Authority: IC 22-13-2-13

Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15

Sec. 53. (a) Pipe. Drainage piping shall be standard weight steel, wrought iron, brass, copper tube DWV, listed plastic, cast iron, or other approved or listed materials. Drainage piping shall be designed to provide for one-fourth inch (1/4") per foot grade in horizontal piping.

1. EXCEPTION: Horizontal drainage piping may have a uniform slope of not less than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch per foot or one (1) percent toward the point of disposal provided accessible cleanouts are installed per Section 40 of this code.

(b) Fittings. Drainage fittings shall be recessed drainage pattern with smooth interior waterways of the same diameter as piping and shall be of a material conforming to the type of piping used. Fittings for screw pipe shall be cast iron, malleable iron, brass, or listed plastic with standard pipe threads. Fittings for copper tubing shall be cast brass or wrought copper. Socket-type fittings for plastic piping shall comply with listed standards. Brass or bronze adapter or wrought copper fittings shall be used to join copper tubing to the threaded pipe.

(Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 15-2-53; filed Mar 25, 1986, 1:44 pm: 9 IR 1998, eff Jun 15, 1986; filed Sep 19, 1986, 9:15 am: 10 IR 237; readopted filed Nov 29, 2001, 12:21 p.m.: 25 IR 1306; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:20 a.m.: 20071010-IR-675070388RFA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2007, 9:16 a.m: 20071031-IR-675070388RFA; readopted filed Aug 4, 2011, 8:35 a.m.: 20110831-IR-675110254RFA; readopted filed Mar 10, 2017, 9:37 a.m.: 20170405-IR-675170005RFA; readopted filed May 11, 2023, 2:22 p.m.: 20230607-IR-675230104RFA)