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What is NYC PC § 708.1.6?

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This section specifies the requirements for cleanout plugs used in piping systems, detailing acceptable materials such as brass and plastic, as well as standards for their construction. The statute outlines specific design features for cleanout plugs, including head types and threading. Applies to building owners responsible for plumbing installations.

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708.1.6 Cleanout plugs.

PC § 708.1.6

Cleanout plugs shall be of brass, plastic or other approved materials. Cleanout plugs for borosilicate glass piping systems shall be of borosilicate glass. Brass cleanout plugs shall conform to ASTM A 74 and shall be limited for use only on metallic piping systems. Plastic cleanout plugs shall conform to the referenced standards for plastic pipe fittings, as indicated in Table 702.4. Cleanout plugs shall have a raised square head, a countersunk square head or a countersunk slot head. Where a cleanout plug will have a trim cover screw installed into the plug, the plug shall be manufactured with a blind end threaded hole for such purpose.

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