ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE

(PLUMBING)
• Hot Water Tank
Important requirements for domestic hot water
system. It should be strong enough to resist the high
pressure of hot water stored in it:
Two types of tank:
a. Range boiler – small hot water tank
b. Storage tank – large hot water tank

Size of hot water tank depends on:

c. Kind of building served.
d. The expected number of occupants.
e. The heating capacity of the supply devices.
 KIND OF BUILDING GALLONS/PERSON /HOUR

OFFICE BUILDING 4 TO 5

SCHOOL 2 TO 3

APARTMENT 8

HOTEL 8 TO 10 8 TO 10

FACTORIES 4 – 6 4 TO 6

RESIDENCES 10

KIND OF BUILDING AVERAGE WORKING LOAD

OFFICES, SCHOOLS, INDUSTRIAL TYPE

25 %
BUILDINGS

APARTMENT, RESIDENCES 35 %

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS 50 %
 RANGE BOILER
DIAMETER IN METER
HEIGHT OR LENGTH (m)
.30 .35 .40 .45 .50 .60
1.00 18 25 33 42 52 74
1.20 22 30 40 50 62 89
1.40 26 35 46 58 72 104
1.60 30 40 53 67 83 119
1.80 34 45 60 75 93 134

STORAGE TANK
DIAMETER IN METER
HEIGHT OR LENGTH (m)
.70 .80 .90 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30
2.00 203 265 335 414 501 597 700
2.50 254 331 419 518 627 746 876
3.00 305 398 503 622 752 895 1051
3.50 355 464 587 725 878 1044 1226
4.00 406 530 671 829 1003 1194 1401
4.50 457 597 775 933 1128 1343 1576
5.00 508 663 893 1036 1254 1492 1752