Glennman CBO
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Section 101.5.1, 2009 UPC deals with additions to existing plumbing systems, and states that existing plumbing systems are only required to be updated if the new addition would cause an unsafe, insanitary, or overloaded condition.
If someone were to add several new toilets and a couple of flushometer urinals to an existing system, causing the meter and supply line to the building to be undersized, would this be an example of an "overloaded condition"? Or, does "overloaded" only apply to the drainage system?
I have a designer that thinks that they do not need to update their meter and building supply line for a project. This is the section he quotes. I believe that the flushometer urinals will not work properly if the meter and supply is not adequate. The additional fixtures are more than double the existing count, and they will far exceed the values in Table 6-6.
If someone were to add several new toilets and a couple of flushometer urinals to an existing system, causing the meter and supply line to the building to be undersized, would this be an example of an "overloaded condition"? Or, does "overloaded" only apply to the drainage system?
I have a designer that thinks that they do not need to update their meter and building supply line for a project. This is the section he quotes. I believe that the flushometer urinals will not work properly if the meter and supply is not adequate. The additional fixtures are more than double the existing count, and they will far exceed the values in Table 6-6.