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Originally Posted by jyl
Doesn’t matter how much water in the reservoir, what matters is how much water you can flow, and that is set by the water main diameter.
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It absolutely depends on how much water is in the reservoir. Yes distribution and transmission deficiencies will seriously impact the availability at the point of use, especially in the high velocity/high volume case of a fire flow.
The other issue on storage is where the storage is. In zone storage is imperative to maintaining gravity flow that is so essential to a properly designed system that can meet fire flow. It is a fools game to design to deadhead firefly to pressure zones when needed. Gravity flow is your friend in a fire.