Second floor washing machine in residential house. Is floor drain or floor pan required?

[No Soup for you]

I would highly recommend it but..........
I cannot find the answer to this.
My associate here is requiring it but I cannot find it in the plumbing code.
I am in NY
Am I missing it somewhere?????????

 

[ICE]

Is it shown on a set of approved plans? The only other possibility that comes to mind is the manufacturer's installation instructions.....but that seems unlikely.

 

[fatboy]

Not in the IRC.

 

[No Soup for you]

Ice....

No , not shown on submitted drawings, my associate is requiring it on a residential multi-million dollar home.
I was telling him its not in the code but he insists its there somewhere, he remembers it from years ago. HAHAHA
He cant find it either but he is still going to try and require it.
Although I do believe it to be a smart idea.

 

[mark handler]

Washing machine drain pans are not required by most building/plumbing codes, but some Cities, housing programs, or insurance companies require them.

 

[No Soup for you]

Yea, thanks guys, I just thought I might be not looking in the correct spot.

Appreciate the help as usual

 

[ICE]

my associate is requiring it on a residential multi-million dollar home.

I have seen it done on tract housing…those builders would leave out doorknobs if they could get away with it. As Mark Handler stated, some insurance companies require it. So there’s two groups of miserly bean counters that consider it worthy.

Lend your associate a hand.