There is this Amendment to the ANSI a.117 here in Yankee Land which calls for the controls of a faucet have to be located within 13 inches from the face of the vanity front.
The ANSI a.117 also so says you have to have an accessible space of a minimum space of 8" from the front of the counter from floor to 27" above finish floor. What to do?
I might be crazy but I can not find a faucet or which this condition can occur unless I place the faucet at the side of the sink.
JeromeS
Aug 17, 15 7:47 pm
I've seen faucets placed at the 2-oclock position, perhaps in an effort to meet this requirement.
(Add) 1109.2.5 Faucets and controls. The controls to operate a faucet shall be located no more than 25 inches from the front face of a la vatory, kitchen sink, counter or vanity. At least one lavatory per gender per bathroom shall have its faucet and control located within 13 inches from the face of the fixture or vanity front. Lavatory faucets on accessible fixtures shall comply with the requirements of ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003.
pretty sure that's not in the ansi the rest of us use?
There is this Amendment to the ANSI a.117 here in Yankee Land which calls for the controls of a faucet have to be located within 13 inches from the face of the vanity front.
The ANSI a.117 also so says you have to have an accessible space of a minimum space of 8" from the front of the counter from floor to 27" above finish floor. What to do?
I might be crazy but I can not find a faucet or which this condition can occur unless I place the faucet at the side of the sink.
I've seen faucets placed at the 2-oclock position, perhaps in an effort to meet this requirement.
http://www.thebuildingcodeforum.com/forum/forum.php
Not just for codes but much more.
That's a great link, on the fence.
Jerome , It works with oval and round sinks but doesn't work with rectangular.
Do you have a link to this amendment? I'm in "Yankee Land" (I think) and I haven't heard of this 13" dimension.
I may be from the north, but I'm no Yankee...
Connecticut?
my google-fu took me here
http://www.ct.gov/dcs/lib/dcs/office_of_education_and_data_management_files/sp_10_accessible_restroom_code.pdf
which says
(Add) 1109.2.5 Faucets and controls. The controls to operate a faucet shall be located no more than 25 inches from the front face of a la vatory, kitchen sink, counter or vanity. At least one lavatory per gender per bathroom shall have its faucet and control located within 13 inches from the face of the fixture or vanity front. Lavatory faucets on accessible fixtures shall comply with the requirements of ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003.
pretty sure that's not in the ansi the rest of us use?
https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/ibr/ansi.a117.1.2009.pdf
Ahh Connecticut! They like to be different... and difficult
Best thing to do is put on an automatic faucet. If the sensing area is within 11" of the front of the vanity, that should meet the requirements.
To be honest, that's probably the whole point of the requirement is to force an automatic faucet in to the restroom.
If it's Connecticut the 13 inch thing doesn't apply to accessible fixtures - those follow ANSI.
The 13 inches is for when you have a bathroom that doesn't have any accessible fixtures in it.