scope:

General

This Standard covers pump/dose, sumps and sewage ejector tanks with or without a pump intended for commercial and residential applications and specifies requirements for materials, physical characteristics, performance testing, and markings.

Pumps covered by this standard include the following features:

(a) Are intended for use when gravity drainage is impossible or impractical.

(b) The design of the tank shall be of sufficient volume to allow for the proper operation of the pump and the switch assembly

Alternative Materials

The requirements of this Standard are not intended to prevent the use of alternative materials or methods of construction, provided such alternatives meet the intent and requirements of this Standard.

Terminology

In this Standard,

(a) "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy to comply with the Standard;

(b) "should" is used to express a recommendation, but not a requirement;

(c) "may" is used to express an option or something permissible within the scope of the Standard; and

(d) "can" is used to express a possibility or a capability.

Notes accompanying sections of the Standard do not specify requirements or alternative requirements; their purpose is to separate explanatory or informative material from the text. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and can be written as requirements.

Units of Measurement

SI units are the primary units of record in global commerce. In this Standard, the inch/pound units are shown in parentheses. The values stated in each measurement system are equivalent in application, but each unit system is to be used independently. All references to gallons are to U.S. gallons.