Cold Water Dwellings - Storage Capacities
Required cold water dwelling storage capacity - commonly used fixtures and types of buildings.
The table below indicates 24 hours storage requirements related to commonly used fittings.
Type of Fixture | Storage Capacity per Fitting | |
---|---|---|
liters | gal | |
Basin | 90 | 23 |
Bath | 900 | 207 |
Garden watering tap | 180 | 47 |
Shower | 140 - 230 | 36 - 60 |
Sink | 90 - 180 | 23 - 47 |
Urinal | 110 | 29 |
WC | 180 | 47 |
The table below indicates 24 hours storage requirements related to different types of buildings.
Type of Building | Storage per Person | |
---|---|---|
liters | gal | |
Hostels | 90 | 23 |
Hotels | 135 | 35 |
Offices with canteens | 45 | 12 |
Offices without canteens | 40 | 10 |
Restaurants, per meal | 7 | 2 |
Boarding School | 90 | 23 |
- check CIBSE Guide G (2004) Public Health Engineering
A water storage in a domestic dwelling should have a capacity of at least 200 - 300 liters.
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