2018 Significant Changes to the IPC/IMC/IFGC
See the significant changes to the IPC, IMC, & IFGC with this guide!
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Contents
International Plumbing Code
(IPC Chapter 1–Appendix G)
- Duties and Powers of the Code Official
- Approvals for Materials, Research Reports, and Equipment
- Temporary Equipment, Systems, and Uses
- Ball Cock (Definition)
- Depth of Water Seal (Definition)
- Protection Against Physical Damage and Required Pan
- Shower Liner Test
- Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixtures
- Number of Occupants of Each Sex and Fixture Calculations
- Required Public Toilet Facilities and Access
- Directional Signage
- Prohibited Locations (Drinking Fountains)
- Floor Drains
- Commercial Food Waste Grinder Waste Outlets
- Tempered Water for Public Hand-Washing Facilities, Bathtub, and Whirlpool Bathtub Valves, Fill Valves, and Application of Backflow Preventers
- Water Supply Riser
- Shower Lining and Sheet-Applied, Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof Membranes
- Approval, Urinals
- Clearances for Maintenance and Replacement
- Requirements for Discharge Piping
- Requirements for Discharge Piping
- Water Distribution System Design
- Water Service Pipe and Water Distribution Pipe
- Water Service Pipe and Pipe Fittings
- Water Distribution Pipe
- Pipe Fittings
- Mechanical Joints (for PEX)
- PE-AL-PE, PEX-AL-PEX, and Mechanical Joints
- Copper or Copper-Alloy Tubing to Galvanized Steel Pipe
- Valves and Outlets Prohibited Below Grade
- Identification of Potable and Nonpotable Water
- Protection of Backflow Preventers and Relief
- Port Piping
- DWV for Polyvinylidene Fluoride Plastic
- Dead Ends
- Drainage Fixture Units for Fixtures and Groups
- Clear Water Waste Receptors
- Where Required and Food Utensils, Dishes, and Pots and Pans Sinks
- Vent Stack Required
- Horizontal Wet Vent Permitted
- Dry Vent Connection, Horizontal Wet Vent, and Vertical Wet Vent
- Prohibited Installations, Air Admittance Valves
- Trap Seals
- Grease Interceptors and Automatic Grease Removal Devices
- Backwater Valves
- Building Storm Sewer Pipe and Pipe Fittings
- Sizing of Water Piping Systems
International Mechanical Code
(IMC Chapters 1–15)
Appointment, Deputies, Liability Previous Approvals Inspection and Testing Temporary Equipment, Systems, and Uses Public Garages Clearance from Grade for Appliances Equipment and Appliances on Roofs or Elevated Structures Condensate Drain Sizing Ventilation and Exhaust Systems—Scope Mechanical Ventilation Zone Outdoor Airflow Outdoor Airflow Rate System Outdoor Airflow Pressure Equalization Domestic Clothes Dryer Ducts Common Exhaust Systems for Clothes Dryers Located in Multi-Story Structures Domestic Kitchen Exhaust Makeup Air Grease Duct Cleanouts and Other Openings Grease Duct Enclosures Type II Terminations Type I and Type II Hoods Clearances for Type I Hood Minimum Fasteners Smoke Detection System Supervision Dampers for Duct and Air Transfer Openings/Where Required Combustion Air Chimneys and Vents Prohibited Sources of Outdoor or Return Air for Forced-Air Warm-Air Furnaces Locking Access Port Caps Refrigerant Classification Industrial Occupancies and Refrigerated Rooms Refrigerant Piping Locations Hydronic Piping Thermal Barrier Required
International Fuel Gas Code
(IFGC Chapters 1–8)
- Appointment, Deputies, Liability
- Previous Approvals
- Definition of Appliance
- Appliances in Attics and Under Floors
- Prohibited Locations
- Underground Penetration Prohibited
- Piping in Solid Floors
- Sediment Trap
- Appliance Shutoff Valve
- Maximum Length of Connectors
- Domestic Clothes Dryer Ducts
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