UFC 4-740-14
1 August 2002
Provide easily reached clean-outs for waste piping.
7-2.1.3
Art Sink. Use a stainless steel sink with gooseneck faucet and wrist
handles mounted on a 550-mm-high (22 in.) counter for children to use in art and other
activities requiring water and cleanup (such as sand and water play). Use a gooseneck
faucet to allow teachers and children to get a bucket under the faucet. Use traps easily
accessible for cleanout.
7-2.1.4
Floor Drains. Provide floor drains in all toilets, laundries, kitchens,
kitchen storage areas, janitor closets, and water play areas to prevent flooding. Provide
deep seal traps in areas that do not normally stay wet.
7-2.1.5
Drinking Fountains. Provide a drinking water source for children in all
toddler and preschool activity areas such as child-height drinking fountains or bubbler
units with guarded angular stream drink heads attached to sinks. Mount fountains a
maximum of 610 mm (24 in.) high with a mouthguard and angled jet. Provide front or
side operable drinking fountain controls. Provide knee clearance space 400 mm (16 in.)
above the finished floor, 450 mm (18 in.) deep and 760 mm (30 in.) wide. Check
drinking fountains to insure they are not contributing to high levels of lead or asbestos in
water. Use lead free solder for domestic water piping. Do not install drinking fountains
adjacent or close to diaper changing areas or within child toilet areas. See Chapter 6
for outdoor drinking fountain criteria.
7-2.1.6
Infant and pre-toddler activity area special plumbing requirements.
7-2.1.6.1
Provide a minimum of one water closet, with water closet seat height of
approximately 250 mm (10 in.), including seat.
7-2.1.6.2
Provide one child-height, hand washing sink mounted at 550 mm (22 in.)
above floor with a minimum 475 mm (19 in.) clearance for knee space. Provide
counters, 450 mm to 500 mm (18 in. to 20 in.) deep to children to reach controls.
7-2.1.6.3
Provide a minimum of two adult height sinks, one for diapering and one for
food preparation/hand washing. Physically separate these two sinks to avoid cross-
7-2.1.7
Toddler activity area special plumbing fixture requirements.
7-2.1.7.1
Do not install floor-to-ceiling walls around the toilet area.
7-2.1.7.2
Provide a minimum of two water closets, with seat height approximately
280 mm (11 in.), including seat. Provide partitions between the water closets, that do
not exceed 914 mm (36 in.) in height. Install so the bottom of the partitions are 230 mm
(9 in.) above the finished floor. Do not provide stall doors.
The Air Force does
not allow partitions between the water closets in toddler toilet rooms.
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