This course uses the Significant Changes to the IPC, IMC, and IFGC, 2021 Edition publication along with additional information to outline the major 2021 IPC changes. This course is approved by the Department of Public Safety to provide eight hours of code update continuing education credits.
Lessons include knowledge check questions and helpful resources to make sure you remember what you learn.
Learning objectives include:
- Identify major changes introduced in the 2021 edition of the IPC.
- Describe regulations surrounding the design, approval, and installation of water heaters.
- 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.
- Outline key regulations for sanitary drainage systems.
- Explain requirements for indirect connections to the sanitary drainage system and the handling of special wastes.
- List the minimum requirements for plumbing fixtures, faucets, and fixture fittings.
- Identify venting requirements as outlined in chapter nine.
- Summarize key regulations governing water supply and distribution systems.
- Understand the purpose and installation requirements for storm drainage systems to prevent building damage.
- Recognize design requirements and installation limitations for traps, interceptors, and separators.
- 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.
- Complete this course to understand how to apply the latest plumbing code changes in practical settings.
Approved By: Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Safety
- 2021 IPC Update
- Vermont Plumbing Rules Quiz (5 questions)
- 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 1 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 2: Definitions [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 2 Definitions
- Chapter 2 Quiz (11 questions)
- Chapter 3: General Regulations [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 3: General Regulations
- Chapter 3 Quiz (10 questions)
- 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 4 Quiz (11 questions)
- Chapter 5: Water Heaters [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 5 Water Heaters
- Chapter 5 Quiz (9 questions)
- Chapter 6: Water Supply and Distribution [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 6 Water Supply and Distribution
- Chapter 6 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 7: Sanitary Drainage [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 7 - Sanitary Drainage
- Chapter 7 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 8: Indirect/Special Waste [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 8 Indirect - Special Waste
- Chapter 8 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 9: Vents [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 9 Vents
- Chapter 9 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 10: Traps, Interceptors, and Separators [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 10 Traps, Interceptors and Separators
- Chapter 10 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 11: Storm Drainage [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 11 Storm Drainage
- Chapter 11 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 12: Special Piping and Storage Systems [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 12 Special Piping and Storage Systems
- Chapter 12 Quiz (10 questions)
- Chapter 13: Nonpotable Water Systems [1 Activities]
- 01. Chapter 13 Nonpotable Water Systems
- Chapter 13 Quiz (10 questions)
- 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
- Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Completion
