Rolling Offset Formula

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A rolling offset in a plumbing system is when a pipe changes in both the

horizontal and vertical planes. To visualize the travel of the pipe,
imagine a three dimensional box with the pipe entering at one corner
and exiting at the farthest diagonal corner.

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Step 1 - Calculating the True Offset

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The first number you need to find when

calculating a rolling offset is the "true offset"

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which is found using Pythagoras' theorem. This

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simply means that the offset squared plus the rise

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squared will equal the true offset squared. You

then need to take the square root of the result to

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get the true offset.

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Step 2 - Finding the Setback and Diagonal

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Once you know the true offset you can use a table to determine the
setback and diagonal center to center measurements. See the table
below for the most common fitting constants. If your studying for a
plumbing exam you will need to remember the 45 constants.

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Fitting angle

60

45

22

Diagonal = true offset X

1.155

1.414

2.613

Setback = true offset X

0.577

1.000

2.414

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Solve for pipes A, B, and C in the image below using 45 degree fittings
and again using 22.5 degree fittings. The measurements are shown in
imperial but all the constants are the same for metric. Scroll down for
answers.

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22.5 Degree fitting

45 Degree fitting

True offset

14.42"

14.42"

Setback

34.81"

14.42"

Pipe A
42" - setback =

7.19"

27.58"

Pipe B

37.68"

20.39"

Pipe C
61" - setback =

26.19"

46.58"

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