softener you can find a copy at the company's website or from this link:. If you're still stuck with no soft water, because of the COVID pandemic you may not be able to get a quick-response service call on-site, but you should not hesitate to contact the company directly for advice.
On - by mod - running a regeneration cycle on your InterCity softener. A regeneration cycle "cleans" the softener resin of minerals that have bound to the resin beads so that during the brine cycle salt molecules instead coat the resin to permit further water softening salt is swapped into the water and calcium and magnesium are swapped out ; But regen won't clean dirt and silt from the brine tank and if the resin beads are exhausted no longer work the softener won't soften water even though it's been through a regen cycle.
A practical approach would be 1. The control head in your second better photo looks like a generic or Culligan type softener head. You can look through some of the free manual downloads available at this website to find a similar control and you'll see how those settings are made. At least some water softener manuals suggest that the resin be replaced periodically - often more frequently than with which just about any consumer will comply.
I just sent a comment in but the picture I sent I think is unclear. Here is a better picture. The model No. I am wondering how to care and operate this water softener efficiently. Some have told us the resin needs cleaning periodically. Is there a manual for this or do you have any advice? Sorry we don't have manuals for water softener brands beginning with J.
Antonis Keman water softeners, a Chinese product, do have manuals - you might try the manufacturer first I'm also looking further at www. As a matter of practice I like to keep enough salt in a water softener brine tank that I'm confident the softener won't run out of salt before my next regular inspection date. So, for example if I inspect the softener brine tank once a month, I would fill to at least a bit above one month's usage.
If, for example, your softener is set to pounds of salt per "dose" or per regeneration cycle, and if your softener is set to run a regeneration cycle once a week, and if you are going to inspect your softener once a month, Then you would want to keep at least a bit over pounds of salt in the brine tank. If you don't already have a manual for your LWTSF - Lakeside Water Treatment industrial series water softener, you can obtain a manual from the company.
Above: photo of the control head for the Master Series Water Conditioner. Above: sketch showing the key controls on the control head for the Master Series Water Conditioner. Trying to understand if I can find any information on May Tech water systems. We have this softener system installed in our house and I can't find any information on it anywhere.. One of our units is leaking and we need to fix it. All I have is a serial number and a model number but even searching by those two items I'm unable to find anything.
Kathy I'll see what else I can find. IntelliSoft Series Visit www. Call toll free See back cover for other Sears service numbers. Page 4: Safety Guides Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits from your water softener.
Y Your Kenmore Water Softener will remove hardness minerals from water. This is measured in grains per gallon gpg.
This is measured in parts per million ppm. Page 7 See Fig. Do not install in a place where the softener could freeze. Damage caused by freezing voids the war- ranty by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Page 8 Make a list of all materials you will need and buy them before you begin to install the water softener. Call The Kenmore Water Line water heater kitchen bathroom outside -soft bypass Page 9 see Fig.
Call The Kenmore Water Line If you have a well water system, look at the pressure gauge to find the water pressure. Call your local water department if you have city water. See Fig. Page 12 When all pipe, fittings and valves make a good fit together, tighten all threaded joints use pipe dope on outside threads , or solder all sweat joints. Do not cross thread, and do not overtight- Questions?
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