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    The document discusses requirements for access points in plumbing systems for maintenance and clearing blockages according to various building codes and standards. It states that access points must be provided at pipe junctions and changes of direction where blockages are likely. They should allow for rodding of pipes and be located inside or outside the building. Inspections openings are required at various intervals along drain pipes and at branches according to specific standards. Consideration must be given to access within multi-unit dwellings and compliance with ventilation and isolation requirements.

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    The document discusses requirements for access points in plumbing systems for maintenance and clearing blockages according to various building codes and standards. It states that access points must be provided at pipe junctions and changes of direction where blockages are likely. They should allow for rodding of pipes and be located inside or outside the building. Inspections openings are required at various intervals along drain pipes and at branches according to specific standards. Consideration must be given to access within multi-unit dwellings and compliance with ventilation and isolation requirements.

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    The document discusses requirements for access points in plumbing systems for maintenance and clearing blockages according to various building codes and standards. It states that access points must be provided at pipe junctions and changes of direction where blockages are likely. They should allow for rodding of pipes and be located inside or outside the building. Inspections openings are required at various intervals along drain pipes and at branches according to specific standards. Consideration must be given to access within multi-unit dwellings and compliance with ventilation and isolation requirements.

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    Stack Maintenance Access Residential Dwellings July 2019

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    Access for maintenance to stacks in residential and Multi unit residential dwellings to G13/AS1

    and G13/AS3:AS/NZS3500.2

    Maintenance access

    Access points must be planned for and installed in sanitary plumbing systems at points where
    blockage is likely, such as discharge pipe junctions or at the base of a stack where it meets the drain.
    Proprietary rodding points, access covers and clean-out fittings can provide a neat flush-finished
    access point.

    Junctions and access points

    Where a pipe junction occurs beneath a slab, the angle at the junction must be no more than 45°.

    Drains must be laid to allow easy access for maintenance and clearing blockages, with access points
    provided immediately outside the building.

    If two or more soil fixtures are connected to a branch drain beneath a slab, an access point must be
    provided downstream of the highest fixture connection. Where the access point is within the
    building, it may be a sealed, floor-level rodding point. This must comply with the isolation and
    ventilation requirements for the spaces in which the soil fixtures are located.

    Building code.

    G13 performance requirement:


    G13.3.1 The Plumbing system shall be constructed to:
    (d) provide reasonable access for maintenance and clearing blockages.
    G13.3.1 The drainage system shall:
    (d) Be provided with reasonable access for maintenance and clearance of blockages.
    (i) to permit easy cleaning and maintenance,
    G13/AS1 means of compliance:
    Notes for access to stacks:
    4.2 Access for cleaning
    4.2.1 Access points shall be provided in discharge pipes to allow the easy clearance of blockages.
    4.2.2 Access points shall be provided at the following points:
    a) At the junction of a soil discharge pipe with a discharge stack,
    b) Where a number of changes of direction occur,
    c) In a discharge pipe where access to junctions or changes of direction are restricted, and
    d) At the base of any soil stack at the point of connection to the drain.

    G13/AS2 5.9.2 Access points located within a building shall be in an area that complies with the
    isolation and ventilation requirements for spaces in which soil fixtures are located. This is for drainage
    only .
    COMMENT:
    Refer to G1/AS1 “Personal Hygiene” and G4/AS1 “Ventilation”.

    AS3500.2.2015

    10.5.2 Location of testing and inspection openings


    All common discharge pipes and stacks shall be provided with openings for inspection and
    testing in the following locations:
    (a) In any common discharge pipe where necessary for inspection and testing.
    (b) At the base of every stack.
    (c) At any level of a stack where necessary for inspection and testing.
    (d) At intervals not greater than 30 m in every common discharge pipe.
    (e) At every junction fitting that connects a common discharge pipe to a stack, or in the
    upstream section of the common discharge pipe.
    NOTES:
    1, Inspection and testing openings may be raised to finished surface level and fitted with an
    airtight removable cap.
    2, Where testing or inspection openings are located within a tenancy occupied by another
    party, consideration should be given to raising the inspection or testing opening into the
    tenancy that it serves.
    10.5.4 Access to inspection openings
    Every required inspection opening shall be accessible.
    10.4 Concealment of Pipes and Fittings
    10.4.1 Pipes and fittings installed in buildings may be concealed, provided inspection openings are
    accessible.
    10.4.2 Extension of Ins
    pection openings: Inspection openings may be extended to a wall or slab surface, to facilitate ease
    of maintenance.
    10.4.5 Multiple dwellings: Any discharge pipes that serve fixtures within only one dwelling in a
    domestic or residential building shall be located wholly within that dwelling.
    Things you will need to consider:

    The location of the access point, is it in an internal location, you will need to consider compliance
    with G4 and E3 for the space in which the access point is.

    In a multi-unit dwelling the access point is required to be in the same units as the stack is servicing.
    AS3500.2.2015-10.5.2 NOTES:

    1, Inspection and testing openings may be raised to finished surface level and fitted with an
    airtight removable cap.
    2, Where testing or inspection openings are located within a tenancy occupied by another
    party, consideration should be given to raising the inspection or testing opening into the
    tenancy that it serves.

    Design and planning pointers

    Thinking through a few key areas in the early stages of design can make the rest of the process run
    more easily:
    •Group wet areas (bathrooms, toilets, laundries) together for shorter pipe runs, easier
    discharge pipe venting and fewer exterior wall penetrations. Locate wet areas on an upper
    floor above wet areas on the ground floor.
    •Design waste and discharge pipe systems to run in the same direction as floor joists to
    reduce framing cut-outs.
    •Consider specifying 140 mm wall framing instead of 90 mm. While typically done to fit
    higher grades of insulation, deeper framing also allows more flexibility with plumbing. For
    example, services that would otherwise be surface mounted may be concealed in the wall
    with deeper framing.
    •Calculate the depth of floor joists required to allow for good pipe gradients and to
    accommodate required fixtures, such as floor waste gully traps.
    Example from BRANZ Plumbing and Drainage Guide for AS/NZS3500
    Access point

    AS/NZS3500.2
    Section 4.7 INSPECTION OPENINGS
    4.7.1 Location
    Except where inspection chambers are provided, inspection openings for maintenance
    purposes shall be provided-
    (a) outside of a building, not further than 2.5 m, along each branch drain connecting one
    or more water closets or slop hoppers;
    (b) at intervals of not more than 30 m, with a minimum of one inspection opening on
    each main drain;
    (c) at the connection to the network utility operator's sewer if not provided by the
    network utility operator;
    (d) on the downstream end of the drain where any drain passes under a building except
    where waste fixtures only are concerned;
    (e) where any new section of drain is connected to an existing drain;
    (f) immediately at or upstream of the upper bend of a jump-up;
    (g) at every change of horizontal direction greater than 45° (NZ Only); and
    (h) at every change in gradient greater than 450(NZ only).
    NOTE: For typical provision of inspection opening, see Figure 4.7.1.
    4.7.4 Access to inspection openings
    The following applies:
    (a) At least one inspection opening shall be raised to finished surface level on each main
    drain.
    (b) Where raised to finished surface level, inspection openings shall be provided with
    airtight removable caps and protected by a cover and surrounded in such a manner
    that no traffic or structural loads can be transmitted to the drain.

    Example from BRANZ Plumbing and Drainage Guide:

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