[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Andover 12-12-1973
as Chapter BH-III of the 1973 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code regulating the installation, maintenance, repair and control
of the plumbing of buildings and the connection thereof with outside sewers,
cesspools or other receptacles, regulating the practice of plumbing and the
issuance of licenses to practice plumbing, is hereby established pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq. A copy of the code is annexed to this chapter
and made a part of it without the inclusion of the text herein.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said code is on file in the Township offices.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly
known as the “Plumbing Code of New Jersey (Revised 1964).”
Three copies of the Plumbing Code of New Jersey (Revised 1964) have
been placed on file in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Health
for the use and examination of the public.
In connection with the provisions of this chapter and the code hereby
established and adopted as a part hereof, the following fees shall be charged
and received:
A.
For the examination of any applicant for license as master
plumber: $50.
B.
For the issuance and annual renewal of a license as master:
$15.
C.
For the filing of plans for a proposed plumbing work:
$2.
D.
For the issuance of a permit for proposed plumbing residential
construction: $10, plus $1 per fixture over five in number; commercial construction:
$25, plus $1 per fixture over five in number; $3 for installation of any wet
heating system where connection must be made to the water system; and $0.25
per head for a sprinkler system.
E.
For the issuance of a permit for the replacement of a
plumbing fixture or for the addition of each new fixture in an existing structure:
$1.
F.
For each reinspection of plumbing work caused by the
failure of the licensee to comply with the provisions of the code or permit
issued: $5.
G.
For the issuance of a permit and the filing of plans
of proposed swimming pool installation: $15.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is modified and amended
in the following particulars:
A.
Section 8.6.5 of the code shall be deleted and is not
enacted by this chapter.
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Return Circulation (Where Required). Hot water supply systems in building
where the developed lengths of hot water piping from the source of hot water
supply to the farthest fixtures supplied exceeds 100 feet shall be of the
circulation type.
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Fixtures Back to Back. Two fixtures set back to back within the distance
allowed between a trap and its vent may be served by one continuous soil or
waste vent pipe, provided that each fixture wastes separately into an approved
double fitting having inlet openings at the same level.
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Vents of Sumps and Sewers. Drainage, piping, below sewer levels shall
be vented in similar manner to that for a gravity system. Building sump vents
shall be sized in accordance with Section E-114 of the code.
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Maintenance. The plumbing and drainage system of every building shall
be maintained in such a manner as to be at all times in compliance with the
provisions of the code; except that existing plumbing installed under prior
regulations or lack thereof may remain unchanged unless immediate hazards
to life, health or property are evident.
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Dishwashing Machines (Residential). Water shall be supplied to all dishwashing
machines and the water lines shall be protected against backflow by an air
gap or backflow preventer. Dishwashers shall discharge separately through
an air gap or air break into a trap or trapped fixture which is properly vented.
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Stand Pipe Receptors (Auto Washing Machines). The stand pipe receptors
shall be individually trapped and vented and provided with a stand pipe extended
no more than 30 inches nor less than 18 inches above its trap, and in no case
shall the trap be installed below the floor.
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Water Connections. Lily ponds, fish tanks, ornamental fountain basins,
swimming pools, and similar constructions, when provided with water, shall
be protected from back siphonage as required in Section E-800 of the code.
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B.
Section 3.4-a (Standards for Plumbing Material) shall
be amended to add under the category of "Miscellaneous Materials" the following:
"Rubber gaskets for cast iron soil pipe and fittings."
C.
Section 4.2.1 of the code shall be amended to add the
following paragraph:
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"When specified, joints and cast iron bell and spigot soil pipe and
fitting may also be made by means of preformed, elastomeric, compression type
gaskets conforming to A.S.T.M. C364-65T. Such gaskets shall be installed in
strict accordance with the pipe manufacturer's recommendations and shall be
acceptable to the administrative authority."
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D.
Section 8.5.4 (Backflow Preventers and Air Caps) shall
be amended to add the following: "Water outlets for private and public swimming
pools, either on the ground or buried, shall also be provided with a backflow
preventer."
E.
Section 8.7 (Protection of Auxiliary Equipment and Facilities)
shall be amended to add the following: "Private and public swimming pools
must also be constructed in such a way as to prevent contamination of any
potable water supply."
F.
Section 14.1.1 (Permits) shall be amended to add a paragraph
(d) as follows:
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"(d) A permit shall be obtained from the administrative authority for
any swimming pool installation."
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No examination shall be required for any plumbing contractor personally
holding two or more plumber's licenses in the County of Sussex.
All installation of gas appliances and gas piping shall conform to "American
Standard Installation of Gas Appliances and Gas Piping," 1964 edition.
