Anchorage |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 23. BUILDING CODES |
Chapter 23.25. LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE 2012 EDITION |
§ 23.25.609.4. Testing.
Amend by deleting the words "Except for plastic piping" before "a fifty (50) pound test, to read as follows:
Upon completion of a section or of the entire hot and cold water supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the working pressure under which it is to be used. The water used for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. A fifty (50) pound per square inch (344.5 k Pa) air pressure may be substituted for the water test. In either method of test, the piping shall withstand the test without leaking for a period of not less than fifteen (15) minutes.
( AO No. 2015-127, § 1, 4-1-16 )