Plumbing Systems

Course Outline

Plumbing systems are important aspects of the building design. This course presents criteria pertinent to the design of drainage (sanitary and storm), water, and fuel gases. Energy conservation requirements are also discussed. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

• Have a better understanding of the design criteria for plumbing systems; and
• Be familiar with various energy conservation methods.

Course Content

The purpose of this course is to presents criteria pertinent to the design of the following systems within the building and to a distance 5 feet outside of building: drainage (sanitary and storm), water, and fuel gases. You will be directed to the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command's website to study

Design Manual 3.01: Plumbing Systems (86 pages, PDF file format, 460 KB).

Please click on the above underlined text to view, save or print the document for your study.

The following contains the outline of the Design Manual 3.01:

Plumbing Systems

Table of Contents

Section 1. PLUMBING CRITERIA
1. SCOPE
2. CANCELLATION
3. RELATED CRITERIA
4. POLICY
a. Economy
b. Reliability
c. Material and Construction
d. Protection of Computers and Other Equipment from Water Damage

Section 2. DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
1. SANITARY SYSTEMS
a. Sumps and Sump Pumps
b. Interceptors
c. Chemical Wastes
d. Backwater Valves
e. Food Waste Grinders
f. Floor Drains
2. STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
a. General
b. Downspouts
c. Sub-Soil Drains
d. Piping System
3. COMBINED SANITARY AND STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
a. System Layout
b. Backflow
c. P-Traps in Storm Drainage Systems
4. VENTING OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

Section 3. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
1. PIPING SYSTEMS
a. Water Service
b. Water Hammer Arrestors
2. BOOSTER SYSTEMS AND PUMPS
a. Hydro-Pneumatic System
b. Booster Pumps
3. HOT WATER SYSTEMS
a. Water Temperatures
b. Water Heaters
c. Hot Water Circulation
4. CHILLED DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
a. Types of Units
b. Design

Section 4. INSULATION OF PLUMBING SYSTEMS
1. HOT WATER SYSTEMS
a. Unfired Water Storage
b. Electric Water Heaters
c. Gas and Oil Fired Water Heaters
d. Recirculated Systems
e. Insulation
2. MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS
a. Cold Water
b. Heating System
c. Rainwater Conductors
d. Freezing Temperatures
e. Design

Section 5. FUEL GAS SYSTEMS
1. DESIGN
2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
a. System Pressure
b. Pressure Regulator Location
c. Seismic Consideration
d. Ventilation

SECTION 6 ENERGY CONSERVATION
1. AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
a. General
b. Packaged Water Heater Heat Pump
c. Sizing
d. Retrofit
e. Geographic Influence
f. Equipment Location
g. Exhaust Air
2. WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
a. Condenser Water Source
b. Exhaust Air to Water
c. Process Fluid
d. Groundwater
e. Buried Pipe
f. Storage Tanks and Standpipes
g. Solar Thermal Storage
3. HEAT RECOVERY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
a. Auxiliary Condensers
b. Desuperheater
4. HEAT RECOVERY FROM REFRIGERATION
a. Auxiliary Heat Exchanger
b. Water Loop
5. SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER
a. System Types
b. Applications
c. Performance
d. Economics
e. Design Criteria
6. WATER-TO-WATER RECOVERY
7. POINT-OF-USE HEATERS
a. Booster Heaters
b. Line Heaters
c. Modular Boilers
8. TOTAL ENERGY RECOVERY
a. Cogeneration
b. Stand-Alone System
9. POWER BURNERS
a. Water Heaters
b. Tankless Heaters
10. FLOW CONTROL
a. In-Line Flow Regulators
b. Automatic Valves
11. COST OF ENERGY
a. Evaluation
b. Example
c. Metering
d. Control
12. RATINGS AND WARRANTIES
a. Capacity
b. Special Problem

APPENDIX A Energy Analysis Example
REFERENCES

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
Plumbing Systems and Design Magazine

Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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