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  • Jul 7, 2009, 05:18 PM
    quan77
    Sizing of DWV pipe in multifamily
    Hi - I have a multi family building that I have to put in all new DWV pipe. The configuration is that I have several vertical 4" pipes feeding into a single horizontal pipe. My question is about sizing of the horizontal pipe I'm required to have at different points...

    At point A, I have a 3 Kitchens/Bathrooms feeding into the horizontal

    At point B, I have (3+1=4) Kitchens/Bathrooms feeding into the horizontal

    At point C, I have (3+1+3=7) Kitchens/Bathrooms feeding into the horizontal

    At point D, I have (3+1+3+3=10) Kitchens/Bathrooms feeding into the horizontal

    At point E, I have (3+1+3+3+4=14) Kitchens/Bathrooms feeding into the horizontal

    At point F, I have 14 Kitchens/Bathrooms plus a laundry room with 3 commercial washers feeding into the horizontal - this is just before the city sewer line.

    Each Kitchen/Bathroom is fairly standard - 1 bathroom sink, 1 shower, 1 toilet and 1 kitchen sink.

    Does anyone know what size horizontal pipe I need at each of these points ? Of if not, could you point me to a book/web page that might help me figure this out ?

    Thanks, in advance.
  • Jul 8, 2009, 06:51 AM
    speedball1
    If I'm reading your question right you have have 14 units with a total of 84 bathroom Fixture Units. Add a laundry room with three commercial washers, a floor drain, 14 kitchen sinks with disposals and you get 73 more Fixture Units for a total 0f 157 Fxture Units.
    Chapter 13, Table 1305.2 of the Standard Plumbing Code tells me that you can discharge 216 Fixture Units into a 4" line at 1/4" to the foot slope.
    If a 4" main gives you concerns you can increase to 5 or 6 nches for a total of 480 and 840 Fixture Units respectively. Good luck, Tom

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