Understanding Plumbing Schedules: A Comprehensive Overview

Understanding Plumbing Schedules in Detail

Discover the intricacies of plumbing schedules including water heater schedules, sump pump schedules, fire pump schedules, and domestic water booster pump schedules. Learn about the various factors and specifications communicated in these schedules such as the mark, what each component serves, its type, and the basis of its design.

Key Insights

  • The article provides an in-depth view of various types of plumbing schedules, each with its unique specifications. These schedules include water heater schedules, sump pump schedules, fire pump schedules, and domestic water booster pump schedules.
  • Each plumbing schedule includes specific details such as the mark, what it serves, its type, and the basis of its design. These specifications are critical in understanding and implementing the plumbing system correctly.
  • The article also touches on the specifics of plumbing fixtures like showers, sinks, and water tables, highlighting how this information is broken down by the unit type and the detailed specifications required for each. This information is essential for both public and private restroom facilities.

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Let's begin looking at the plumbing schedules. So I'm going to start up here. You can see there's a water heater schedule.

Here's the symbol or the mark, what it's serving, what type it is, the BTU input, leaving water temperature, heating capacity, electric demand. The basis of design was a Lock and Var AWN400PM. The sump pump schedule.

Here's the mark, what it serves. It's a submersible sump pump. Where is it located? GPM, revolutions per minute, head foot, HP, and it's a stand core.

The fire pump schedule. Here's the mark, what it serves, what kind it is, GPM, RPM, frame size, basis of design. Jockey pump schedule.

Same kind of thing. Here's the mark, what it serves, its type, basis of design. The domestic water booster pump schedule.

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Here's the mark, what it serves, what kind, and the basis of design. Circulation pump schedule. Similar patterns.

Mark, what it serves, what kind it is. Storage tank schedule. Similar kind of information.

Gas pressure regulator schedule. Includes the mark, the physical mark. More information.

Then the grease trap calculators. Look at the size of that guy. 1,500 gallon grease trap.

Pretty big. Let's pan up here. Plumbing specialties.

Again, the symbols are here and descriptions. I'll just pan through this. Floor drains, floor sinks.

It's not calling out the exact model, but it's calling out the requirements that they're looking for. Roof drain, cast iron body, make sure that guy lasts. Kind of specifications they want for the washing machine and the eye wash.

Then if I go over to here, the plumbing fixture schedule. This is where they say exactly what make and model they want for the shower, the sink, the water table. They're breaking it down by unit type.

Similar information here. Public restrooms. Specifications on what they want.

Fitness restroom and employee restroom. A lot of important information is conveyed on this sheet. It's very consolidated and very well presented.

So please feel free to look at your copy of the PDF and learn a bit more.

Al Whitley

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Al was the Founder and CEO of VDCI | cadteacher for over 20 years. Al passed away in August of 2020. Al’s vision was for the advancement and employment of aspiring young professionals in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries.

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