Minnesota Administrative Rules

4715.5700 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS USED IN INSTALLATIONS.

Where applicable, the following shall conform to the Minnesota Plumbing Code (parts 4715.0100 to 4715.2860): all materials and connections used in the installation of water conditioning and treatment equipment; all attachments to the building.

In accordance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code (parts 4715.0100 to 4715.2860):

A.

the bypass valve assembly shall be the same size as the line in which it is installed and shall be a full-way valve unless a bypass valve which complies with part 4715.5200 is supplied as an integral part of the water conditioning equipment;

B.

joints and connections which are made in the course of installing water conditioning and treatment equipment shall be tested for water tightness;

C.

copper tube joints shall be soldered or brazed;

D.

soft copper tubing joints may be flared or soldered;

E.

vertical piping shall be secured at sufficiently close intervals to keep the pipe in alignment and carry the weight of the pipe; and

F.

horizontal piping shall be supported at sufficiently close intervals to keep it in alignment and prevent sagging.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326.60; 326B.55

History:

L 2007 c 140 art 7 s 13; art 13 s 4

Published Electronically:

May 14, 2012