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Cold water storage turnover calculator

Enter nominal stored volume and estimated daily draw-off to calculate their ratio. The result does not decide whether storage is safe or appropriately sized.

Based on HSG274 Part 2. Your site's risk assessment decides what applies.

Total capacity of the cold water storage tank(s).
litres
Water drawn off through the tank in a typical day.
litres/day
About the numbers

Daily demand is best derived from representative evidence and varies with occupancy. Interpret this arithmetic with temperatures, demand patterns, vessel condition and the competent site assessment. Source: HSE, HSG274 Part 2, ‘Operation and inspection of hot and cold water systems’.