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Salina board adopts amendment to 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code to limit straight 90-degree fittings in building sewers
Summary
The Salina Building Advisory Board approved an amendment to Section 7.18 of the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code to require that changes of direction in building sewers follow the same approved fitting and sweep requirements applied to drainage systems, a change staff said will reduce blockages and service calls.
The Salina Building Advisory Board voted to add change-of-direction requirements to Part 2 (building sewers) of the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code during its annual business meeting.
City building services staff told the board that straight 90-degree fittings in building sewer runs have caused recurring blockages and that snake tools used to clear clogs “cannot easily pass through a straight 90 fitting and become stuck or fail to clear the blockage.” The…
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