Master Plumbing

17th Century

Walled City or Intramuros

American, Harrison

1902, Manila

John F. Haas

National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines(NAMPAP), Plumbing Code of the City of Manila.

1378, Plumbing, 18,55

National Plumbing Code, 28.

National Waterworks & Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), 6541

1996, Jaime Cabase

October 1999, December 21, 4, 1378, Plumbing Law of the Philippines

All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy, or use shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water, neither connected with unsafe water supplies nor subject to hazards of backflow or back-siphonage.

Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances shall be supplied with water in sufficient volume and at a pressure adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue noise under all normal conditions of use.

Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to use the minimum quantity of water consistent with proper performance and cleaning.

Devices for heating and storing water shall be so designed and installed to prevent dangers from explosion through overheating.

Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human habitation, occupancy or use on premises abutting on a street, alley or easement where there is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer system.

Each family dwelling unit on premises abutting on a sewer or with a private sewage-disposal system shall have at least one water closet and one kitchen-type sink. Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be installed to meet the basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene.

Plumbing Fixtures shall be made of smooth non-absorbent material, free from concealed fouling surfaces and shall be located in ventilated enclosures.

The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to safeguard against fouling, deposit of solids, clogging and with adequate cleanouts so arranged that the pipes may be readily cleaned.

All pipings of plumbing systems shall be of durable NAMPAP approved materials, free from defective workmanship, designed and constructed by Registered Master Plumbers to ensure satisfactory service.

Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be equipped with a water-sealed trap.

The drainage piping system shall be designed to provide adequate circulation of air free from siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals under ordinary use.

Vent terminals shall extend to the outer air and installed to preempt clogging and return of foul air to the building.

Plumbing systems shall be subjected to such tests effectively disclose all leaks and defects in the workmanship.

No substance which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixture, destroy pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage-disposal process shall be allowed to enter the building drainage system.

Proper protection shall be provided to prevent contamination of food, water, sterile goods and similar materials by backflow of sewage. When necessary, the fixture, device or appliance shall be connected indirectly with the building drainage system.

No water closet shall be located in a room or compartment which is not properly lighted and ventilated.

If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings where there is no sewer within reasonable distance, suitable provision shall be made for disposing of the building sewage by some accepted method of sewage treatment and disposal, such as septic tank.

Where a plumbing drainage system may be subjected to backflow of sewage, suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in the building.

Plumbing systems shall be maintained in serviceable condition by Registered Master Plumbers.

All plumbing fixtures shall be installed properly spaced, to be accessible for their intended use.

Plumbing shall be installed by registered master plumbers with due regard to the preservation of the strength of structural members and the prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.

Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious to surfaces or sub-surface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway, unless first rendered innocuous through subjection to some acceptable form of treatment.

ETHICS

Act in an unprofessional manner and demand any remuneration other than his/her original charges except for additional services not covered in his basic contract

Supplant another Registered Master Plumber after definite steps have already been taken toward his/her being commissioned to perform the contract

Underbid another registered master plumber by reducing his/her professional fees after being informed of the fees charged by the other master plumber

Take the advantage of a salaried government position to compete unfairly with practicing registered master plumber

Allow the use of his/her license as registered master plumber for a fee to an unlicensed master plumber in plumbing works without his/her personal supervision

Injure falsely or maliciously, directly or indirectly, the reputation of another registered master plumber by reviewing his/her work for the same client unless professional services of the former have been officially terminated and all professional fees have been fully paid by the client

Advertise in self-laudatory language, act in any manner and engage in any practice which tends to bring dishonor to the dignity of the registered master plumber, the National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP) and the plumbing profession

1. Plumbing work coverage

2. Description of the land

3. Indicate the use or occupancy

4. Plans, drawings, diagrams, computations, technical specifications and other pertinent data

5. Signed by owner and permittee

6. Sign and sealed by licensed master plumber

1. 2 for Administrative Authority

2. 2 for Applicant

3. 2 for the Owner

4. 1 at jobsite

Partial Permits

1. Plumbing work was not commenced within one year from the date of issuance

2. Plumbing work was suspended or abandoned at any time after having been commenced for a period of 120 days.

One-half

-shall be round in shape

- "Registered Master Plumber" at the upper portion of the round seal

- Name of the Licensed Master Plumber at the upper center

- Registered number of the registered master plumber shall appear at the center below the name

-"Philippines" appearing at the lower portion of the round seal

Terms

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

Physical separation, which may be a low inlet into the indirect waste receptor from the fixture, appliance or device indirectly connected

The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe, plumbing fixture, appliance, or appurtenance conveying waste to the flood level rim of the receptor

An unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet conveying potable water to the flood-level rim of any tank, or fixture

An entry level plumber learning the trade.

A receptor designed to collect surface or storm water from an area

A fitting or device supplied with water or other fluid under positive pressure which passes through an integral orifice constriction, causing a vacuum.

The flood of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source other than from its intended source

Condition or any arrangement whereby reverse flow can occur

Occur due to an increased reverse pressure above the supply pressure

Device or means to prevent flow of liquid from returning to the source of supply. Also called vacuum breaker

Flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel into a water supply pipe due to a negative pressure in such a pipe

A device installed in a drainage system to prevent reverse flow

The part of a vent line, which connects directly with an individual trap underneath or behind the fixture and extends to the branch or main vent pipe at any point higher than the fixture traps it serves. Sometimes called an individual vent.

A valve opened and closed by the fall and rise, respectively, of an attached ball floating on the surface of the liquid

A type of pipe connection in which a ball-shaped is held in a cuplike shell and allows movement in every direction

A room equipped with shower stall pr bath tub

Contains lavatory, toilet, shower stall and bathtub

Contains lavatory, toilet, and shower stall

Contains lavatory and toilet

AKA powder room, consisting of either toilet or shower

Any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures which discharge to a common horizontal waste or soil branch

That portion of a pipe which, for a short distance, is sufficiently enlarged to receive the end of another pipe of the same diameter for the purpose of making a caulked or push-on joint

A tool for straightening or bending lead pipe

Synonymous with faucet, cock, tap, plug

A plumbing fixture used for washing the middle private part of the body, especially the genitals. Also called "sitz" bath

A pipe flange that is not drilled for bolt holes

A flange that closes the end of a pipe. There is no opening for the passage of liquid or gas

A controlled outlet of a pipeline to discharge liquid or dentritus

A valved outlet of a boiler that permits discharge of accumulated sediment

Any part of the piping system other than the main, riser or stack

A length of soil or waste stack corresponding in general to story height, but in no case less than 2.43 meters within which horizontal branches from one floor or story of a building are connected to the stack

A horizontal vent connecting one or more individual vertical back vents with the vent stack or stack vent

Any joint obtained by joining of metal parts with alloys which melt at temperatures higher than 449 degrees centigrade, but lower than the melting temperatures of the parts to be joined

That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of a building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning 0.6 meters outside the building wall