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TANKS
May be used either for the collection of
water without consideration of pressure, or for
storing water under air pressure or under a static
Head for future distribution by pneumatic or
gravity means.
Pipe Fittings
Include the equipment required for the
joining of the various lengths of pipe, such as
couplings for connections in a straight line, elbows
for connections at 90° or 45°; Tees for 45° or 90°
branches from one side, and crosses for 90°
branches opposite each other.
Types
1. Range Boiler – small hot water tank.
It is made of galvanized
sheet, steel or copper,
built into cylinder shape
with concave ends either
welded or riveted. The
range boiler varies in size SIZE COMPUTATION OF HOT WATER TANK
from 0.30 to 0.60 meter in
diameter with a length of 1. Kind of building served.
not more than 1.80 2. The expected number of occupants.
meters. 3. The heating capacity of the supply
devices. The water heater must be of
sufficient capacity to replace the
Standard Pressure – 85 Psi discharged water in a reasonable
Extra Heavy – 150 Psi interval. If a tank installed is required to
Tapping – 25 mm or 38 mm serve 50 Gal of hot water in any one hour
of the day, the heater must be able to
TABLE RB – Sizing of Range Boiler replace this quantity in one hour. The
rating or capacity of water heater is
specified by the manufacturers.
Solutions:
Refer to Table 8A
Under residences
6 persons x 10 gals = 60 gallons
Refer to Table 8B
D = 0.32 m or 32 cm