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    Components of A Building Water Supply System

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    The document describes the key components of a building water supply system, including the building supply, water meter, building main, risers, fixture branches, and fixture connections. It then discusses different configurations for distributing water within a building, such as home-run/manifold, upfeed, downfeed, and rigid-pipe distributions. The home-run/manifold configuration feeds all fixtures directly from central manifolds to minimize pressure losses. Upfeed distribution relies on street pressure to push water up to higher floors, while downfeed uses pumps and gravity-fed storage tanks. Rigid-pipe distribution uses individual fixture branches running from risers or mains.

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    The document describes the key components of a building water supply system, including the building supply, water meter, building main, risers, fixture branches, and fixture connections. It then discusses different configurations for distributing water within a building, such as home-run/manifold, upfeed, downfeed, and rigid-pipe distributions. The home-run/manifold configuration feeds all fixtures directly from central manifolds to minimize pressure losses. Upfeed distribution relies on street pressure to push water up to higher floors, while downfeed uses pumps and gravity-fed storage tanks. Rigid-pipe distribution uses individual fixture branches running from risers or mains.

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    The document describes the key components of a building water supply system, including the building supply, water meter, building main, risers, fixture branches, and fixture connections. It then discusses different configurations for distributing water within a building, such as home-run/manifold, upfeed, downfeed, and rigid-pipe distributions. The home-run/manifold configuration feeds all fixtures directly from central manifolds to minimize pressure losses. Upfeed distribution relies on street pressure to push water up to higher floors, while downfeed uses pumps and gravity-fed storage tanks. Rigid-pipe distribution uses individual fixture branches running from risers or mains.

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    Assignment No. 4
    COMPONENTS OF A BUILDING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
    1. Building supply- or water service, is a broad water service conduit that transports
    potable water to the building from the district or city water system or other source
    of water.
    2. Water Meter- required by most district water supply systems to calculate and
    report the amount of water usage. It can be positioned near the street or inside
    the building in a meter box situated on the pavement.
    3. Building Main- a large pipe that serves as the principal artery of the water supply
    system. It carries water through the building to the furthest riser.
    4. Riser-a water supply pipe that extends at least one story vertically into the
    building and carries water to the fixture branches.
    5. Fixture Branch- a water source line that runs from the riser or main to the
    attached fixture.
    6. Fixture Connection- in a plumbing system, the fixture connection runs from the
    fixture branch to the fixture, the terminal point of use. Usually, a shut-off valve at
    the fixture junction is found in the hot and cold-water supply.
    HOMERUN/ MANIFOLD DISTRIBUTION CONFIGURATION
    All fixtures are fed from dedicated piping in this design, which runs from central
    manifolds directly and unbroken. To ensure quick and effective distribution, the hot
    water manifold should be situated in close proximity to the hot water source. All outlets
    are fed from a standard manifold or two central manifolds (hot and cold) separately.
    Since inline fittings are removed, pressure losses along the line are minimized, allowing
    for some fixtures to minimize the piping size.
    UPFEED DISTRIBUTION
    To push water flow through the system, water pressure from the water supply
    main is depended on. Located in the ground floor area which can go up to 5 floors
    above. In order to push water flow, an upfeed plumbing supply depends on street
    pressure.
    Water must be supplied through a pumped-upfeed distribution system in tall
    buildings. A pumped upfeed system is one in which water flows through pumps entering
    the building that maintain sufficient water pressure throughout the structure enough to
    operate any plumbing fixture.
    DOWNFEED DISTRIBUTION
    Water is pumped to elevated storage tanks in or on the building in buildings that
    cannot be properly serviced to the top floor by an upfeed system, and the water is fed
    back into the building by gravity. This method of gravity, fed from the upper to the lower
    stories, is considered a system of downfeed distribution.
    Water entering the building flows to storage tanks serving zones of about 10
    floors each through pumps that develop sufficient water pressure to drive water. The
    storage tanks are positioned above the zones they serve in order to create sufficient
    pressure.
    RIGID-PIPE DISTRIBUTION CONFIGURATION
    Fixture branches extend from a riser or main to the individual fixture being
    connected in a conventional rigid-pipe water distribution method. Usually, a fixture
    branch is run behind the fixtures on the floor or in the wall.
    References:
    (Unknown). (2006). Design Guide - Residential PEX Water Supply Plumbing Systems
    (Retrieved from:
    https://www.huduser.gov/Publications/PDF/pex_design_guide.pdf)
    Olivio, R. J. S, (2021). Introduction to Building Water Supply System. (Retrieved from:
    https://www.coursehero.com/u/file/70881235/ES214B-Module-
    2pdf/?justUnlocked=1#question)

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