Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 248 CMR - BOARD OF STATE EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS › Title 248 CMR 10.00 - UNIFORM STATE PLUMBING CODE › Section 10.02 - Basic Principles

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Founding of Principles
.
				248 CMR
				10.00 is founded upon basic principles which hold that
				public health, environmental sanitation, and safety can only be achieved
				through properly designed, acceptably installed, and adequately maintained
				plumbing systems.
(1)
Principle 1: All Occupied Premises Must Have Potable
			 Water
. All occupied premises must be provided with a supply of
			 potable water. Such a water supply shall not be connected to unsafe or
			 questionable water sources, nor shall it be subject to the hazards of backflow,
			 backpressure, or back-siphonage.
(2)
Principle 2: Adequate Water
			 Required
. Plumbing fixtures, devices, and appurtenances must be
			 supplied with water in enough volume and at pressures adequate to enable them
			 to function properly under normal conditions of use.
(3)
Principle 3: Hot Water
			 Required
. Hot water must be supplied in all occupied premises for
			 plumbing fixtures which utilize hot water for sanitary or hygienic
			 purposes.
(4)
Principle
			 4: Water Conservation
. Plumbing must be designed and installed to
			 meet the water conservation requirements of
			 248 CMR
			 10.00 while using the minimum quantity of water
			 necessary to function properly under normal conditions of use.
(5)
Principle 5: Dangers of
			 Explosion or Overheating
. Devices and appliances for heating and
			 storing water must be so designed and installed as to guard against dangers
			 from explosion or overheating.
(6)
Principle 6: Required Plumbing Fixtures
.
(a) To meet the basic prerequisites of
			 sanitation and personal hygiene each dwelling shall include the following:
1. At least one toilet;
2. At least one lavatory;
3. At least one kitchen style sink;
4. At least one bathtub or shower compartment
			 or shower unit;
5.
Laundry Facility Requirements
. A washing machine
			 connection that consists of a piping arrangement that includes a cold water
			 supply, hot water supply, and a sufficient drain connection shall be provided
			 in conformance with the following:
a.
One and Two Family Dwelling
. At least one washing
			 machine connection in a common area accessible to all units.
b.
Multiple
			 Dwellings
.
i.
Non-elderly Housing
. One washing machine connection
			 for every ten dwelling units or fraction thereof that do not have a washing
			 machine in the unit. For laundry requirements in dormitories,
see
248
			 CMR
			 10.10(8)(a)2.c.
ii.
Elderly Housing
.
			 In housing that is restricted to the elderly, at least one washing machine
			 connection for every 20 dwelling units or faction thereof that do not have a
			 washing machine in the unit.
iii.
			 The washing machine connection shall be located so that each occupant in a
			 dwelling has access to a washing machine that may be affixed to the washing
			 machine connection.
iv. The washing
			 machine connection shall be located so that each occupant in a dwelling has
			 access to a washing machine that may be affixed to the washing machine
			 connection.