Domestic Water Pressure Booster Sizing Part 3: Estimating Fixture Demand Loads Using Hunters Curve

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Domestic Water Pressure Booster Sizing Part 3: Estimating Fixture Demand Loads Using Hunters Curve

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 …

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Domestic Water Pressure Booster Sizing Part 1: A Road Map for Success

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Domestic Water Pressure Booster Sizing Part 1: A Road Map for Success

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…

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Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Part 8: Proper Application of Pressure Reducing Valves

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Pressure reducing valves (PRVs) are a necessary component in just about any domestic hot water system served by a high-pressure domestic water supply main. In this blog we’ll discuss how to apply PRVs properly so that these “necessary components” don’t become necessary evils that create water service problems and huge energy penalties for owners.
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Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Part 7: Balancing Systems with Multiple Risers

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Ever have to wait 2 or 3 minutes (or longer) for hot water to arrive at the shower in a hotel room? If you know a little about plumbing design you may assume you’ve had the misfortune of choosing a hotel without a recirculation system. But chances are the hotel does have a recirculation system, it just isn’t properly balanced.
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