This course is approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to provide eight hours of code update continuing education credits.
Course material highlights the major updates identified in the Significant Changes to the IPC, IMC, and IFGC, 2021 Edition publication. Additional changes not covered in the book are also addressed.
Lessons include review questions and additional resources to make sure plumbers can apply what they’ve learned.
Learning objectives include:
- Identify major changes introduced in the 2021 edition of the IPC.
- Understand definitions of terms from chapter two of the IPC, recognizing their specific meanings within the context of the code.
- Recognize general regulations in plumbing as described in chapter three.
- List the minimum requirements for plumbing fixtures, faucets, and fixture fittings.
- Describe regulations surrounding the design, approval, and installation of water heaters.
- Summarize key regulations governing water supply and distribution systems.
- Outline key regulations for sanitary drainage systems.
- Explain requirements for indirect connections to the sanitary drainage system and the handling of special wastes.
- Identify venting requirements as outlined in chapter nine.
- Recognize design requirements and installation limitations for traps, interceptors, and separators.
- Understand the purpose and installation requirements for storm drainage systems to prevent building damage.
- Explain regulations for nonflammable medical gas systems, oxygen-fuel gas systems, and other special piping and storage systems.
- Describe the design and installation requirements for nonpotable water systems.
- Summarize the regulations for the design and installation of subsurface landscape irrigation systems using nonpotable water.
- Recognize the importance of the referenced standards in chapter 15 and understand how they integrate with the IPC.
- Plumbers who complete this course will stay current with plumbing code changes and understand how to apply these changes in practical settings.
Course ID(s): 0614910
Approved By: Florida Building Commission Codes and Standards (FBCCS)
- 2021 IPC Update
- Changes to the 2021 IPC [1 Activities]
- 01. Changes to the 2021 International Plumbing Code Class
- Introduction to the International Plumbing Code [1 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to the International Plumbing Code
- Chapters of the 2021 IPC and Chapter 1 [1 Activities]
- 01. Scope of the IPC
- Chapter 2: Definitions [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 2 Definitions
- Chapter 3: General Regulations [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 3: General Regulations
- Chapter 4 Fixtures Faucets and Fixture Fittings - Part I [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 4 Fixtures, Faucets and Fixture Fittings, Part 1
- Chapter 4 Fixtures Faucets and Fixture Fittings - Part II [1 Activities]
- 01. Part 2 of Chapter 4 Fixtures, Faucets and Fixture Fittings
- Chapter 5: Water Heaters [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 5 Water Heaters
- Chapter 6: Water Supply and Distribution [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 6 Water Supply and Distribution
- Chapter 7: Sanitary Drainage [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 7 - Sanitary Drainage
- Chapter 8: Indirect/Special Waste [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 8 Indirect - Special Waste
- Chapter 9: Vents [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 9 Vents
- Chapter 10: Traps, Interceptors, and Separators [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 10 Traps, Interceptors and Separators
- Chapter 11: Storm Drainage [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 11 Storm Drainage
- Chapter 12: Special Piping and Storage Systems [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 12 Special Piping and Storage Systems
- Chapter 13: Nonpotable Water Systems [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 13 Nonpotable Water Systems
- Chapter 14: Subsurface Landscape Irrigation Systems [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 14 Subsurface Graywater Soil Absorption Systems
- Chapter 15: Referenced Standards [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 15 Referenced Standards
- Appendices A-C [1 Activities]
- 01. Appendices A-C
- Appendices D-F [1 Activities]
- 01. Appendices D-F
- Changes to the 2021 IPC [1 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Mandatory FL DBPR Questionnaire
- Certificate of Completion
- Expedited Reporting Available
