TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER r: WATER AND SEWAGE
PART 890 ILLINOIS PLUMBING CODE
SECTION 890.790 LAUNDRY TRAYS/SINKS AND DRAINS


 

Section 890.790  Laundry Trays/Sinks and Drains

 

a)         Waste openings.  Each compartment of a laundry tray shall be provided with a waste opening at least 1½ inches in diameter and with a stopper or strainer.

 

b)         Commercial Laundry Drains.  Commercial laundry machines shall discharge individually into a trapped and vented outlet or may discharge into a trapped and vented trench drain.  (Also see Section 890.530(b), which requires all commercial laundries to have a lint separator/interceptor.)

 

c)         All laundry/washer boxes shall have a minimum of a 2 inch drain that is properly trapped and vented.  (See Section 890.410(b).)

 

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 4215, effective February 18, 2004)