However they are only permitted to be used to replace 50 of the required drinking fountains.
Bottle filler drinking fountain code.
Bottle fillers must comply where provided including when integrated with drinking fountains.
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.
That means you could have a drinking fountain on one floor and a bottle filler on the next.
Getting back to the plumbing code discussions.
The high drinking fountain must have the spout mounted 38 to 43 inches above the finished floor.
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.
However there isn t any verbiage that says you can either.
Solving the drinking fountain bottle filler dilemma.
Prior to the 2015 ipc the 50 substitution of drinking fountains was only for bottled water coolers.
The low drinking fountain must have the spout located not more than 36 inches above the finished floor.
Bottle fillers have gained a foothold in the plumbing codes.
Wheelchair accessible drinking fountains 602 1 602 6.
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.