Are you still allowed to install metered faucets in public lavs, you just can't claim an savings from the conversion? The reference manual is a little ambiguous by saying the duration-based "savings" from metered faucets is not allowed, but doesn't go so far as to say that you can't install them still, since they are not required to be water-sense. What if you put a .35 aerator on a metered faucet and only claim the reduction from .5 gpm to .35 gpm in the calculator? Is this still acceptable?
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verifying that the manufacturer and model are listed on the WaterSense website. The WaterSense label
can be found for fixtures in the following product categories:
·· Tank-type toilet (water closet)
·· Water-using urinals
·· Private lavatory faucets
·· Showerheads
The following fixture types are not labeled by WaterSense and must comply with the percentage
reduction criteria:
·· Tankless toilets
·· Composting toilets and waterless toilets
·· Waterless urinals
·· Public lavatory faucets
Using aerators is an acceptable water savings strategy.
·· Newly installed aerators or flow restrictors added to private lavatories or showers must be WaterSense labeled.
·· For private lavatories, WaterSense requires a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at 60
pounds per square inch and a minimum flow rate of 0.8 gallons per minute at 20 pounds per square
inch. The installed fixtures in the design case must use the rated flow rate from the manufacturer, and
the underlying assumptions must remain consistent between the baseline and design cases. (I threw in the aerator language for reference to the previous question)
Or can we use the column for the non-Default sec and for the Design Flow Rate put a rate just for 10 or 12 sec ?
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