UV sizing

What Size UV Water System for 4 Bathrooms?

Four-bathroom homes can exceed the flow of smaller UV systems during overlapping shower, laundry and faucet use.

Quick take

A 15 GPM-class system is a strong mainstream target for many four-bathroom homes; very large fixtures or frequent simultaneous use can justify 22 GPM.

15 GPM is the common middle tier

VIQUA Arros 15 is rated 15 GPM at 30 mJ/cm² and 12 GPM at 40 mJ/cm², giving useful residential flow headroom.

22 GPM for high-demand homes

Arros 22 raises the 30 mJ/cm² rating to 22 GPM and the 40 mJ/cm² rating to 16 GPM.

Bathroom count is only a shortcut

Four bathrooms with low-flow fixtures can need less than a luxury three-bathroom home with rain heads and body sprays.

Size to the dose you care about

Do not compare UV units by a single headline GPM without checking the validated dose condition attached to that rating.

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