As I understand it, the prohibition of dead ends that used to be in the IPC has been removed. The old IPC definition for a dead end was:
DEAD END. A branch leading from a soil, waste or vent pipe; a building drain; or a building sewer, and terminating at a developed length of 2 feet (610 mm) or more by means of a plug, cap or other closed fitting.
The prohibition and the definition of "Dead End" have been removed from the IPC.
Given this, can someone please tell me any pros or cons of capping off unused branches (under concrete) at a distance of more than 2 feet (which makes such a cap off a "dead end")?
In my situation, I need to cap off a never-to-be-used 10-foot branch (for a future sink) and a never-to-be-be-used 6-foot branch (for a future toilet). It is easier to break out concrete at the unused faucet/flange area and cap off the unused branches there than to break out concrete in two separate locations (at the branch to main connection AND at the faucet/flange connection). Is there any real risk with an old, unused branch (dead end), especially under concrete?
DEAD END. A branch leading from a soil, waste or vent pipe; a building drain; or a building sewer, and terminating at a developed length of 2 feet (610 mm) or more by means of a plug, cap or other closed fitting.
The prohibition and the definition of "Dead End" have been removed from the IPC.
Given this, can someone please tell me any pros or cons of capping off unused branches (under concrete) at a distance of more than 2 feet (which makes such a cap off a "dead end")?
In my situation, I need to cap off a never-to-be-used 10-foot branch (for a future sink) and a never-to-be-be-used 6-foot branch (for a future toilet). It is easier to break out concrete at the unused faucet/flange area and cap off the unused branches there than to break out concrete in two separate locations (at the branch to main connection AND at the faucet/flange connection). Is there any real risk with an old, unused branch (dead end), especially under concrete?
