DESIGN CHECK LIST FOR PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS

1.0 Thoroughly check the architectural design to fully understand it.

Note:
 The location with respect to the site plan
 The use for which the building is being built for
 The type of building, i.e with respect to the number of floor
 The internal layout of the building. Here you not the locations of the various sections
of the building. (bedrooms, dinning, wet areas, kitchens e.t.c)

2.0 Decide on the plumbing system you want to design

 Identify the likely location of your incoming mains water supply
 Identify the location of your ground tank
 Identify the location of your elevated or roof level tank(s)
 Size the water storage tanks and place them in their locations as identified (Refer to
the plumbers guide for sizing)

3.0 Decide on the hot water system you intend to use for the system
 Locate the positions of the hot water cylinders
 Identify how to supply the cold water to the hot water cylinders
 Size the hot water cylinders (Use the plumbers guide for this)

4.0 Pipework
 Draw the general layout of the pipes from the water tank to the point of use
 Size the pipes, use loading units or any other method (Refer to the plumbers guide
for this). Sizing is usually done from the point of use, backwards to the water tank. It is
important to have a sketch for this.

5.0 Pump
 Sketch the general layout of the pipeline from the house to the tanks
 Calculate the total pump flow rate based on the elevated storage capacity and the
projected pumping time
 Calculate the total friction losses in the pipeline. This has three components:
 The friction head, where you have to get the equivalent length, and the losses
per metre.
 The static head which is fixed by the height of the elevated tank
 The pressure head which is determined by the required pressure at the point of
use. The tank one may need just 1 or 2m head.
 Select the pump based on the flow rate and the total head from a pump catalogue

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