Emergency Floor Drains

May 11, 2006 3 Replies

What is your read on the UPC rules for emergency floor drains. (not IPC) They have a 0 fixture count so I guess need no vent. Do they even need a trap? What is min size? They are not listed under residential so I assume commercial or assembly only.



This is my thought:



If you intend to hose the walls down sometimes then you need a regular floor drain



If you put a normal floor drain you need to have a vent and possibly a trap primer.



If the floor drain is just incase water or other harmless liquids are spilled or there is a leak and you don't want to flood out downstairs then you need only put an emergency floor drain.



I run my drain down to basement where I have a standpipe to receive indirect waste with an easily accessible trap primer.



Like the washing machine pan under the washer and its drain. Is that an emergency floor drain?


The IPC includes it in the definition of bathroom group.

So say I have a hall of labs that have emergency floor drains in the corner. Can I use the one 1 1/4 vent to vent an unlimited number of emergency floor drains?

Do I need trap primers if I dump them into indirect waste with air gap and primed trap on 1st floor?

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