Ohio Admin. Code 4101:3-10-01

Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 30, 2024

Section 4101:3-10-01 - Traps, interceptors and separators

Chapter 10 of the International Plumbing Building Code, 2021 edition, as incorporated by reference and modified in Section 101.1.1 of this code, is further modified as follows:

(A)Replace section 1001.1 with the following:

1001.1Scope. This chapter governs the material and installation of traps, interceptors and separators when installed inside a building and not on the building sewer. The rules of the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency" may also govern the design and installation of pretreatment devices such as traps, interceptors, and separators.

(B)Replace the first paragraph of section 1002.1 with the following, but retain the four exceptions intact:

1002.1Fixture traps. Each plumbing fixture is to be separately trapped by a liquid-seal trap, except as otherwise permitted by this code. A fixture is not to be double trapped.

(C)Add new section 1002.1.1 to read as follows:

1002.1.1Vertical distance. The vertical distance from the fixture outlet to the trap weir is not to exceed 24 inches (610 mm).

Exception: The height of a clothes washer standpipe above a trap is to conform to Section 802.4.3.

(D)Add new section 1002.1.2 to read as follows:

1002.1.2Horizontal distance. The horizontal distance is not to exceed 30 inches (610 mm) measured from the centerline of the fixture outlet to the centerline of the inlet of the trap.

(E)Modify section 1002.4.1 to add an exception as follows:

Exception: Trap seal protection is not required in garage floor drains in one-, two-, and three-family dwellings.

(F)Modify section 1003.1 as follows:

Replace the word "Interceptors" with the phrase "Where required by the local sewer purveyor or as otherwise required in this section, interceptors"

(G)Add new section 1003.1.1 to read as follows:

1003.1.1Industrial processes, meat packing and food processing facilities. Wastes from industrial processes, meat packing and food processing facilities and similar processing plants are to be drained in accordance with the rules of the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency", or the authority in charge of the sewage system into which the wastes are to be discharged. (See sections 6111.44 and 6111.45 of the Revised Code.)

(H)Modify section 1003.4 as follows:

Add the word "and" after "facilities,", delete the phrase "and hydraulic elevator pits" and delete the exception as shown below.

Exception: Deleted.

Replaces: 4101:3-10-01

Ohio Admin. Code 4101:3-10-01

Effective: 3/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/01/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3781.10(A)(1)
Rule Amplifies: 3781.03(D), 3781.10, 3781.11, 3791.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/1998, 04/01/1999, 01/01/2002, 07/01/2007, 11/01/2011, 07/01/2014, 11/01/2017