In our last blog, we determined that we required a 56 PSI pressure boost in our 100 Room Apartment example. Previous to that we determined (using the Hunters Curve) that we had a maximum total demand of 180 gpm. With these two values we are now prepared to select…

Today is a big day. We are about to complete our Pressure Booster Selection Procedure worksheet so we can select a pressure booster. But before we do that…

Today we are going to talk about fixture counts and introduce you to the Hunters Curve. Going back to the same simple example we used in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series , we know that each apartment in our 100 Room apartment building has one …

When sizing a pressure booster you should always begin with a simple sketch of the system, including…

No engineer ever wants to find out that a design error is the source of insufficient water pressure in a new hotel or apartment building. But make no mistake, when tenants on the top floor of a building can’t flush the toilet or rinse…