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Drainage Systems: A Beginner's Guide

The document discusses the components and requirements of a drainage system. It explains that a drainage system conveys waste from fixtures and consists of sanitary and storm components. It also outlines general requirements for drainage piping including being airtight, having traps and vents, including cleanouts, having proper slopes and support.

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Drainage Systems: A Beginner's Guide

The document discusses the components and requirements of a drainage system. It explains that a drainage system conveys waste from fixtures and consists of sanitary and storm components. It also outlines general requirements for drainage piping including being airtight, having traps and vents, including cleanouts, having proper slopes and support.

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DRAINAGE

SYSTEM
AN INTRODUCTION AND
OVERVIEW
DRAINAGE
SYSTEM
Is composed of the piping
network within a building
which conveys sewage,
rainwater or other wastes
from the plumbing fixtures
to a treatment system and
then to a point of disposal.
SANITARY (DWV) DRAINAGE

- Contaminated with human


wastes such as urine and
feces
-DWV (soil, waste , vent)
TWO MAJOR
COMPONENTS
STORM DRAINAGE

- Uncontaminated with
human waste
- Mostly rainwater, laundry
water or kitchen wastewater
SANITARY (DWV) VS STORM

SOIL(D) WASTE(W) VENT(V) STORM

-Conveys blackwater -Conveys greywater -Conveys air -Conveys stormwater


-Blackwater contains, -Greywater or liquid -Piping network -Stormwater or water
feces and or urine discharge other than for air circulation from rain, surface
from water closets or run-offs, and
urinals condensate
DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN A NUTSHELL
AIR
WATER DISCHARGES SEWAGE TREATMENT & DISPOSAL SYSTEMS DISPOSAL POINTS

SEPTIC TANK + OTHERS


(PRIVATE/ON-SITE)
VENT SYSTEM

-INSTALLED WITHIN THE


PROPERTY WHEN THE CITY OR
MUNICIPILATITY DOES NOT HAVE
A CENTRAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT
-COMMON IN THE PHILIPPINES
SOIL DISCHARGE

OR

SANITARY SEWER
WASTE DISCHARGE

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT


(PUBLIC/OFF-SITE)
-A LARGE FACILITY THAT TREATS SEWAGE WATER FROM
WHOLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES BEFORE DISPOSING RELEASED BACK TO NATURE
THEM BACK TO NATURE
-UTILIZED IN CITIES WHO CAN AFFORD IT
-SEPTIC TANK NOT NEEDED IF THE PROPERTY IS CATERED
WITH THIS FACILITY
RAINWATER GROUNDWATER

STORM SEWER
GENERAL DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS

1. Piping must be airtight,


watertight and gas tight.
GENERAL DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS

2. Each plumbing fixture,


must be installed with a water
seal trap (Principle No. 11 in
Module 1)
GENERAL DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS
3. Cleanouts shall be provided
for inspection or cleaning of the
pipes and must be strategically
located and accessible
GENERAL DRAINAGE
REQUIREMENTS

4. Each fixture trap shall be


provided with vent pipes to ease
drainage and to prevent sewage
backflow.
GENERAL DRAINAGE
REQUIREMENTS

5. Drainage piping are


required to be inclined at 2%
slope or 2cm drop for every
meter of horizontal run.
GENERAL DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS
6. All horizontal piping shall be suppor ted & anchored at
inter vals not to exceed 3 meters.
GENERAL DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS

7. Vertical piping shall be


secured at sufficiently
closed intervals (preferably
at every floor) to keep the
pipe in alignment.

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