Question: Design an upfeed water supply system for a five - story residential building in NYC with four apartments per floor, each containing: 1 bathroom: Lavatory,

Design an upfeed water supply system for a five-story residential building in NYC with
four apartments per floor, each containing:
1 bathroom: Lavatory, water closet (toilet), and tub
1 kitchen: Dishwasher, sink, and food disposal
Use Type L copper pipe for this design problem. Assume each apartment has its own
storage tank water heater.
Part II
Design the plumbing drainage for the same five-story residential building in NYC in Part
I with four apartments per floor, each containing:
1 bathroom: Lavatory, water closet (toilet), and tub
1 kitchen: Dishwasher, sink, and food disposal
Use acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) pipe and tubing for this design
problem.
Design Data:
Apartment building, 5 story
Floor to floor height: 10-0
3-in service main
Street main pressure: 50 psi
2 exterior hose bibs
Street main to rise distance: 80 ft
Building drain slope, 12 in per foot
Flat roof
Occupancy: 2.5 persons per
apartment
General Notes:
Please refer to all the recordings and resources available in the shared drive. Please
take close look at all the handouts provided, as well as 13.8 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
DESIGN EXAMPLE.pdf and 14.4 SANITARY DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEM DESIGN
Use carefully all the tables and charts from Chapters 12,
13, and 14.
Floor Plan:

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