WATER SIZING CALCULATIONS

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

FIXTURES QUANITY X FIXTURE UNIT VALUE TOTALS

Toilets 2.5
Lav or Hand Sink 1
Bathtubs 4
Showers 2
Kitchen Sink 1.5
Dishwasher 1.5
Clotheswasher 4
Laundry Sink 1.5
Drinking Fountain 0.5
Bar Sink Public----2.0 Private----1.0
Mop Sink Public----3.0 Private----1.5
2 or 3-compartment Sink 4--per faucet
Shampoo Bowl 2
Prep Sink 2
Commerical Dishwasher 4
Hose Bibbs 1 @ 2.5 @ 1.0
Lawn Sprinklers 1
Coffee, Tea, Ice etc. 0.5

Flushometer Valve --Toilet 1 40

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
2 40 + 30 = 70
3 40 + 30 + 20 = 90
4 40 + 30 + 20 + 15 = 105
over 4 10 EACH
1 20
2 20 + 15 = 35
3 20 + 15 + 10 = 45
4 20 + 15 + 10 + 8 = 53
over 4 5 EACH

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

Developed Length > Pressure----------------------- High p.s.i. ------ Low p.s.i.

( most remote Cold or Hot outlet from water meter ) 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.
Fixture Units Per Pipe Size
1
/2"--- If High exceeds 80 p.s.i. & Low does not exceed 80 p.s.i
" Assign Low here----------------------------------> p.s.i. X 0.8= p.s.i.
3
/4 ---
1"--- If both High & Low do not exceed 80 p.s.i. No Pressure Regulator is required
11/4"--- Assign Low here---------------------------------------------------------- > p.s.i.

11/2" ---

2"--- Highest water supply outlet above Water Meter ft ÷ 2= p.s.i.

.................(Loss of Pressure (-) subtract from
above p.s.i.)

Residual Pressure ----------------------------------------------> p.s.i.

Water Meter Size > 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

---------------------------- > p.s.i.

Meter ft ÷ 2= 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 QUANITY X FIXTURE UNIT VALUE Cold Hot
Toilets 2 2.5 5
Lav or Hand Sink 2 1 2 2
Bathtubs 2 4 8 8
Showers 2
Kitchen Sink 1 1.5 1.5 1.5
Dishwasher - Hot Water 1.5
Dishwasher - Cold Water 1.5
Clotheswasher 1 4 4 4
Laundry Sink 1 1.5 1.5 1.5
Drinking Fountain 0.5
Bar Sink - Private 1
Bar Sink - Public 2
Mop Sink - Private 1.5
Mop Sink - Public 3
2 or 3-comp Sink per Faucet 4
Shampoo Bowl 2
Prep Sink 2
Commerical Dishwasher 4
Hose Bibbs - First 1 2.5 2.5
Hose Bibbs - Each Additional 1 1 1
Lawn Sprinklers 10 1 10
Coffee, Tea, Ice etc. 0.5
Flushometer Valve --Toilet 0
Flushometer Valve --Urinal 0
Total Fixture Unit Count of all Fixtures-------------------------------------------> 35.5 17

Section B:
Condition 1: PSI
If both High and Low pressure exceeds 80 PSI Set regulator to 80 PSI PSI X .8 64
Highest outlet above Water Meter in feet: 15 Head/2 -7.5
Final Residual Pressure: 57
Condition 2:
If High exceeds 80 PSI & Low does not, assign Low: 60 PSI X .8 48
Highest outlet above Water Meter in feet: 15 Head/2 -7.5
Final Residual Pressure: 41
Condition 3:
If both High and Low do not exceed 80, assign low: PSI 0
Highest outlet above Water Meter in feet: Head/2 -0
Final Residual Pressure: 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

1
/2"---

3
/4"---

1"---

11/4"---

11/2" ---

2"---

Water Meter Size > Water Service Size >

DWP Phone Numbers

Harbor Area (213) 367-1232 Central (213) 367-1216
General Info (213) 367-0973 Western (213) 367-1225

*Reference 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code

2005 Jimmy Ortega Spread Sheet
2011 Laura Biggie Calculations
*Reference 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code