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How to Properly Size a Domestic Water Pressure Booster System

Accommodating the challenge of pumping water in high-rise buildings
July 10, 2007

Few people ever think about how the water gets to the top floors of high-rise buildings for everyday living purposes. Yet each high-rise building’s plumbing design is just as important as any other aspect of construction. No matter how big and beautiful the building, it’s uninhabitable without water.


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Water Hammer Arresters: Sizing and Placement

May 4, 2005

There have been various methods devised for the sizing of water hammer arresters, creating confusion regarding the proper method to use.


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Sizing Medical Gas Piping

April 5, 2004

This article will discuss only the methods and criteria required for sizing medical gas piping distribution systems.


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Fans and ducting for ventilation in a rooftop HVAC system.

Back to Basics: Venting for Gas-Fired Boilers

June 4, 2003

Ensuring that flue products are properly and safely removed from a boiler and carried outside of a building is essential to ensure proper boiler operation.


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Plumbing work of assembling system of sanitary pvc sewage pipes in under construction.

Back to Basics: Sanitary Drainage Systems

February 6, 2003

The intent in designing and installing sanitary drainage systems is to ensure they will function reliably, are neither undersized nor oversized, and are constructed from materials, fittings and connections whose quality is regulated by codes and standards.


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The Facts About Jockey Pumps

March 28, 2002

What is a jockey pump and why does it carry that title? This article explains.


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Fundamentals of Siphonic Roof Drainage

March 1, 2001

Unlike traditional roof drainage systems, a siphonic system is designed to operate with the piping completely charged with water during a rainstorm.


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Various copper pipes and tubes from above a water heating boiler unit.

The History of Domestic Water Heating

August 29, 2000
A brief look at some older heating methods brings interesting new applications.
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Sizing Water Heaters

August 11, 2000
A water heater is required for supplying potable water for showers, kitchens, bathrooms, washing machines, dishwashers and other purposes in a home or commercial building.
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