Air Break


Plumbing Code

Air Break (Drainage System)

A piping arrangement in which a drain from a fixture, appliance or device discharges indirectly into another fixture, receptacle or interceptor at a point below the flood level rim and above the trap seal.

(International Plumbing Code® 202.0)


Plumbing Code…

Air Break

A physical separation which may be a low inlet into the indirect waste receptor from the fixture, appliance, or device indirectly connected.

(Uniform Plumbing Code® 203.0)