Bottle Filler Drinking Fountain Code

Bottle fillers must comply where provided including when integrated with drinking fountains.

Bottle filler drinking fountain code.

If only one bottle filler is provided at only some drinking fountains or at one bowl of a hi lo unit it is advisable to locate it at the wheelchair accessible unit or bowl. Bottle fillers have gained a foothold in the plumbing codes. The low drinking fountain must have the spout located not more than 36 inches above the finished floor. However there isn t any verbiage that says you can either.

Getting back to the plumbing code discussions. The high drinking fountain must have the spout mounted 38 to 43 inches above the finished floor. Pulling out all standing height drinking fountains and leaving standing persons without drinking fountain access would be a violation of both the plumbing code and ada within the i codes ada requirements are covered by icc a117 1. The usual request from tall people is the higher the better the building code now states there must be a minimum of two drinking fountains.

Wheelchair accessible drinking fountains 602 1 602 6. Prior to the 2015 ipc the 50 substitution of drinking fountains was only for bottled water coolers. Solving the drinking fountain bottle filler dilemma. That means you could have a drinking fountain on one floor and a bottle filler on the next.

A child drinking fountain and bottle filling station is the same as an adult fountain it is just mounted at a slightly lower height making it more accessible to children.