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Water distribution piping system
a. Dead-end system
Advantages Disadvantages
• Simple and cheap to • Due to unidirectional
construct. flow, any malfunctions
• Easy to construct if on any part of the
new demand arises. system will affect water
• Low construction cost supply to other areas.
due to minimum length • water pressure cannot
of pipe used when be increased especially
compared to other during fire.
systems. • Sedimentation will
accumulate at dead end
of pipe thus requiring
outlet drainage valve to
remove it.
