Drainage Invert Elevation, Drop, and Cover

Invert-out, total fall, and cover over a gravity run from its slope and length.

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Total fall = slope x run; invert-out = invert-in - fall; top of pipe = invert-out + OD; cover = surface - top of pipe. Slope entered as in/ft or percent, normalized to ft/ft.

IPC 2021 (International Plumbing Code). Section 704 (drainage piping slope minimums).

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