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1- Drainage and Vent pipe sizing
2- Rain water pipe sizing
3- Submersible pump and Sump pit design
4- Septic Tank sizing
5- Grease Interceptor sizing
6- Sump pump discharge pipe - Reversed Pressure Drop (RPD) calculation

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 Grease Interceptor Sizing Worksheet OPT#1A
The Uniform Pluming Code Formula - By using Number of (Meals, Vehicles & Machines)
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
Project Name Bldg. Name and Bldg. Number Date
Calculation Grease Interceptor. Engineer
Follow these six simple steps to determine grease interceptor size by using No of Meals Method:-
No of Meals Calculated Selected
Per Peak Waste Flow Retention Storage Interceptor Grease
Hours Rate Time Factor Size Interceptor

=
Enter
Calculation > 66.50 X 5 X 1.50 X 1 499
Here
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6
Number of Meals Per Peak Hour (Recommended Formula): Notes:
Seating Meals per
Capacity Meal Factor Peak Hour
50 X 1.33 = 66.50

Establishment Type: Meal Factor

1 Fast Food (45 min) 1.33
Restaurant (60 min) 1.00
Leisure Dining (90 min) 0.67
Cafereria / Hostpital 0.50
User Defined 0.75
Dinner Club (120 min) 0.50
Waste Flow Rate: Notes:
Condition Flow Rate
With a Dishwashing Machine 6.00 Gallons
2 Without a Dishwashing Machine 5.00 Gallons
Single Service Kitchen 2.00 Gallons
Food Waste Disposer Only 1.00 Gallons
Retention Time: Notes:
Commercial Kitchen Waste:
Dishwasher, disposal, or both 2.5 Hours
3 Single Service Kitchen:
Single serving with disposal 1.5 Hours
Sand-silt oil 2 Hours
Lint-silt (laundry) 2 Hours
Storage Factor: Notes:

Kitchen Type Storage Factor

Fully Equipped Commercial:
Hours of Operation
4 Hours 0.50
8 Hours 1.00
4 12 Hours 1.50
16 Hours 2.00
24 Hours 3.00
Single Service Kitchen: 1.50
Auto washers:
self-serve 1.50
employee operated 2.00
Laundries, laundromats (allows for rock filter): 1.50
Calculate Liquid Capacity: Notes:
5 Multiply the values obtained from step 1 , 2 , 3 and 4. The result is
the approximate grease interceptor size for this application
Select Grease Interceptor: Notes:
6 Using the approximate required liquid capacity from step 5, select
an appropriate size as recommended by the manufacturer.
 Sand-silt oil, auto washers Interceptor Sizing Worksheet OPT#1B
The Uniform Pluming Code Formula - By using Number of (Meals, Vehicles & Machines)
SAND-SILT OIL, AUTO WASHERS INTERCEPTOR
Project Name Date
Calculation sand-silt oil, auto washers Interceptor. Engineer
Follow these five simple steps to determine sand-silt oil, auto washers size by using No of Vehicles Method:-
No of Vehicles Calculated Selected
Per Peak Waste Flow Retention Storage Interceptor Grease
Hours Rate Time Factor Size Interceptor

=
Enter
Calculation > 200 X 5 X 1.5 X 1.5 2250
Here
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6
Waste Flow Rate: Notes:
Condition Flow Rate
With a Dishwashing Machine 6.00 Gallons
1 Without a Dishwashing Machine 5.00 Gallons
Single Service Kitchen 2.00 Gallons
Food Waste Disposer Only 1.00 Gallons
Retention Time: Notes:
Commercial Kitchen Waste:
Dishwasher, disposal, or both 2.5 Hours
2 Single Service Kitchen:
Single serving with disposal 1.5 Hours
Sand-silt oil 2 Hours
Lint-silt (laundry) 2 Hours
Storage Factor: Notes:

Kitchen Type Storage Factor

Fully Equipped Commercial:
Hours of Operation
4 Hours 0.50
8 Hours 1.00
3 12 Hours 1.50
16 Hours 2.00
24 Hours 3.00
Single Service Kitchen: 1.50
Auto washers:
self-serve 1.50
employee operated 2.00
Laundries, laundromats (allows for rock filter): 1.50
Calculate Liquid Capacity: Notes:
4 Multiply the values obtained from step 1 , 2 , 3 and 4. The result is
the approximate grease interceptor size for this application
Select Grease Interceptor: Notes:
5 Using the approximate required liquid capacity from step 5, select
an appropriate size as recommended by the manufacturer.
 Silt-lint grease, laundries, laundromats Interceptor Sizing Worksheet OPT#1C
The Uniform Pluming Code Formula - By using Number of (Meals, Vehicles & Machines)
SILT-LINT GREASE, LAUNDRIES, LAUNDROMATS INTERCEPTOR
Project Name Bldg. Name and Bldg. Number Date
Calculation silt-lint grease, laundries, laundromats Interceptor. Engineer
Follow these six simple steps to determine silt-lint grease, laundries, laundromats size by using No of MachinesMethod:-
No of Machines Calculated Selected
Per Peak Waste Flow Retention Storage Interceptor Grease
Hours Rate Time Factor Size Interceptor

=
Enter
Calculation > 20 X 5 X 1.5 X 1.0 150
Here
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6
Number of Meals Per Peak Hour (Recommended Formula): Notes:
Cycles per
1 Peak Hour
No. of cycles per hour = 2

Waste Flow Rate: Notes:

Condition Flow Rate
With a Dishwashing Machine 6.00 Gallons
2 Without a Dishwashing Machine 5.00 Gallons
Single Service Kitchen 2.00 Gallons
Food Waste Disposer Only 1.00 Gallons
Retention Time: Notes:
Commercial Kitchen Waste:
Dishwasher, disposal, or both 2.5 Hours
3 Single Service Kitchen:
Single serving with disposal 1.5 Hours
Sand-silt oil 2 Hours
Lint-silt (laundry) 2 Hours
Storage Factor: Notes:

Kitchen Type Storage Factor

Fully Equipped Commercial:
Hours of Operation
4 Hours 0.50
8 Hours 1.00
4 12 Hours 1.50
16 Hours 2.00
24 Hours 3.00
Single Service Kitchen: 1.50
Auto washers:
self-serve 1.50
employee operated 2.00
Laundries, laundromats (allows for rock filter): 1.50
Calculate Liquid Capacity: Notes:
5 Multiply the values obtained from step 1 , 2 , 3 and 4. The result is
the approximate grease interceptor size for this application
Select Grease Interceptor: Notes:
6 Using the approximate required liquid capacity from step 5, select
an appropriate size as recommended by the manufacturer.
 Grease Interceptor Sizing Worksheet OPT#2
The Uniform Pluming Code Formula - By using Number of DFUs
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
Project Name Bldg. Name and Bldg. Number Date
Calculation Grease Interceptor. Engineer
Determine grease interceptor size by using DFUs Method:-

Design Calculation Sheets

PRIVATE PUBLIC ASSEMBLY

Fixture QTY Total DFU
DFU DFU DFU
Floor Drain (for additional sizes see Section 702. 2 2 2 2 12
Bar2 6 0 2 2 24
Commercial with food waste2 5 0 3 3 30
Kitchen, domestic2
2 2 0 32
(with or without food waste disposer, dishwasher, or8both)
Clinical 13 0 6 6 156
Total DFU 254

Total DFU 254 DFUs

CALCULATED GREASE
2500 GAL
INTERCEPTOR SIZE
SELECTED GREASE
#SUPPLIER GAL
INTERCEPTOR SIZE

AS PER SUPPLIER WE WILL GET THE MODEL NUMBER AND THE G.I. DIMENSIONS
 Grease Interceptor Sizing Worksheet OPT#3
The Uniform Pluming Code Formula - By using Fixtures Capacity
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
Project Name Bldg. Name and Bldg. Number Date
Calculation Grease Interceptor. Engineer
Determine grease interceptor size by using Fixture Capacity Method:-
Calculated Selected
Interceptor Grease
FLOW (GPM) Size Interceptor

=
Enter select an select an
Calculation > 115 Calculation > from tables appropriate size appropriate size
as recommended as recommended
here

1. Calculate the size of each fixture:

FIXTURE NAME:
LENGTH (in) WIDTH (in) DEPTH (in) FIX. SIZE
24 X 24 X 12 = 6912 in3

FIXTURE NAME:
LENGTH (in) WIDTH (in) DEPTH (in) FIX. SIZE

Determine
24 X 24 X 12 = 6912 in3
volume of
FIXTURE NAME:
1 fixture by
multiplying LENGTH (in) WIDTH (in) DEPTH (in) FIX. SIZE
length by
width by
24 X 24 X 12 = 6912 in3
depth.
FIXTURE NAME:
LENGTH (in) WIDTH (in) DEPTH (in) FIX. SIZE
24 X 24 X 12 = 6912 in3

FIXTURE NAME:
LENGTH (in) WIDTH (in) DEPTH (in) FIX. SIZE
24 X 24 X 12 = 6912 in3

Capacity in gallons:

FIXTURE NAME:
FIX. SIZE FACTOR CAPACITY
6912 / 231 = 30 gal.

FIXTURE NAME:
FIX. SIZE FACTOR CAPACITY
6912 / 231 = 30 gal.
Determine
capacity in FIXTURE NAME:
gallons FIX. SIZE FACTOR CAPACITY
2 1gallon = 231
6912 / 231 = 30 gal.
cubic inches

FIXTURE NAME:
FIX. SIZE FACTOR CAPACITY
6912 / 231 = 30 gal.

FIXTURE NAME:
FIX. SIZE FACTOR CAPACITY
6912 / 231 = 30 gal.

Capacity after using filling factor (Real capacity):

FIXTURE NAME:
FIX. SIZE FILL FACTOR CAPACITY
Determine 30 X 75% = 23 gal.
actual
drainage load. FIXTURE NAME:
The FIX. SIZE FILL FACTOR CAPACITY
fixture
is normally 30 X 75% = 23 gal.
filled to 75% of
capacity FIXTURE NAME:
with
FIX. SIZE FILL FACTOR CAPACITY
3 water. The
items being 30 X 75% = 23 gal.
washed
displace
about 25% of
the fixture
content; thus,
actual
 fixture
is normally
filled to 75% of
capacity
with
3 water. The
items being
washed
displace FIXTURE NAME:
about 25% of
the fixture FIX. SIZE FILL FACTOR CAPACITY
content; thus, 30 X 75% = 23 gal.
actual
drainage load FIXTURE NAME:
is 75% of
fixture FIX. SIZE FILL FACTOR CAPACITY
capacity. 30 X 75% = 23 gal.

Determine flow rate and drainage period:

FIXTURE NAME:
CAPACITY DRAINAGE PERIOD CAPACITY
23 / 1 = 23 gpm

Determine FIXTURE NAME:

flow rate and
drainage CAPACITY DRAINAGE PERIOD CAPACITY
period. 23 / 1 = 23 gpm
In general,
good practice FIXTURE NAME:
dictates a
one-minute CAPACITY DRAINAGE PERIOD CAPACITY
drainage 23 / 1 = 23 gpm
period;
however,
when FIXTURE NAME:
conditions CAPACITY DRAINAGE PERIOD CAPACITY
permit, a
twominute
23 / 1 = 23 gpm

4 drainage
period is FIXTURE NAME:
acceptable. CAPACITY DRAINAGE PERIOD CAPACITY
Drainage
period is the
23 / 1 = 23 gpm
actual time
period to
completely Note: The most generally accepted drainage period is one minute. The maximum
drain the drainage period allowed is 2 minutes.
fixture
Flow rate =
Actual Total flow rate. Add the gpm requirement for each fixture to arrive at a total flow rate.
drainage
For fixtures that do not have a calculable volume, ie. water wash hoods, wok ranges
load/Drainage
period (with or without curtain) and pre‐rinse stations, allow 10 gpm or the actual flow rate,
whichever is greater.

Select Grease Interceptor:

**Use the hydromechanical grease

Select interceptor table to approximate capacity. If the maximum flow rate is exceeded from
interceptor. the number of fixtures, the hydromechanical grease interceptor is to be sized by
Select
interceptor selecting a device with an appropriate flow rate.
which
corresponds to
5 the flow rate
**Using the approximate required liquid capacity from step 5, select
calculates.
Note: Select an appropriate size as recommended by the manufacturer.
next large size
when flow
rate falls
between two
sizes listed.
 Grease Interceptor Sizing Worksheet OPT#4
The Uniform Pluming Code Formula - By using Waste Pipe Diameter Size (Maximum Gravity Flow Rates)
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
Project Name Bldg. Name and Bldg. Number Date
Calculation Grease Interceptor. Engineer
Determine grease interceptor size by using DFUs Method:-

Design Calculation Sheets

CALCULATED FLOW RATE (gpm) !!! GPM

DIAMETER OF GREASE WASTE PIPE (mm) 110 mm
MAXIMUM FULL PIPE FLOW (gpm) 125 GPM
DRAINAGE PERIOD 1 MIN
SIZE OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR 150 GAL
SELECTED GREASE INTERCEPTOR SIZE #SUPPLIER GAL

AS PER SUPPLIER WE WILL GET THE MODEL NUMBER AND THE G.I. DIMENSIONS
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 TABLE 702.1 DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES (DFU)
PLUMBING APPLIANCES, APPURTENANCES, OR FIXTURES
Bathtub or Combination Bath/Shower
Bidet
Bidet
Clothes Washer, domestic, standpipe5
Dental Unit, cuspidor
Dishwasher, domestic, with independent drain2
Drinking Fountain or Water Cooler
Food Waste Disposer, commercial
Floor Drain, emergency
Floor Drain (for additional sizes see Section 702.0)
Shower, single-head trap
Multi-head, each additional
Lavatory
Lavatories in sets
Washfountain
Washfountain
Mobile Home, trap
Receptor, indirect waste1,3
Receptor, indirect waste1,4
Receptor, indirect waste1
Sinks
Bar
Bar2
Clinical
Commercial with food waste2
Exam Room
Special Purpose2
Special Purpose
Special Purpose
Kitchen, domestic2
(with or without food waste disposer, dishwasher, or both)
Laundry2 (with or without discharge from a clothes washer)
Service or Mop Basin
Service or Mop Basin
Service, flushing rim
Wash, each set of faucets
Urinal, integral trap 1.0 GPF2
Urinal, integral trap greater than 1.0 GPF
Urinal, exposed trap2
Water Closet, 1.6 GPF Gravity Tank6
Water Closet, 1.6 GPF Flushometer Tank6
Water Closet, 1.6 GPF Flushometer Valve6
Water Closet, greater than 1.6 GPF Gravity Tank6
Water Closet, greater than 1.6 GPF Flushometer Valve6
TABLE 702.1 DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNIT VALUES (DFU)
MINIMUM SIZE TRAP AND TRAP ARM (inches) PRIVATE PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
1.5 2.0 2.0 0.0
1.25 1.0 0.0 0.0
1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0
2 3.0 3.0 3.0
1.25 0.0 1.0 1.0
1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0
1.25 0.5 0.5 1.0
2 0.0 3.0 3.0
2 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 2.0 2.0 2.0
2 2.0 2.0 2.0
2 1.0 1.0 1.0
1.25 1.0 1.0 1.0
1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0
1.5 0.0 2.0 2.0
2 0.0 3.0 3.0
3 12.0 0.0 0.0
1.5 0.0 See footnote1,3 0.0
2 0.0 See footnote1,4 0.0
3 0.0 See footnote1 0.0
0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0
1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0
1.5 0.0 2.0 2.0
3 0.0 6.0 6.0
1.5 0.0 3.0 3.0
1.5 0.0 1.0 0.0
1.5 2.0 3.0 3.0
2 3.0 4.0 4.0
3 0.0 6.0 6.0
1.5 2.0 2.0 0.0
1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0
2 0.0 3.0 3.0
3 0.0 3.0 3.0
3 0.0 6.0 6.0
0.00 0.0 2.0 2.0
2 2.0 2.0 5.0
2 2.0 2.0 6.0
1.5 2.0 2.0 5.0
3 3.0 4.0 6.0
3 3.0 4.0 6.0
3 3.0 4.0 6.0
3 4.0 6.0 8.0
3 4.0 6.0 8.0
CONDITIONS
1. Airports
2. Auto washers
3. Bowling alleys (snack bar only)
4. Camps
5. Churches (Sanctuary)
5. Churches (with kitchen waste)
6. Dance halls
7. Factories
8. Hospitals
9. Hotels (no kitchen waste)
10. Institutions (Resident)
11. Laundries, self-service
12. Motel
12. Motel (with kitchen)
13. Offices
14. Parks, mobile homes
15. Restaurants – cafeterias
16. Schools – Staff and office
17. Service station, toilets
17. Service station, toilets (for each additional bay)
18. Stores
18. Stores (Public restrooms, add)
19. Swimming pools, public
20. Theaters, auditoriums
20. Theaters, auditoriums (Drive-in)
 TABLE H 201.1(2) ESTIMATED WASTE/SEWAGE FLOW RATES
TYPE OF OCCUPANCY GALLONS PER DAY
1. Airports
1. Airports per passenger 5
1. Airports per employee 15
2. Auto washers X
3. Bowling alleys (snack bar only) 75
4. Camps
Campground with central comfort station 35
Campground with flush toilets, no showers 25
Day camps (no meals served) 15
Summer and seasonal 50
5. Churches (Sanctuary) 5
5. Churches (with kitchen waste) 7
6. Dance halls 5
7. Factories
no showers 25
With showers 35
Cafeteria, add 5
8. Hospitals 250
8. Hospitals
kitchen waste only 25
laundry waste only 40
9. Hotels (no kitchen waste) 60
10. Institutions (Resident) 75
10. Institutions (Resident)
Nursing home 125
Rest home 125
11. Laundries, self-service
(minimum 10 hours per day) 50
Commercial X
12. Motel 50
12. Motel (with kitchen) 60
13. Offices 20
14. Parks, mobile homes 250
14. Parks, mobile homes
Picnic parks (toilets only) 20
Recreational vehicles without water hook-up 75
Recreational vehicles with water and sewer hook-up 100
15. Restaurants – cafeterias 20
15. Restaurants – cafeterias
toilet 7
kitchen waste 6
add for garbage disposal 1
add for cocktail lounge 2
kitchen waste – disposable service 2
16. Schools – Staff and office 20
16. Schools – Staff and office
Elementary students 15
Intermediate and high 20
with gym and showers, add 5
with cafeteria, add 3
Boarding, total waste 100
17. Service station, toilets 1000
17. Service station, toilets (for each additional bay) 500
18. Stores 20
18. Stores (Public restrooms, add) 1
19. Swimming pools, public 10
20. Theaters, auditoriums 5
20. Theaters, auditoriums (Drive-in) 10
E/SEWAGE FLOW RATES TABLE 1014.3.6 GRAVITY GREASE INTERCEPTOR SIZING
UNIT DRAINAGE FIXTURE UNITS (DFUs)
8
per passenger 21
per employee 35
Check with equipment manufacturer 90
per lane 172
216
per person 307
per person 342
per person 428
per person 576
per seat 720
per seat 2,112
per person 2,640

per employee
per employee
per employee
per bed

per bed
per bed
per bed (2 person)
per person
sident)
per person
per person
service
per wash cycle
Per manufacturer’s specifications
per bed space
per bed space
per employee
per space
homes
per parking space
per space
per space
per employee
feterias
per customer
per meal
per meal
per customer
per meal
per person
nd office
per person
per student
per student
per student
per person
per 1st bay
per add bay
per employee
per 10 square feet of floor space
per person
per seat
per space
GRAVITY GREASE INTERCEPTOR SIZING TABLE 1014.2.1 H
INTERCEPTOR VOLUME (gallons)
DIAMETER OF GREASE WASTE PIPE (mm)
500
750 -
1,000 50
1,250 75
1,500 110
2,000 125
2,500 160
3,000
4,000
5,000
7,500
10,000
15,000 DRAINAGE PERIOD
1
2
 TABLE 1014.2.1 HYDROMECHANICAL GREASE INTERCEPTOR SIZING USING GRAVITY FLOW RATES
DIAMETER OF GREASE WASTE PIPE (inches) MAXIMUM FULL PIPE FLOW (gpm)2

- -
2 20
3 60
4 125
5 230
6 375

Illustrated Guide to the International Plumbing & Fuel Ga

Capacity of grease traps
Number of Fixtures
1
2
3
4
SIZING USING GRAVITY FLOW RATES
SIZE OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR
ONE-MINUTE DRAINAGE PERIOD (gpm) TWO-MINUTE DRAINAGE PERIOD (gpm)
1.0 2.0
20 10
75 35
150 75
250 125
500 250

trated Guide to the International Plumbing & Fuel Gas Codes book
Capacity of grease traps
Maximum Rate of Flow (gpm) Grease Capacity (lbs)
20 40
25 50
35 70
50 100