DESIGN of EAVES GUTTERS, BOX GUTTERS & D0WNPIPES

To the Australian National Plumbing Code AS/NZS 3500.3.2:2003
About Why

Diagramatic of Eaves gutter and downpipe

 

DOWNPIPE AND EAVES GUTTER CALCULATOR

Rain Water Head diagramatic BOX GUTTER AND RAIN WATER HEAD
AT END OF BOX GUTTER
(Simplified)
  Suitable for flattish roofs with little or no vertical faces
  or steep roofs draining to one side of box gutter only
  or any roof if you are in a hurry and don't mind overdesign.

Rain water head and box gutter


BOX GUTTER AND RAIN WATER HEAD
AT END OF BOX GUTTER

  Allowance for vertical faces and catchments
  on both sides of box gutter.

Sump diagramatic with side overflow
BOX GUTTER AND SUMP
WITH SIDE OVERFLOW

  Allowance for vertical faces and catchments
  on both sides of box gutter.


sump with vertical overflow
BOX GUTTER AND SUMP
WITH VERTICAL OVERFLOW

  Allowance for vertical faces and catchments
  on both sides of box gutter.

 storm water pipe diagramatic

 


PIPE SIZE CALCULATOR

 Overland Flow diagramatic
 OPEN CHANNEL, OVERLAND FLOW CALCULATOR

  Allowance for cross sections of up to five sides.
 Rainfall map


  1:100 Year Rainfall Intensity Map
  At this stage, users outside of Australia will have to find
the design rainfall intensity from their own local Authority,
Bureau of Meteorology, the internet, or other sources.

THE FOLLOWING CALCULATORS ARE OUTSIDE
THE SCOPE OF THE PLUMBING CODE;
BUT ARE VERY USEFUL IN PRACTISE.

Spitter at upstream end of box gutter


SPITTER AT UPSTREAM END
(PLUMBING CODE USES DOWNSTREAM END)

  Requires flow to be calculated in one of the
  other calculators.

non rectangular box gutter diagramatic
NON RECTANGULAR BOX GUTTERS
  Code only allows for rectangular box gutters.
  Requires flow to be calculated in one of the other calculators.
  Almost any shape with a maximum of 5 sides can be used.