1- Domestic network : "‫يٍاِ انرغزٌّ "ششب‬

1-1 Cold water network (for wet area “toilet, kitchen”)ِ‫شثكاخ انًٍاِ انثاسد‬

1-1-a sanitary ware or plumbing fixture:"ٍّ‫“األخٓضج انصح‬

Lav Lavatory
H.B hose Bib
BD Bidet
W.C Water closet
BT Bathtub ٍَٕ‫تا‬
S Sink ‫حٕض‬
SH Shower ‫دش‬
KS Kitchen Sink ‫حٕض يطثخ‬
FD Floor Drain ّ‫تانٕع‬

Uniform plumbing code (UPC)

National plumbing code (NPC)

Steps of design
1- Count the number of sanitary ware “S.W” served “fed” by this pipe
2- Count water supply fixture unit “WSFU” for this sanitary ware (by table A-2)
3- Convert fixture unit “WSFU” to GPM (by chart A-2 OR A-3)
4- BY GPM we get pipe size (by friction chart A-5)
 EX: ‫ عُذي ذٕانٍد تٓزا انشكم‬-

Steps of design
1- Count the number of sanitary ware served “fed” by this pipe

W.C, 2Lav, SH, BT ‫ يٍ عهى انًثال سُدذ‬-

2- Count water supply fixture unit “WSFU” for this sanitary ware (by table A-2)

ٌ‫ نّ َٕعا‬WSFU ‫ عُذ حساب انـ‬W.C ‫مالحظة لـ‬

1- Flush tank: ‫انحًاو انعادي‬ 2- flush valve
Private ‫ٔفى ْزِ انحانّ َاخذ سقى انـ‬ Public ‫ٔفى ْزِ انحانّ َاخذ سقى انـ‬

‫ َطثق رنك عهى انًثال سُدذ‬-

sanitary ware W.C 2Lav SH BT ‫المجمىع‬

WSFU 2.5 1*2 4 4 12.5 WSFU

3- Convert fixture unit “WSFU” to GPM (by chart A-2 OR A-3)

Flush valve (Urinal, w.c in public) ‫ٌٕخذ فى ْزِ انخشٌطّ يُحٍُاٌ أحذًْا خاص تـ‬

‫ كًا ْٕ يٕضح عهى انخشٌطح‬Flush tank ‫ٔاَخش خاص تــ‬

(by chart A-2 OR A-3)‫ َطثق رنك عهى انًثال سُدذ‬-

12.5 WSFU 10 GPM

4- BY GPM we get pipe size (by friction chart A-5)

F ‫ الصو ٌكٌٕ انـ‬friction ‫ َدٍة انقطش يع يشاعاج انـ‬، V= 8 𝑓𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑐 ّ‫ ٔانسشع‬GPM ‫َذخم انخشٌطح تـ‬
< 10 𝑓𝑡 100𝑓𝑡
* In case of F > 10 take the larger size for the same line of GPM

10 GPM D=𝟑 𝟒 ‫ َطثق رنك عهى انًثال سُدذ‬-

sanitary diameter
WSFU GPM
ware size