Journal Entry For
Module 10 - Plumbing Systems
Plumbing System Elements
Fixtures:
- wall-mounted toilets (1.6 gallon/flush)
- 25”x20” oval lavatories
- Wall-mounted urinals (3/4” flush valve)
Piping Systems
- Sanitary
- 6” risers and main branches
- 4” branches to toilets and urinals
- 2” branches to sinks
- Domestic Cold Water/Domestic Hot Water
- 2” risers and main branches
- 1 1/4” branches to fixtures
Restroom Snapshots
Building 1 Restrooms
Floor 1
Floor 2
Building 2 Restrooms
Floor 1
Floor 2
Building 3 Restrooms
Plumbing Challenges/Lessons
- I learned the lesson in Building 1 that stacking bathrooms can make designing (and constructing in the long run) more efficient and easier. This is one of the lessons I learned throughout this design process - repeatability where possible (especially for the building systems)
- Finding enough space to connect the fixtures to the branches, especially when there was a urinal on the other side of the middle wall to a wall mounted water closet. This proved to be a bit tricky.
- Finding more space to increase the restroom size.
- I think I generally undersized my restrooms and definitely will take this as a lesson to move forward with.