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Getting to Work—Setting up a PM program
Published in Ryan Cruzan, Manager’s Guide to Preventive Building Maintenance, 2020
Not everything that will be included in your PM program needs its own equipment ID number. For example, public rest rooms should be included in every PM program. Every plumbing fixture and toilet partition in the rest room should be inspected and repairs and adjustments made on a regular basis. Restroom PM will include checking the operation of ventilation fans, lights, faucets, drains, and toilets. You will also inspect wall, ceiling, and floor finishes, checking all fixtures for leaks, and tightening any loose TP rollers, towel bars or robe hooks. Each robe hook or faucet does not need a unique ID number nor do each of these small items need to be included in our equipment inventory. To label and inventory every paper towel dispenser would be too cumbersome and time consuming. Just as a an air handler would be inventoried as one item instead of considering the blower, air coil, filter rack, and cabinet separately; A restroom would also be considered one item with all its components maintained together.
flow measurement
Published in Barbara A. Hauser, Hydraulics for Operators, 2017
FIRST: Establish a peak flow demand (gpm needed) for the new establishment. Domestic water demand is due to the use of plumbing fixtures and washdown facilities by the customers. Assuming an average pressure of 35 psi available at the meter, the PlumbingFixture Value Table lists various fixtures and a flow value for each.Take an average dwelling; refer to the table.Obtain Fixture Value (flow needed) for each fixture in the dwelling.Multiply each by the number of fixtures of that type which will be in the dwelling.Add them all up.
Recreational Environment and Swimming Areas
Published in Herman Koren, Best Practices for Environmental Health, 2017
Where there is a connection of any sort between the potable water supply, which is safe to drink, and any other source of water, there is the potential for the other source of water, usually seriously contaminated with microorganisms or chemicals, to cause disease or injury to people if the contaminated water flows back into the potable water supply. This is called a cross-connection, which is illegal and very dangerous. The contaminant enters the potable water supply when the pressure of the polluted liquid exceeds the pressure of the potable water. This is usually called backsiphonage or back flow. These cross-connections usually exist because of errors made when individuals doing the plumbing inadvertently connect the wrong pipes or hoses to the potable water supply or a hose from an acceptable plumbing fixture is submerged in a body of fluid, causing a submerged inlet of potable water to occur.
Water conservation potential within higher education institutions: lessons from a Brazilian university
Published in Urban Water Journal, 2021
Anna Elis Paz Soares, Juliana Karla Da Silva, Luiz Gustavo Costa Ferreira Nunes, Márcia Maria Rios Ribeiro, Simone Rosa Da Silva
Even though the consumption indicator identified is the lowest among all the universities surveyed, it is still possible to implement improvements in the facilities and how water is used to reduce water consumption. The indicators improved during the period analyzed due to consumption monitoring, periodic plumbing fixture audits, and preventive maintenance. Implementing those measures on campus was only possible with the engagement of both students and workers and did not represent any additional cost. On the contrary, with the decrease in average monthly consumption, water bills were also reduced. This potential should be explored, whenever possible, by water managers and campus administration.
Smart water management: can it improve accessibility and affordability of water for everyone?
Published in Water International, 2020
The effects of SWM can be felt down to the site level, where the ‘Internet of things’ offers new possibilities to monitor use and quality at each plumbing fixture and bill for water use at micro-levels. This is similar to energy pricing, where electric power consumption can be monitored down to the individual device. As long as water costs are low, this may be unrealistic for plumbing fixtures, but as costs rise it can offer ways to control high-water-using fixtures and water leaks.
Understanding housing design in urban areas through adaptability and flexibility assessment
Published in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2023
Sabine De Paris, Carlos Nuno Lacerda Lopes, Alvaro Luiz Neuenfeldt Junior, Vanessa Goulart Dorneles
The greater number of walls with piping, the more difficult it is to transform the space. For the number of partitions containing facilities criterion (1F), all project elements classified as ‘Plumbing Fixture’ are listed, such as bathtubs, toilets, tanks, and washing machines. Based on the location of these elements, all walls (excluding duplicates) that are extremely close are identified, so the walls with hydrosanitary installations can be totaled.