nC1 WA1Lk SUL

Need for not water

W used for washlng cleanlng and cooklng eLc
W WaLer ls usually generaLed aL a hlgher LemperaLure (
o
C to 6
o
C% ln a vessel and mlxed wlLh
cold waLer aL mlxlng Laps or mlxlng valves
W L ls beLLer Lo sLore waLer aL a LemperaLure much hlgher Lhan body LemperaLure (
o
C% Lo
reduce rlsk of bacLerla growLh and oLher waLer borne d|seases
W equlremenL depends on funcLlon weaLher condlLlon llvlng sLandards and hablLs
ueslrable 1emperaLure
W Scaldlng63C
W Supply Lo slnk60C
W Supply Lo wash baslns33C
W Supply for hoL baLh43C as run for use aL 41c
W Supply for warm baLh37C
W PoL waLer sLorage LemperaLure60 C

PoL WaLer SLorage CapaclLy
W slze of Lhe sLorage vessel ls governed by Lhe maxlmum shorL Llme demand of Lhe domesLlc
premlses
W uependlng on local condlLlons Lhls shall be 3073 llLres aL 60C ln a dwelllng wlLh a baLh Lub and
23 llLres aL 60C for a shower or a Lap (for buckeL supply%
W 1he capaclLy of Lhe sLorage vessel shall noL be less Lhan 20 percenL ln excess of Lhe requlred
maxlmum shorL Llme demand




9lplng SysLems for PoL WaLer Supply
W CravlLy sysLem by a Lank open Lo Lhe aLmosphere dlfference ln denslLy beLween Lhe hoL waLer
ln Lhe supply llne and Lhe cold waLer ln Lhe reLurn llne
W lorced clrculaLlon sysLem clrculaLed by a powerdrlven pump
W Cne|pe Cpen1ank System
W of a slngle dlsLrlbuLlon plpe LhaL carrles Lhe hoL waLer Lo all flxLures
W A Lank lnsLalled on a rlser dlrecLly above Lhe boller wlLh lLs venL open Lo Lhe aLmosphere

W 1wo|pe Cpen1ank System separaLe waLer malns for supplylng hoL waLer and reLurnlng
cold waLer
W Lhe dlsLrlbuLlng supply malns are elLher ln Lhe basemenL wlLh up feed or ln Lhe aLLlc wlLh
overhead down feed supply rlsers
W 1he reLurn malns are ln Lhe basemenL






W eLurn connecLlons gravlLy reLurn whlch plLches downward Lo Lhe reLurn openlng ln Lhe
heaLlng boller
W expanslon Lanks allow Lhe waLer ln Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon sysLem Lo expand as Lhe LemperaLure
rlses
W An open Lank musL be mounLed aL Lhe hlghesL polnL ln Lhe sysLem a closed Lank can be locaLed
aL any polnL
Cne|pe C|osed1ank System expanslon Lank ls a pneumaLlc compresslon Lank noL open Lo Lhe
aLmosphere
W lorced clrculaLlon
W smaller plpe slzes poslLlve flow of waLer ls assured LhroughouL Lhe sysLem
W eLurn sysLems
W ulrecL reLurn and reversed clrculaLlon








not water p|p|ng deta||s
W pressures of the hot water and co|d water
shou|d be made equa| at each f|xture
W use |arger and smoother p|pes and |ong rad|us f|tt|ngs on the hot water ||nes
W MAkIMUM LkMISSI8LL LLNG1n CI nC1 WA1Lk DkAWCII IL
|argest Interna| D|a
(mm)
Length (mm)
Not exceed|ng 20 12
Lxceed|ng 20 but not
exceed|ng 2

Lxceed|ng 2 0


W A|r re||ef va|ve or tap at the h|ghest po|nts] a p|pe w|th open end connected at the
h|ghest po|nt |n the case of an open tank system
W Loss of heat reduced by cover|ng the p|pes w|th |nsu|at|on |s to m|n|m|ze expans|on
and contract|on
W Insu|at|ng mater|a|s |nc|ude asbestos woo| fe|t magnes|a cork etc
W 1he asbestos cover|ng |s usua||y 2 mm th|ck
W Vent p|pes
W Lach pressure type hot water heater or cy||nder prov|dedw|th a vent p|pe of not |ess
than 20 mm bore
W 1he vent p|pe r|se above the water ||ne of the co|d water tank by at|east 1 +1 cm for
every 0cm he|ght of the water ||ne above the bottom of the heater
W not Water de||very p|pe
W Not |ess than 20 mm d|a
W Whenever m|x|ng of hot and co|d water |s done by a m|x|ng f|tt|ng the pressure |n the
hot and co|d water system sha|| be equa|
W 1he vent d|scharge at a |eve| h|gher than co|d water tank and preferab|y |n the co|d
water tank supp|y|ng the hot water heaters