Is it required to use the default values for FTEs in the calculator? For example, the 'Uses per Day' of FTE for showerheads is 0.1 as default, however, what if we expect more than 1 out of 10 FTEs to use a shower each day. This would also improve water efficiency as the showerheads are Ultra Low Flow fixtures.
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January 27, 2023 - 1:28 pm
Hey Nate!
Not sure how I missed this before. Answering now for future user reference.
The majority of projects will use the defaults. If your facility does have a different usage pattern, you can adjust per fixture. It may be helpful to separate user groups within the calculator to do this, esp if only certain users behave totally differently, don't have access to certain fixtures, etc. Any variance within the calculator should provide an accompanying, concise narrative to explain. As long as it's logical and realistic, it should be fine.