PLUMBING ENGINEERING SERVICES ESIGNGUIDE The Institute of Plumbing 64 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 6NB. ‘Telephone: 04024 72791. Fax: 04024 48987 ISBN 0950167, 86cold aed cell 4 a by Colin Moynihan Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department o! the Environment DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 2 MARSHAM STREET LONDON swiP 35D. or-212 3434 28 March 1968 iam particularly pleased to have been esked to contribute the foreword to this edition of the Plunbing Engineering Services Design Guide. Sance the Guide was Launched in 1977, it has proved to be en indispensable reference Source for designers, engineers and craftsmen. It has now been completely revised end updated. There has been a constant flow Of requests for the first, edition, both from home and ad. The market for it formation of this kind is clearly there, Given the essential carnmgenn’ Growing volune end complextty of plumbing services, that should cone as no surprise. pumbing services have @ long history as a respected craft, end the Institute of Flunbing 4s dedicated to pronoting plunbing as a skilled ene professional service which delivers the highest standards of vorknanship. ihe Second edition of the Design Guide provides a key contribution to the echievement of the Institute's objectives, I conmend it to te plumbing industry. cE bee Flop. COLIN MOYNIHANeet cet et Pages Section A Hot and Cold Water Supplies | 1-49 Pipe sizing: hot watar storage; sizing ol primary and secondary Circulations; pumped het water eystems; waler quality, outward thrust in pipelines due to internal pressure; acoustic end vibration Control water hammer; Inspection and testing of water mains and wale: supply systems; prevention of certaminaion of water by backsiphonage or cross connection; backflow prevention devices: Protection of draw-ot taps, hose connections, bidels, cithes and dishwashing machines and cisterns; unvented hot water systems; Corrosion causes, effects and preventatve measures; efecis of fottosive environments; prevention of corrcsion; welding, brazing, solt soldering and achesive banding: references; Brtch Standards and Codes of Practice. SectionB Domestic Central Heating 50-77 Design considerations; heating conitols; systems of control, Glectric coniral heating'stcrage boilers; domostc clesiie water heating; relerences; British Standards and Codes of Practice, Section C Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage 78-136 Design of sanitary pipework systems; Kichen and laboratony drainage: materials or above ground. eisinage ‘ayer, inspection and tesing of dscharge pipes varuum elon: methods waste collcion; satay accommodation. he Casing of drainage systorns; sdvage pumitng systems, Beian seed tain renovation; metiods of pse renovator, evtaar goer solid was rolusodisposst ferences; Brish Sanda ed Coces of Practice SectionD Pumps and Pumping 137-142 Delnitons and. descripfons; pump types: sysiame! pump selection; ncise; pump instalation; Bish Standsrds Section Piped Gas Services 146-169 Nelural gas; liqueied petroleum gas installations: Compressed \ait;yacuum; modical gases; references: British Standards and Codes of Practice eee Section F Fire Protection Services 170-188 Frincipal causes of fres in buildings; classifcaion of fie risks, sprinkler installations; automatic ‘sprinklers, risk categorios: Classes of system; watar supplies; grading systems; pressure ant flow requirements; proving water supplies, fe brigade intots, siting of sprinkler Heads; area covered by sprinklers: muttiple Controls other installations using water; systoms using steam, hose reel installations; carbon i ms, he ride systems; tote! Nooding sys | pelle bya id Codes cf Ps dry tsers; water rsers; foam systems:” IW at SectionG Steam Supplies 189-200 Steam; condensate; steam traps and separators; British Standards and Codes of Practic. Section H_ Pipework Expansion 201-207 Considerations for design and installation; cold draw; anchor Gesign; pipework sysiems working under test conditions: pipe Guldes and supports; expansion bellows; plastic soll and waste dipes; British Standards and Codes ef Pracive, Section! Designing for the Disabled 208-216 Approaches to buildings; inside buildings; WC compartments in public buildings; access through Ieobies: WC facilities for wheelchair disabled; WC facies for ambulant disabled: faciitios {or private use and nursing homes; advanced WC cubicie design for wheetchair disabled; central heating; references: British Standards and Codes of Practice. Section J Legionnaires Disease 217-220 Engineering imptcations; outbreak contrat, cold water storage: cisterns and tanks; continuous chlorination plant; testing outiete, Water softening and hot water storage systems; stagnant water Postions; domestic hot water calories; cooling towers, hhumidiiers; ferences. ee EES Section K Fountain and Water Display Techniques 221-224 Design considerations; types of fountainandwaler splay; the ant ot wator dioplay, construction and maintenance, cascades Section L_ Airflow in Ducts _ 225-231 Duct sizing: duct titings resistance; ideal eystem:; fans; Bultish Standards and Codes of Practice —_—e Section M_ Electrical Earthing and Bonding in Water Installations 282-235 Protective multiple earthing; bonding: problems with plastics supplementary bonding; drainage systems; new regulatigns! plumber's responsibilty; Brilsh Standards, Section N Conversion Factors and Miscelianeous Data 236-259 Canversion tector; identification ct pipelines; building drawings: symbois; maximum spacirg of pipe suppers, spacing of pipes, head and pressure of water; hydrostatic tablos: relation to services to each cther; approximate weight of lead required for caulkod joints; eorosion cf metzis: coetfcienls of linear oxpersion: efinition of plumbing terms: use'ul 2c