Academic Catalog

APPT 135B: P-301B PLUMBING CODES

Foothill College Course Outline of Record

Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Summer 2024
Units: 4.5
Hours: 54 lecture per quarter (54 total per quarter)
Prerequisite: Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Plumbing Technology Apprenticeship Program.
Advisory: Not open to students with credit in APPR 119.
Degree & Credit Status: Degree-Applicable Credit Course
Foothill GE: Non-GE
Transferable: None
Grade Type: Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass)
Repeatability: Not Repeatable

Student Learning Outcomes

  • A successful student will be able to define the term as it pertains to the UPC.
  • A successful student will be able to define the term "fixture unit".
  • A successful student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of code requirements for clean-outs.

Description

Students learn and demonstrate the procedures for coordinating the testing and inspection of plumbing systems and applicable codes that a plumbing systems test must meet. Knowledge of general regulations, including accessibility and ADA requirements, is also discussed.

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

  1. Define terms used in the Uniform Plumbing Code
  2. Demonstrate ability to locate and apply applicable code sections
  3. Demonstrate ability to properly size drain/waste/vent, potable water, and fuel gas systems

Course Content

  1. Define terms used in Uniform Plumbing Code
    1. National, state, and local standards and codes
    2. Administration and definition of terms
    3. Various types of plumbing system tests
    4. Testing and inspection of plumbing systems
  2. Demonstrate ability to locate and apply applicable code sections
    1. UPC, Chapter 1, Administration
    2. UPC, Chapter 2, Definitions
    3. UPC, Chapter 3, General Regulations
    4. UPC, Chapter 4, Plumbing Fixtures and Fixture Fittings, ADA requirements
    5. UPC, Chapter 5, Water Heaters as presented in Chapter 5 of the UPC
    6. UPC, Chapter 6, Water Supply and Distribution
    7. UPC, Chapter 7, Sanitary Drainage
    8. UPC, Chapter 8, Indirect Wastes
    9. UPC, Chapter 9, Vents
    10. UPC, Chapter 10, Traps and Interceptors
    11. UPC, Chapter 11, Storm Drainage
    12. UPC, Chapter 12, Fuel Piping
    13. UPC, Chapter 13, Health Care Facilities
    14. UPC, Chapter 14, Referenced Standards
    15. UPC, Chapter 15, Firestop Protection
  3. Demonstrate ability to properly size drain/waste and vent, potable water, and fuel gas piping systems
    1. Calculate sanitary drainage pipe sizing
    2. Calculate sanitary vent pipe sizing
    3. Methods and procedures for potable water pipe sizing
    4. Methods and procedures for sizing fuel gas piping

Lab Content

Not applicable.

Special Facilities and/or Equipment

1. Laboratory with plumbing and piping equipment.
2. When taught via Foothill Global Access, on-going access to computer with email software and hardware; email address.

Method(s) of Evaluation

Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:

Results of written exercises and final examination
Satisfactory completion of hands-on projects
Maintenance of a student's workbook with questions drawn from text

Method(s) of Instruction

Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:

Lecture
Group discussion
Demonstration

Representative Text(s) and Other Materials

. California Plumbing Code: California Code of Regulations, Title 24. 2019.

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. Uniform Plumbing Code Study Guide. 2018.

We will adopt the next edition of each text, as it is published.

Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments

  1. Readings from assigned textbook, California Plumbing Code: California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Chapter 3
    1. General Regulations, Section 301.0, Materials - Standards and Alternates
  2. Writing assignments
    1. Make a schematic drawing of a basic natural gas piping system
    2. Describe properties and indicate pipe size of each point in the system

Discipline(s)

Plumbing