Need Building Code for Shower P-Trap in CA

[buzzzzoff]

I need the building code that requires an owner to have a Shower P-Trap in California.

 

[LiQuId]

its in the plumbing code not the building code, and all fixtures must be served by a vent and a trap is the jist of it

 

[buzzzzoff]

I was renting a house built in the 1920's and they claim it was not required back then. Is that true?

 

[LiQuId]

it is possiblle but any renovations would require the building be brought up to code. as far back as 1920's it would have been sufficiant to install a building trap, beyond that i dunno

 

[BareLee]

We bought our house 2 yrs ago and the shower wasnt draining. We had a plumber tell us that our bathroom wasn't up to code because the trap wasn't directly under the drain (it's 1.5 feet away from the drain). Is that true?

 

[phishfood]

I don't know what area you are in, or what code is in use there. But 2007 International code does allow an offset between the drain and the Ptrap, though I can't remember the exact maximum distance off of the top of my head.