Water service sizing
Water service sizing
(OP)
Hi,
I'm trying to size a water service for a 2500 man camp. The Canadian National plumbing code does not calculate anything above 690 FU. I have 15,000 FU plus a full comerical kitchen plus a wet sprinkler system. How do I begin to calculate something this big?
Regards,
Kris.
I'm trying to size a water service for a 2500 man camp. The Canadian National plumbing code does not calculate anything above 690 FU. I have 15,000 FU plus a full comerical kitchen plus a wet sprinkler system. How do I begin to calculate something this big?
Regards,
Kris.





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100 gpm/d-pp is a typical average usage figure per person.
Fortunately I found a reputable backup for that number,
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(3) Q: How much water does the average person use at home per day?
A: Estimates vary, but each person uses about 80-100 gallons of water per day.
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http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/qahome.html
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With 12/12 the use will result in a more balanced load than you would have in a typical residential neighborhood, so that's a very good feature of your particular demands. I wouldn't worry about anything else, other than the fire load. That will undoubtedly control the mainline sizes anyway.
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