IAPMO Code Change Monographs Now Available

ONTARIO, Calif. — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials has made the 2014 Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code Technical Committee Meeting Monographs available for download.

All individuals anticipating an active role in the ANSI-accredited consensus development of the Uniform Codes at the Technical Committee meetings in Las Vegas, Nev., April 28-May 1, will need to download this document in Adobe PDF format from http://www.iapmo.org/Pages/default.aspx. Hard copy versions will not be available at the meetings.

The Technical Committee Meeting Monographs contain every public comment submitted for the 2015 editions of the UPC and UMC as part of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited consensus code development process employed by IAPMO.

Public comments on the UPC address roof drainage pipe sizing provisions, steps for using the new medical gas and vacuum sizing tables, material and water consumption and referenced standard requirements for plumbing fixtures, applying “wet location” to showers without thresholds, parallel distribution systems, firestop materials and revised Appendix A water pipe sizing provisions.

Public comments on the UMC address condensate control, ventilation, parking garage provisions, hydronic heating and cooling systems, flexible air ducts, smoke and fire dampers, several public comments involving specific appliances and refrigeration.

For additional information, contact Alma Ramos at 909-230-5528 or alma.ramos@iapmo.org.