(1)

Pedestal urinals, floor-mounted water closets or S- trap standards shall be connected to a fixture drain by a floor flange or other means of connection, except that a cast-iron trap standard may be caulked to a cast-iron pipe.

(2)

Except as provided in Sentence (3), floor flanges shall be brass.

(3)

Where cast-iron or plastic pipe is used, a floor flange of the same material is permitted to be used.

(4)

Floor flanges and fixtures shall be securely set on a firm base and fastened to the floor or trap flange of the fixture.

(5)

Water-closet bowls shall be securely attached to the floor flange, floor or wall carrier.

(6)

Joints in a floor flange or between a fixture and the drainage system shall be sealed with a resilient, watertight and gas-tight seal.

(7)

Where a lead water-closet stub is used, the length of the stub below the floor flange shall be not less than 75 mm.