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Republic of the Philippines

AR 233 BU 1 Module NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
AR. AURA BELLE T. RAZON, RMP, LPT ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED

BUILDING UTILITIES 1 (PLUMBING

AND SANITARY SYSTEMS)

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
Transforming Communities through Science and Technology
Email: [email protected]
www.neust.edu.ph
SANITARY DRAINAGE, WASTE
and VENT (DWV) SYSTEM
SANITARY DRAINAGE, WASTE
and VENT (DWV) SYSTEM
• Sanitary or Soil Drainage System
• Waste Drainage System
• Vent System
• Strom Drainage System
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Sanitary or Soil Drainage
System
The piping that conveys the discharge of water
closets or fixtures having similar functions
(containing fecal matter), with or without the
discharges from other fixtures.
Sanitary or Soil Drainage
System
 Waste Drainage System

The piping that receives the liquid discharge from

plumbing fixtures other than water closets. It is
free of fecal matter
Waste Drainage System
 Vent System
The piping installed to provide a flow of air to or
from a drainage system or to provide a circulation
of air within such system to protect trap seals
from siphonage and back pressure.
Vent System
 Storm Drainage System
The piping system that receives clear water drainage
from leaders, downspouts, surface runoff, ground
water, subsurface water, condensate water, cooling
water or other similar discharges and conveys them
to the point of disposal. All sanitary wastes must not
be included in this system
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 TERMS AND
DEFINITION IN THE
DWV SYSTEM
 DWV System
• Building Drain – is that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the
discharge from soil, waste & other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building & conveys it to the
building sewer beginning 600 mm outside the building wall. It is also known as House Drain.

• Building Sewer – is that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which starts from the end
of the building drain & receives the discharge of the building drain & conveys it to the public sewer,
private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other point of disposal.

• House Sewer – is that part of a plumbing system extending from the house drain at a point 600
mm from the outside face of the foundation wall of a building to the conjunction with the street sewer
or to any point of discharge, and conveying the drainage of one building site
 DWV System
BUILDING DRAIN BUILDING SEWER HOUSE SEWER

PROPERTY FENCE

0.60M 0.60M
 DWV System
•Waste pipe – a pipe which conveys only wastewater or liquid waste, free of fecal matter.

• Soil pipe – any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closet, urinal or fixtures having
similar functions, with or without the discharges from other fixtures to the building drain or
building sewer.

• Soil Stack pipe – A vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and wastewater.

• Vent pipe – a pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system
and for relieving the negative pressure exerted on trap seals.
DWV System

WASTE PIPE

WASTE
STACK PIPE
SOIL PIPE

SOIL STACK
PIPE
 DWV System
• Vent Stack – the vertical vent pipe installed primarily for providing circulation of air to and from
any part of the soil, waste of the drainage system.

• Stack Vent – the extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain
connected to the stack.

• Stack Vent Through Roof (SVTR) – the uppermost end of the stack vent above the roof.

• Branch Vent – a horizontal vent connecting one or more individual vertical back vents with the
vent stack or stack vent
DWV System
DWV System

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terminologies.html
 GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROPERLY DESIGNED
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
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PLUMBING DRAIN AND
TRAP
 PLUMBING DRAIN
A Drain is a pipe, which carries ground and surface waters, storm water or
wastewater into a building drainage system.
 PLUMBING DRAIN
The common types of drains are:
• Floor drains
• Roof drains.
 PLUMBING DRAIN

FLOOR DRAIN ROOF DRAIN

 PLUMBING DRAIN
The two types of drain connections :
• The direct drain connection
• The indirect drain connection
PLUMBING DRAIN
PLUMBING DRAIN
 PLUMBING TRAP
A Trap is a fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, a liquid seal
which prevents the backflow of foul air or methane gas without materially
affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through it.
TYPES OF WATERSEALED TRAPS
The types of water sealed traps are:
1. P-trap
2. Drum trap
3. Grease Interceptor / Grease Trap
4. House Trap/Running trap
TYPES OF WATERSEALED TRAPS
P-trap – is the most widely used for fixtures, common diameter sizes are 32mm (1-1/4”) and
38mm (1-1/2”).
TYPES OF WATERSEALED TRAPS
Drum trap – is used mostly for bathtubs. It has the advantage of containing a larger volume of
water & discharging a greater volume of water than a P-trap.
TYPES OF WATERSEALED TRAPS
Grease Interceptor / Grease Trap – Grease interceptor is an interceptor of at least 3 cubic meter
capacity to serve one or more fixtures and which is remotely located. Grease trap is a device
designed to retain grease from one to a maximum of four fixtures.
TYPES OF WATERSEALED TRAPS
House Trap/Running trap – a device installed to prevent circulation of air between the drainage
of the building and the building sewer.
PLUMBING VENT
 PLUMBING VENT
• Vent system pipes installed for ensuring the circulation of air for the drainage system
 PLUMBING VENT
Individual Vent/ Revent Pipe - connects directly with and individual trap and extends to the
branch, main, soil , waste or any higher than the fixture or fixture trap.
 PLUMBING VENT
Common / Unit / Dual Vent - vent serving two traps on the same level
 PLUMBING VENT
Branch Vent - a horizontal vent pipe connecting the drainage system to vent stack or stack vent
 PLUMBING VENT
Circuit Vent /loop vent - a group vent extending in front of the last fixture to the vent stack
 PLUMBING VENT
Looped vent - a method of ventilation ised in fixtures which are located in the room away form
the partitions
 PLUMBING VENT
Vent Stack / Main
Vent- principal artery
of the venting system
 PLUMBING VENT
Wet vent - vent pipe that carries liquid or water borne waste
Dry Vent - piping carrying only air, sewer gas, or moisture to above the roof line is unrestricted
 PLUMBING VENT
Local Vent - a pipe or shaft serving to convey foul air to the outer air
 PLUMBING VENT
Relief vent - provides circulation of air between the drainage and vent system
 PLUMBING VENT
Yoke vent a vent connecting soil or waste
stack below the floor to an adjacent bend
stack minimum of 1 meter above the
highest flood level rim of the fixture

May be installed on every 5th floor from

the top floor downwards
PLUMBING VENT

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NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED

Lecture Material on Building Utilities 1

Plumbing and Sanitary Systems
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ARCHITECTURE