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Water Closet
Water Closet
• One-piece WC
• Closed couple WC
• Pail flush WC
• Squat bowl WC
Water Closet
• One-piece WC
• Pail flush WC
• Squat bowl WC
Water Closet
• One-piece WC
• Pail flush WC
• Squat bowl WC
Water Closet
 Convey organic body wastes to the plumbing system
 0.375m – min. clearance from wall to edge of WC
 0.75m – center to center distance of WCs
 0.305m – center (WC) to edge (LAV/bath tub) distance
 30” x 60” (~.75m x 1.5m) – cubicle dimension
Types of Water Closet (As to make)
1. One-piece water closet
2. Closed Coupled water closet
3. Pail Flush water closet
4. Squat Bowl water closet
Types of Water Closet (As to design)
1. Siphon Washdown
2. Siphon Jet
3. Siphon Vortex
4. Reverse Trap
Assignment: Differentiate the 4 types of water closet as to design.

Deadline: January 30, 2022 9:00am
Types of Water Closet (As to flushing)
1. Flush tank – holds a supply of water for flushing; 5-6 gal.
2. Flush valve – also flushometer or flushometer valve
– valve designed to supply a fixed quantity of water
for flushing; activated by direct water pressure w/o the
use of a flush tank
Types of Water Closet (As to shape)
1. Round front – intended for installation on a limited space
2. Elongated front – is more comfortable but occupies a larger
space
Types of Water Closet (As to installation)
1. Free standing (floor mounted)
2. Wall hung (wall mounted)
Lavatory
Lavatory
• Wall hung lavatory
• Pedestal lavatory
• Counter type lavatory
• One-piece lavatory
 Over counter
 Under counter
Lavatory
Lavatory
Lavatory
 Wash basin
 Fixtures designed for the washing of the hands or face
 Above counter/counter top, under the counter, self rimming,
pedestal
 0.10m – min. clearance wall to edge of lavatory
- min. clearance edge to edge of lavatories
- min. clearance edge of lav to edge of WC tank
 0.80m – floor to top edge of lavatory
Types of Lavatory
1. Wall hung lavatory
2. Pedestal lavatory
3. Counter type lavatory
1. Over counter
2. Under counter
4. One-piece lavatory
Bidet
 Washing the middle part of the body; genitals
 Sitz bath/foot bath
Bath tub
Bathtub
 A tube for bathing, usually a fixed plumbing installation
designed for one person
 Built-in bathtub, foot tub, sitz bath, bidet, hospital baths,
whirlpool
Urinal
Urinal
• Trough urinal
• Wall-hung
• Pedestal urinal
• Stall urinal
Urinal
• Trough urinal
• Wall-hung
• Pedestal urinal
• Stall urinal
Urinal
• Trough urinal
• Wall-hung
• Pedestal urinal
• Stall urinal
Urinal
 A sanitary fixture equipped with a water supply and drain for
flushing away urine
 0.075m – min. clearance from edge of urinal to wall
 0.30m – distance from wall to center of urinal
 0.60m – min. distance center to center of urinals
- min. distance center of urinal to center of WC
Urinal
Types of Urinal
1. Trough Urinal – suitable for PWD
2. Wall-Hung
3. Pedestal Urinal
4. Stall Urinal
5. Waterless Urinal
Kitchen Sink
Kitchen Sink
 A plumbing fixtures usually consisting of a basin with a water
supply, connected with a drain
Types of Kitchen Sink
1. Single Bowl – Single Drain
2. Double Bowl – Single Drain
3. Double Bowl – Double Drain
4. Triple Bowl
5. Corner Sink
Other Plumbing Fixtures
 SLOP SINK – deep sink, usually set low and used by janitors
for emptying pails of dirty water & mop cleaning
 DRINKING FOUNTAIN – provides potable water for human
consumption
 LAUNDRY TUB – deep wide sink used for washing clothes;
laundry tray or set tub
 SHOWER BATH – apparatus for spraying water on the body;
drain is through the shower bath floor drain
Other Plumbing Fixtures
 SCRUB SINK – located in the operating room; to enable
personnel to scrub their hands; hot & cold water supply is
activated by a knee-action mixing valve or by wrist or pedal
 SCULLERY SINK – pot sink (restaurants and large kitchens)
 LATRINE – water closet with continuous trough
– trench in the ground, an outhouse or a simple communal

bathroom
Other
 0.70m – clearance of paper holder from wall
 0.90m – clearance of paper holder from floor
 1.78m – shower head from flooring
 1.40m – shower valve from flooring
 0.60m – faucet from flooring
 1.50m – soap holder from flooring
Minimum Plumbing Facilities
 Table 4-1 of the Revised Plumbing Code of the Phil.
 Depends on:
 Use of the building
 Public or private
 Male or Female
Toilet Clearance for disabled persons
As per BP 344 (The Accessibility Law)

Grabrail heights at urinals

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Arch226 5:30pm TTh

Assignment: Differentiate the 4 types of water closet as to design.

• Counter type lavatory

• Counter type lavatory

• Counter type lavatory

– trench in the ground, an outhouse or a simple communal

As per BP 344 (The Accessibility Law)

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