3.16.1
Fixture Connections
Where space limitations prohibit standard fittings in conjunction with the
cast-iron floor flange, special short-radius fittings shall be provided.
Connections between earthenware fixtures and flanges on soil pipe shall be
made gastight and watertight with a closet-setting compound or neoprene
gasket and seal. Use of natural-rubber gaskets or putty will not be
permitted. Fixtures with outlet flanges shall be set the proper distance
from floor or wall to make a first-class joint with the closet-setting
compound or gasket and fixture used.
3.16.2
Flushometer Valves
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NOTE: Delete sentence describing location of flush
valve handle when an automatic flushing system is
provided.
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Flushometer valves shall be secured to prevent movement by anchoring the
long finish connection to top spud adjacent to valve, to the wall with
approved metal bracket. [Flushometer valves for water closets shall be
installed 1 m 39 inches above the floor, except at water closets intended
for use by the physically handicapped where flushometer valves shall be
mounted at approximately 762 mm 30 inches above the floor and arranged to
avoid interference with grab bars. In addition, for water closets intended
for handicap use, the flush valve handle shall be installed on the wide
side of the enclosure.]
3.16.3
Height of Fixture Rims Above Floor
Lavatories shall be mounted with rim 775 mm 31 inches above finished floor.
Wall-hung drinking fountains and water coolers shall be installed with rim
1.05 meters 42 inches above floor. Wall-hung service sinks shall be
mounted with rim 700 mm 28 inches above the floor. Installation of
fixtures for use by the physically handicapped shall conform to ICC A117.1.
3.16.4
Shower Bath Outfits
The area around the water supply piping to the mixing valves and behind the
escutcheon plate shall be made watertight by caulking or gasketing.
3.16.5
Fixture Supports
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NOTE: Project drawings will detail methods of
hanging lavatories and wall-hung urinals. Normally,
these fixtures will be supported by one of the
methods described.
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Fixture supports for off-the-floor lavatories, urinals, water closets, and
other fixtures of similar size, design, and use, shall be of the chair
carrier type. The carrier shall provide the necessary means of mounting
the fixture, with a foot or feet to anchor the assembly to the floor slab.
Adjustability shall be provided to locate the fixture at the desired height
and in proper relation to the wall. Support plates, in lieu of chair
carrier, shall be fastened to the wall structure only where it is not
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