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    This document provides the drainage fixture unit load factors for various plumbing fixtures and fixture groups according to Table 709.1 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code. The table lists common fixtures like water closets, bathtubs, sinks, and others along with their associated drainage fixture unit value. It also provides instructions for calculating the total drainage fixture unit load and equivalent drainage fixture count (ERCs) for a given project based on the number and type of fixtures.

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    This document provides the drainage fixture unit load factors for various plumbing fixtures and fixture groups according to Table 709.1 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code. The table lists common fixtures like water closets, bathtubs, sinks, and others along with their associated drainage fixture unit value. It also provides instructions for calculating the total drainage fixture unit load and equivalent drainage fixture count (ERCs) for a given project based on the number and type of fixtures.

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    This document provides the drainage fixture unit load factors for various plumbing fixtures and fixture groups according to Table 709.1 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code. The table lists common fixtures like water closets, bathtubs, sinks, and others along with their associated drainage fixture unit value. It also provides instructions for calculating the total drainage fixture unit load and equivalent drainage fixture count (ERCs) for a given project based on the number and type of fixtures.

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    2007 FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE

    TABLE 709.1
    DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNITS FOR FIXTURES AND GROUPS

    Project Name:

    Fixture Fixture Unit Number of Load


    Type Code Load Factor Fixtures Factor

    Automatic clothes washers, commercial a, g 3.00


    Automatic clothes washers, residential g 2.00
    Bathroom Group (1.6 gpf water closet) (toilet, sink, tub, shower) f, h 5.00
    Bathroom Group (water closet flushing greater than 1.6 gpf) (toilet, sink,
    tub, shower) f, h 6.00
    Bathtub (with or without overhead shower or whirlpool attachments) b 2.00
    Bidet 1.00
    Combination Sink and Tray 2.00
    Dental Lavatory (bathroom sink) 1.00
    Dental Unit or Cuspidor 1.00
    Dishwashing Machine (domestic) c 2.00
    Drinking Fountain 0.50
    Emergency Floor Drains 0.00
    Floor Drains 2.00
    Kitchen Sink, domestic 2.00
    Kitchen Sink, domestic with food waste grinder and/or dishwasher 2.00
    Laundry Tray (1 or 2 compartments) 2.00
    Lavatory (bathroom sink) 1.00
    Shower 2.00
    Service Sink 2.00
    Sink 2.00
    Urinal 4.00
    Urinal, 1 gallon per flush or less e 2.00
    Urinal, non water supplied e 0.50
    Wash Sink (circular or multiple) each set of faucets 2.00
    Water Closet, flushometer tank, public or private (toilet only) e 4.00
    Water Closet, private (1.6 gpf) (toilet only) e 3.00
    Water Closet, private (flushing greater than 1.6 gpf) (toilet only) e 4.00
    Water Closet, public (1.6 gpf) (toilet only) e 4.00
    Water Closet, public (flushing greater than 1.6 gpf) (toilet only) e 6.00

    Total Load Factor

    Total Load Factor x 30.00 = GPD

    GPD ÷ 250 = ERCs

    For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 gallon = 3.785 L, (gpf = gallon per flushing cycle)
    a. For traps larger than 3", use Table 709.2 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code
    b. A showerhead over a bathtub or whirpool bathtub attachment does not increase the drainage fixture unit value.
    c. See Sections 709.2 through 709.4 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code for methods of computing unit value of fixtures not
    listed in this table or for rating of devices with intermittent flows.
    d. Trap size shall be consistent with the fixture outlet size.
    e. For the purpose of computing loads on building drains and sewers, water closets and urinals shall not be rated at a
    lower drainage fixture unit unless the lower values are confirmed by testing.
    f. For fixtures added to a dwelling unit bathroom group, add the DFU value of those additional fixtures to the bathroom
    group fixture count.
    g. See Section 406.3 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code for sizing requirements for fixture drain, branch drain, and drainage
    stack for automatic clothes washer standpipe.
    h. Bathroom group is defined in Section 202 of the 2007 Florida Plumbing Code

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