WATER SIZING CALCULATIONS

USING TABLES 6-5, 6-6, 6-7

FIXTURES

QUANITY

Toilets
Lav or Hand Sink
Bathtubs
Showers
Kitchen Sink
Dishwasher
Clotheswasher
Laundry Sink
Drinking Fountain
Bar Sink
Mop Sink
2 or 3-compartment Sink
Shampoo Bowl
Prep Sink
Commerical Dishwasher
Hose Bibbs
Lawn Sprinklers
Coffee, Tea, Ice etc.
Flushometer Valve --Toilet
Flushometer Valve --Toilet
Flushometer Valve --Toilet
Flushometer Valve --Toilet
Flushometer Valve --Toilet
Flushometer Valve --Urinal
Flushometer Valve --Urinal
Flushometer Valve --Urinal
Flushometer Valve --Urinal
Flushometer Valve --Urinal

FIXTURE UNIT VALUE

TOTALS

2.5
1
4
2
1.5
1.5
4
1.5
0.5
Public----2.0 Private----1.0
Public----3.0 Private----1.5
4--per faucet
2
2
4
1 @ 2.5
@ 1.0
1
0.5
1
2
3
4
over 4
1
2
3
4

over 4

40
40 + 30 = 70
40 + 30 + 20 = 90
40 + 30 + 20 + 15 = 105
10 EACH
20
20 + 15 = 35
20 + 15 + 10 = 45
20 + 15 + 10 + 8 = 53
5 EACH

Total Fixture Unit Count of all Fixtures------------------------------------------->

Developed Length >
( most remote

Cold or Hot outlet from water meter )

Fixture Units Per Pipe Size

/2"---

Pressure----------------------- High

p.s.i. ------ Low

p.s.i.

If both High & Low exceeds 80 psi---------.> Set Pressure Regular at *80 p.s.i.
Pressure Regulating Setting --------------------------->*80 p.s.i. X 0.8 =
p.s.i.
If High exceeds 80 p.s.i. & Low does not exceed 80 p.s.i

"

/4 ---

Assign Low here---------------------------------->

1"---

If both High & Low do not exceed 80 p.s.i. No Pressure Regulator is required

11/4"---

p.s.i. X 0.8=

p.s.i.

Assign Low here---------------------------------------------------------- >

p.s.i.

11/2" --2"---

ft 2=

Highest water supply outlet above Water Meter

p.s.i.

.................(Loss of Pressure (-) subtract from

above p.s.i.)

Residual Pressure ---------------------------------------------->

Water Meter Size >

p.s.i.

Water Service Size >

DWP Phone Numbers

Harbor Area

(213) 367-1232

Central

(213) 367-1216
JAO/05

WATER SIZING CALCULATIONS

USING TABLES 6-5, 6-6, 6-7

General Info

(213) 367-0973

Western

(213) 367-1225

*Jimmy Ortega 2005

*Reference 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code

JAO/05

WATER SIZING CALCULATIONS

USING TABLES 6-5, 6-6, 6-7

ASSIGN TO W/H

p.s.i. ------ Low

p.s.i.

---.> Set Pressure Regular at *80 p.s.i.

----------->*80 p.s.i. X 0.8 = 64 p.s.i.

t exceed 80 p.s.i

---->

p.s.i. X 0.8=

p.s.i.

.s.i. No Pressure Regulator is required

---------------------------- >

ft 2=

Meter

p.s.i.

p.s.i.

.................(Loss of Pressure (-) subtract from

------------------->

p.s.i.

Size >

Central

(213) 367-1216
JAO/05

WATER SIZING CALCULATIONS

USING TABLES 6-5, 6-6, 6-7

Western

(213) 367-1225

JAO/05

Water Sizing per Table 6-5 & 6-6

Section A:
FIXTURES
Toilets
Lav or Hand Sink
Bathtubs
Showers
Kitchen Sink
Dishwasher - Hot Water
Dishwasher - Cold Water
Clotheswasher
Laundry Sink
Drinking Fountain
Bar Sink - Private
Bar Sink - Public
Mop Sink - Private
Mop Sink - Public
2 or 3-comp Sink per Faucet
Shampoo Bowl
Prep Sink
Commerical Dishwasher
Hose Bibbs - First
Hose Bibbs - Each Additional
Lawn Sprinklers
Coffee, Tea, Ice etc.

QUANITY
2
2
2

FIXTURE UNIT VALUE

2.5
1
4
2
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1
4
1
1.5
0.5
1
2
1.5
3
4
2
2
4
1
2.5
1
1
10
1
0.5
#NAME?
Flushometer Valve --Toilet
#NAME?
Flushometer Valve --Urinal
Total Fixture Unit Count of all Fixtures------------------------------------------->

Cold
5
2
8

Hot

1.5

1.5

4
1.5

4
1.5

2
8

2.5
1
10
#NAME?
#NAME?
#NAME?

17

Section B:
PSI

Condition 1:
If both High and Low pressure exceeds 80 PSI
Highest outlet above Water Meter in feet:

Set regulator to 80 PSI

15

64
-7.5

PSI X .8
Head/2

Final Residual Pressure:

57

Condition 2:
If High exceeds 80 PSI & Low does not, assign Low:
Highest outlet above Water Meter in feet:

60
15

PSI X .8
Head/2

Final Residual Pressure:

48
-7.5

41

Condition 3:
If both High and Low do not exceed 80, assign low:
Highest outlet above Water Meter in feet:

PSI
Head/2

Final Residual Pressure:

0
-0

Water Sizing per Table 6-5 & 6-6

Section C:
Refer to Table 6-6 (next tab) to Size Below
Developed Length >
( most remote

Cold or Hot outlet from water meter )

Fixture Units Per Pipe Size

/2"---

/4"---

1"--11/4"--11/2" --2"--Water Meter Size >

Water Service Size >

DWP Phone Numbers

Harbor Area
General Info

(213) 367-1232
(213) 367-0973

*Reference 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code

2005 Jimmy Ortega Spread Sheet
2011 Laura Biggie Calculations

Central
Western

(213) 367-1216
(213) 367-1225

*Reference 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code