Distribution Question
Distribution Question
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I am working on a water distribution line for a small subdivision of 11 homes. The architect has been working with the municipality and they have asked for a 6" DI line to the fire hydrant. I was planning on designing the line to the fire hydrant with a 2" blow off assembly for dead end systems. The architect has asked me to run the line on past the fire hydrant but what I was taught is that I cannot do that on a dead end system of less than 1,000 foot of run. That can only be done on a loop. Any input????
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.





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You need to calculate your head losses.
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We regularly used fire hydrants as blow offs in the subdivisions I designed. Most of them were on 6" lines and many were not on loops to begin with, but some were connected at a later date when another phase was added to the subdivision. Fortunately the city has its own WaterCAD model and evaluated the system for us, removing (some) liability if the hydrants don't work.
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Thanks again for all the responses.