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Chapter 4A — REPAIRS

408A Plumbing — 2025 California Existing Building Code

California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California

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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

Cite as: 2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) § 408A · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

408 A .1 Materials. Plumbing materials and supplies shall not be used for repairs that are prohibited in the Title 24 Part 5 California Plumbing Code (CPC).

408 A .2 Water closet replacement. The maximum water consumption flow rates and quantities for all replaced water closets shall be 1.28 gallons ( 4.8 L) per flushing cycle.

408 A .3 Health care facilities. Portions of medical gas systems being repaired in Group I-2, ambulatory care facilities and outpatient clinics shall comply with NFPA 99 requirements for repairs.

CHAPTER 5 – PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

Adopting Agency BSC BSC-CG SFM HCD 1 HCD 2 HCD 1/AC DSA AC DSA SS DSA SS/CC OSHPD 1 OSHPD 1R OSHPD 2 OSHPD 3 OSHPD 4 OSHPD 5 OSHPD 6 BSCC DPH AGR DWR CEC CA SL SLC
Adopt Entire Chapter X X
Adopt Entire Chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) X X X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below X X X X X X X X
Chapter / Section
501 X X X X
501.1 X X X
501.1 –501.3 X
501.1.2 X
501.3 † † †
501.4 – 501.5.1 X
501.5 X
502 X X X X
502.1 X X X X
502.1.2 X
502.2 –502.3 X
502.5 X X † † †
502.6 † † †
503 X X X X
503.1 X X
503.2 X
503.3 X X X
503.14 X † † †
503.15 X
503.16 –503.17 X † † †
503.18 † † †
503.19 X † † †
503.20 X
504 X † † † X X X X
505 X X X X X
505.2 X X
506 X X X X
506.1 –506.1.1 X X
506.1.2 X X X X
506.2 – 506.3 X X
506.4 X
506.5 Exception X
506.6 † † †

The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.

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